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Re: “Trump has many enemies, some in the military, no doubt, but I don’t buy that the military is now on the coup wagon.”

I have not followed military staffing for a while, but, a year ago, most of Trump's top generals were appointed by Obama.

Heck, Trump's Chief of Staff, General John Kelly, got his third and fourth star from Obama within a 16 month period.

Staffing at DOJ, FBI, Intelligence Community, State, and Homeland Security is (or recently was) the same sick story.

Trump has only himself to blame - he could have fired everybody his first day in office.

If Congress refused to confirm his nominees, so what?

Just leave the jobs unfilled, and make every agency and department trek over to the Oval Office to get executive decisions.

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“Trump has only himself to blame.”

I agree. I cannot grasp with my brain why he didn’t clean house when he took office. You cannot contribute to a successful country with a staff that is beholden to someone else.