Rush said Sondland was a Jeb Bush guy in the primaries. And he piled on the muslim gold star father controversy, too. Seems really odd to have a donor in this heavy hitting diplomat role. Donor ambassadors are usual figure heads leaving the real work to state folks.
The fact is, Trump just doesn’t have a lot to choose from, there are very few Pro-Trump people in DC, he has to make do with what’s available.