Did Trump ever chose anyone who did not eventually show themselves to be an a-hole? IMO, Donald Trump is a terrible appraiser of character. During his 2016 campaign, he regularly bragged about “hiring the best;” but, for the most part, the opposite proved true.
Naturally, no one is perfect. And of course, Trump is braggadocios...but we knew that going in. He was a known commodity.
However, even with:
- the fed gov spying on him as a private citizen in the U.S. and continuing to spy on him as president
- the 4+ year Rusia, Rusia, Rusia hysteria
- those in his own party (Ryan, McConnel) blocking him at many turns
- Not one, but two (sham) impeachments
- social media restricting him, then shutting him down
- the 4+ year active coup against him
and on and on...he
still managed to do more good for this country than perhaps 90% of the other presidents-who didn't have to run the unprecedented gauntlet that Trump did.
Imagine what he could have gotten done, and how much better our country would be for it, had he only had to deal with the "typical" pressures against a president!
Thankfully, the race didn't wind up Bush III vs Clinton II.