not fair to compare his level of experience in 2017 and dependency on advisors with his savoir-faire now. he knows who belongs in his trusted inner circle. it’s precisely the latter that makes him more attractive than anyone else - who would have a dramatic learning curve in DC. and we don’t have that kind of time.
Zero evidence anything has changed. None. .Gov requires micromanagers in many aspects, Trump isn’t that. One would need a very strong Chief of Staff to get stuff done. All I see of late is yes men, nothing will get fixed with that.