Gotta make a start. That’s all that can be done. Plant seeds. Cultivate saplings. Preserve old growth where it exists.
A lot of the senior people came in with the Clintons, laid low during Bush 2, and then were high enough in the food chain to wreck havoc when Obama was elected. If I remember correctly, Obama was able to move a bunch of political types to civil service before he left office. That is 2 steps backwards..