“...bringing his family into the Administration in the way that he has.”
I know...does smell a little nepotism-ish. But, on the other hand, they were his close, trusted advisors in business prior to the election, so it was understandable that he needed somebody he could rely on. Lord knows, none of his “new” crew...the political animals...were trustworthy.
I understand the need for ‘trusted advisors’. But just because someone is your child/family, doesn’t mean they are really up to your ‘speed’, or that they even understand how to maneuver in a political world.
I don’t know what she thought she was ‘heading off’, but this was a clumsy thing to say in the current instance.