[dfwgator]

Be fair, what were the realistic alternatives? And I mean people who were actually willing to take the arrows that came with the job?

[MountainWalker]

His hires were mostly terrible, but his candidate pool is smaller than it would be for conservatives like DeSantis since anyone who signs up with Trump knows there’s a fair chance that their professional relationship will end with a public blasting on social media.

[mmichaels1970]

Be fair, what were the realistic alternatives? And I mean people who were actually willing to take the arrows that came with the job?

Shouldn’t you know that before you run for President. I mean, when you’re making all these promises, shouldn’t you have an idea of who is going to execute them?

I do think he did a great job overall when he was there. He could’ve hired better though.

[BradyLS]

Zackly.

[TexasGator]

Here’s what we found: At least 187 Trump political appointees have been federal lobbyists, and despite President Trump’s campaign pledge to “drain the swamp,” many are now overseeing the industries they once lobbied on behalf of. We’ve also discovered ethics waivers that allow Trump staffers to work on subjects in which they have financial conflicts of interest.

Even though the Trump administration has lagged significantly behind previous administrations in appointing people for such positions, more Trump appointees were recent lobbyists than Obama appointees: Trump had 18 in his first year, while Obama had 14.

https://www.propublica.org/article/what-we-found-in-trump-administration-drained-swamp-hundreds-of-ex-lobbyists-and-washington-dc-insiders

[Nextrush]

Need high character people in a low character world.

[FreedomPoster]

This conversation needs to start with Mitch McConnell and those who Trump could pick that Mitch would have the Senate approve. That’s where much of the problem occurred.