FILE PHOTO: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and State Department Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Robert O'Brien (R) attend as U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Danny Burch, an oil engineer who was taken hostage in Yemen in September 2017, and his family in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S. March 6, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Trump picked his new National Security Adviser (NSA) one day after Robert O’Brien lavishly praised the president to the media.
Trump tweeted:
Here is why O’Brien got the job:
Trump’s picks have nothing to do with skills, qualifications, or talent. Anyone who wants a job in the Trump administration just needs to lavishly praise the president, and make it clear that they will never tell Trump no.
The executive branch of the federal government has been turned into a Donald Trump fan club, and the only way to gain admission into the club is to proclaim yourself the number one fan of Donald Trump.
Trump has completely undermined the Executive Branch’s ability to function with his demand for “loyalty” over competence. A government is only as good as the people who are serving in it. Donald Trump making sure that his area of the government will be dominated by chaos, dysfunction, and incompetence.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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