Thread by @unseen1_unseen

There is a talking point going around that needs addressed. The talking point is that Trump didn't pick the best people or he didn't fill his administration properly. While this is subjective in many ways, I thought it important enough to lay out some facts so your opinion is

...better informed. The biggest fact to keep in mind when thinking on this subject is the advice and consent requirement of the Senate in confirmation of Trump's adminstration. Trump faced a historic blockage by the Senate both democrats and republicans of his picks.

There have been people waiting literally years for confirmation. In other words, Trump didn't have the power to staff his administration as he wanted too. He was forced to pick people that the Senate would confirm and even then it was a battle to get each confirmation.

This led to Trump picking people like Kelly, Mattis, Coats, and keeping people long passed their expiration date like Comey. This is just a fact and can not be ignored when talking about Trump's picks.

Trump made the best of this by talking up these people. Trying to get them

...on his side by inflating their egos. When it became clear these people would not work with Trump and actively sought to undermine him he fired them.

Trump was then faced with having to go back to the Senate for confirmation. He picked a different way and moved people

...that had already been confirmed around to different positions. One to undermine their power by removing them from their core support within their departments and two not needing the Senate to confirm.

Another way Trump side stepped the Senate and the uniparty was by

...appointing "acting department heads" these people didn't need confirmation but they could only serve for a limited time per the law.

The uniparty acting to protect their interests as well as the deep state made it very difficult for Trump to staff the government. That is just a fact and considering the obstacles that Trump faced I think he did a hell of a job with the picks he made.

I think time after time it was shown that Trump went out of his way to work with what he had and make the best out of a bad situation. His record of achievements over the last four years show this.

A final point on this, because of the historic blockage and stonewalling of the Senate, Trump used family members and trusted friends more than most administrations. This was why many people tried to constantly attack his daughter and son in law as "liberals".

Trump's close circle were effective and got results. As the recent Mideast peace process shows these results were often behind the scenes and not reported. The fake media instead pounced on the daily drama and made it seem like Trump didn't pick good people.

All in all, I think Trump did a great job in his picks considering the forces he was working against. Sure, it would have been nice if McConnell would have worked with him on staffing besides the judges. It would have been great if the GOP in the Senate got behind MAGA but

...life doesn't usually match fantasies and Trump instead of giving up found ways around their obstruction and accomplished great things over the last four years. Hopefully, when he wins in Nov the obstruction will stop and Trump can finally get the staffing he wants. We will see