“Trump, to a fault at times, values the appearance of loyalty over expertise. This is, no doubt, one of Trump’s faults. In addition, he’s been poorly advised by people who were part of the deeply entrenched bureaucracy. Add to that the fact that many of the agencies he was constitutional in charge of (including the DOD!) were actively working to thwart him and his agenda.”
“My point is that when you’re surrounded by both open traitors and secret fifth columnists, rewarding loyalty is one way to keep the knives out of your back. Not permanently, mind you, as plenty of his recently-resigned cabinet members have decisively proven. But if I spent four years with everyone around me was constantly trying to betray me, I suspect I’d value loyalty over expertise as well. Especially considering that many of the ‘experts’ are swamp creatures from the DC cesspool” – The current top comment on the RedState.com article “Trump Unleashes His Wrath on Rudy Giuliani” posted Thursday afternoon.