Politico: “The question of Trump’s descent raises the question of whose fault it is. Some political operations can be turned around by a change in staff. In March, former Rep. Mark Meadows became the president’s new chief of staff and has slowly reconfigured the president’s White House team. The Meadows era has coincided with the president’s steep decline, a fact that some Trump aides are quick to note.”
“‘I don’t think his newest team is serving him well,’ said a White House official. ‘In fact it’s worse than ever. They came in thinking they know best, and they’ve not bothered to understand the president or West Wing.’ This person suggested the Meadows team is shielding Trump from how dire his situation is. ‘I don’t know if they’re giving him the whole picture,’ the official said. ‘It’s very much Kool-Aid drinkers and he doesn’t want that. He never has.'”