Cabinet picks clash with White House over hiring

[DonViejo]

Source: Politico



The Trump administration’s Cabinet picks are finding themselves in a staffing tug-of-war with White House aides.

By JOSH DAWSEY and ANDREW RESTUCCIA 02/22/17 05:07 AM EST

The White House’s deep involvement in hiring decisions across the government is frustrating some of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet secretaries, spurring early tussles between the president’s advisers and leaders of federal agencies.

White House officials have sometimes rejected candidates who have previously criticized the president — even if they boast sterling credentials or have the endorsement of top Republicans. And they’ve often imposed their choices on agencies, according to more than a dozen people inside and close to the administration.

Many Cabinet nominees joined the administration believing they’d have wide latitude to pick lieutenants, but they’re beginning to realize Trump’s powerful advisers are looking over their shoulders. The White House’s approach has already slowed hiring — and the dozens of vacancies at key agencies could make it more difficult to implement some of Trump's policy proposals.

So far, Trump has nominated fewer than three dozen of the 550 most important Senate-confirmed jobs, according to an analysis by the Partnership for Public Service, a nonprofit group that advised Trump officials during the presidential transition.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-cabinet-hiring-clash-235250

[keithbvadu2]

1. Trump wants political officers loyal only to himself... Qualifications not necessary.

[Hortensis]

2. Nominated "fewer than 3 dozen of the 550 most important" !!!

And all predictions are that the 45th will soon be shuddering under a purging of people who were already brought in. It's too much to hope Bannon will be among this first big one, he'll very likely be directing it, but somewhere people are taking bets on how long he lasts.

[lark]

3. Lazy, crazy, orange assface.

He has to exclude so many people because if they aren't traitors to America and pro-Russia, he doesn't want them in his administration, for the most part. He wants sycophants, racists, haters and Nazis. When his top people feud, he will always side with the most racist, crooked and the biggest hater, because that's exactly who he is.

[benld74]

4. I thought it was Democrats holding back his picks,,,,,,,,,,,

[Skittles]

5. Trump is the biggest SNOWFLAKE ever

HE IS PATHETIC