I think he was dealing with other constraints that we don't know of and/or don't fully comprehend. I.e. he was to some extent playing a game, the rules of which can be bent but not completely ignored because then the game-masters have protective options that open up.
Like if he had completely made an end run around the establishment and exclusively appointed his own people, the establishment would have aligned against him more completely and more aggressively than they did and convicted him after impeachment.
I don't think anyone could have necessarily done any better than he did given the totality of the situation. Certainly no one in my lifetime has done any better than he did at pulling back the curtain and revealing the swamp.
He's surrounded by awful people, and continues to pick from that awful pool of people.
I really don't know what to tell you, he continues to disappoint in that regard.
I think he was dealing with other constraints that we don't know of and/or don't fully comprehend. I.e. he was to some extent playing a game, the rules of which can be bent but not completely ignored because then the game-masters have protective options that open up.
Like if he had completely made an end run around the establishment and exclusively appointed his own people, the establishment would have aligned against him more completely and more aggressively than they did and convicted him after impeachment.
I don't think anyone could have necessarily done any better than he did given the totality of the situation. Certainly no one in my lifetime has done any better than he did at pulling back the curtain and revealing the swamp.