I get it that nobody had the gut to do shit, every bureaucrat from top to bottom was against him, but I don't understand why he acted so calm and confident the whole time, knowing that he's gonna be like erased from history? And what was the purpose of appointing new secretary of defense and other officials? Did he put all his money on Pence?

I get it that nobody had the gut to do shit, every bureaucrat from top to bottom was against him, but I don't understand why he acted so calm and confident the whole time, knowing that he's gonna be like erased from the history? And what was the purpose of appointing new secretary of defense and other officials? Did he put all his money on Pence?