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Hiring and personnel concerns about Donald Trump

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learning curve, and that teams with high turnover at the top tend to perform worse. Replacement times can be higher in the White House due to security clearances, which makes high turnover environments more disruptive. Gautam Mukunda argues that the manner in which many high-profile personnel were fired, such as over Twitter, shrinks the pool of qualified candidates who would want to work in a Trump administration. There also have not seemed to have been lucrative jobs waiting for former White House officials as was true of previous administrations. He also speculated that the threat of legal bills for working in a Trump administration would be a significant deterrent.
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Liautaud said poor ethical conduct is highly contagious within an organization, and added, 'The more dangerous part is that not only does unethical behavior spread, but it mutates into other forms of unethical behavior.'She said what starts out as a simple transgression can lead to doctoring emails,
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article argued that White House turnover was especially concerning in the Trump administration due to the lack of experience and expertise among the staffers Trump hired. The article also argued that high turnover slows down productive work during the transition and as the new hire progresses up the
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Mr. Trump was able to assemble a relatively stable and loyal team of people who worked for him for years when he ran his private business. His failure to do so at the White House — save for a couple of survivors including Kellyanne Conway and family members like Jared Kushner — may be his most
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The sheer number of Trump officials − a minimum of 16 − speaking out against their former boss, and the severity of their criticism, is highly unusual. It has no historical precedent in the last century, according to three presidential historians and a political scientist interviewed by USA
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No president has ever attracted more public detractors who were formerly in his inner circle... Among them are his former vice president, top military advisers, lawyers, some members of his Cabinet, economic advisers, press officials and campaign aides, some of whom are working for other
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According to some historians, Trump has received criticism from former officials at levels not seen over the last hundred years. Nepotism has also risen as a point of comparison across administrations, with Trump having more family members in prominent roles than recent presidents.
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revealed that at least 187 of Trump's first 2,475 political appointees have been lobbyists, with many overseeing industries they once lobbied for. They revealed that of those, Trump had hired 18 recent lobbyists compared to 14 for Obama. The report found 27 members of the
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The turnover rate in his first year was double the next highest president since Reagan. Kathryn Dunn Tenpas suggested that the high turnover stemmed from Trump's insistence on loyalty over competence. Infighting was also reportedly particularly intense and vicious.
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Trump opted for filling some positions temporarily with acting appointees who did not have to get Senate confirmation. Stanford Law Professor Anne Joseph O'Connell found that they have a harder time accomplishing their work and have less influence. An April 2019
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interviewed three presidential historians and a political scientist about how usual the amount of criticism Trump has gotten from former officials who served under him who reported that it had no historical precedent in the last century.
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also described Ivanka as "involved in policymaking in a way that’s simply unheard of for a presidential child, especially one with zero prior experience in politics and government". Yglesias also described
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Donald Trump had more turnover in his administration than any president since the Brookings Institution started measuring in 1980, with 92% of his A-team followed by another 45% of his second hires for his
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criticized Trump's hiring decisions for the relatively high level of scandals and legal trouble, arguing that Trump's focus on loyalty over competence drives many of the issues.
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It's a striking chorus of detractors, one without precedent in the modern era, coming from those who witnessed first-hand his conduct in office and the turmoil that followed.
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Nepotism is more often associated with dictatorships who centralize power in unqualified family members. In 1967, a Federal anti-nepotism statute was passed after
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Nepotism has also risen as a point of comparison across administrations, with Trump having more family members in prominent roles than recent presidents.
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cites foreign policy experts that think that 'dynastic displays' by promoting ones kids who do not have experience, damages America's credibility.
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noted in 2020 that there have historically been many more indictments under Republican presidents than Democratic ones with 28 indictments under
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said that "No person in US politics – certainly no recent president – has such an expansive list of high-profile allies turned enemies."
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or lying to investigators, or threatening whistleblowers — all hallmarks of the travel and spending cases now under scrutiny.
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criticizes his "several adult children and in-laws who have business careers that are enmeshed with his political fortunes."
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No person in US politics – certainly no recent president – has such an expansive list of high-profile allies turned enemies.
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described the level of detractors who witnessed the president work first-hand as, "without precedent in the modern era."
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officially started in August, which is considered unusually late as most transition efforts start in the late spring.
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has had his hiring decisions criticized due to relatively high level of scandals and legal trouble. Turnover in the
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By March 2018, 7 out of 24 members of Trump's cabinet faced accusations of abusing their perks in office.
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article described Trump as having an historically high level of acting cabinet members. Jon Michaels at
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Thompson, Alex (April 24, 2024). "Exclusive: Trump brothers Eric and Don Jr. emerge as loyalty czars".
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have been campaigning for their dad since 2016 and in 2024 have become, along Eric's wife and
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How Dozens of Trump’s Political Appointees Will Stay in Government After Biden Takes Over
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Trump's 2016 presidential transition set a 'low bar' for modern transitions according to
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to be screening members of the transition team and future administration for loyalty.
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RollingStone.com, November 18, 2003, "Crimes Against Nature" by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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said that no president had ever drawn more detractors from inside his inner-circle.
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said that if he had one criticism of Trump, it was that he did not hire very well.
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List of federal political scandals in the United States § Executive branch 25
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Haberman, Maggie; Swan, Jonathan; O’Brien, Rebecca Davis (August 27, 2024).
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described the number of Trump associates sentenced to prison as "striking".
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Presidential transition of Donald Trump § Assessment of the transition
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started measuring in 1980, and cause for concern according to some experts.
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List of Republicans who oppose the Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign
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List of former Trump administration officials who endorsed Kamala Harris
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Political appointments by Donald Trump § Appointment controversies
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Democratic backsliding in the United States § Unitary executive theory
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Presidency of Donald Trump#Historical evaluations and public opinion
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List of former Trump administration officials who endorsed Joe Biden
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Jeff Gerth (July 8, 1988), "Prosecutor Shines New Light on Meese",
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Felony convictions, indictments, charges and other ethics scandals
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Derek Kravitz, Isaac Arnsdorf and Marina Affo (August 31, 2017).
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Barr, Luke; Katersky, Aaron; Reinstein, Julia (July 23, 2024).
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Supreme Court of the United States#Criticism and controversies
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Turnover by presidency according to the Brookings Institution
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called Trump's use of acting secretaries "very troubling."
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Kravitz, Derek; Shaw, Al; Arnsdorf, Isaac (2018-03-07).
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List of Trump administration dismissals and resignations
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Callahan, Michael; Sullivan, Kate (24 September 2020).
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List of federal political scandals in the United States
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