“I think if there was one criticism that I would level against the president is that he didn’t hire very well. He did not have experience in running government and didn’t know how to put together a team that could work well with him.
“There is something that’s generally consistent with that list that you just gave, which a lot of those folks are folks who are either in the military or actively involved in the military.
“That’s just not – the military personality – is just not the type that works well with Donald Trump, who is a small businessman who has done extraordinarily well.” – Former White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, who was hired by Trump for three separate positions.
Former White House Chief of Staff and Special Envoy to Northern Ireland Mick Mulvaney blamed the criticism leveled by ex-White House officials against Pres. Trump on a mismatch of personalities between former officials and Trump. “He didn’t hire very well,” he told CNN on Friday. pic.twitter.com/c662A1X36v
— TPM Livewire (@TPMLiveWire) June 19, 2020