The originals vs the establishment - and the originals are losing
I was reading it and I realized the reason why they're being booted off. The original dream of these Trump campaign staffers is to work in the West Wing. The problem is that there was not enough jobs to go around so they got assigned to "beach head" teams in the various executive agencies. Their goal is to ensure ensure that the agencies meet Trump's goals. The problem was that they were given temporary appointments - 90-120 days in most cases. And the department heads would want their own people, not someone who could be a spy for higher headquarters. You also have the following issues:
1. Are they competent at the position they're holding? Also a side note - the Senior Executive Service (SES) positions are the only ones that I am aware off that serves at the President's pleasure and can considered to be political appointments. There's not enough of those go around, and even they you have to be competent at the position being appointed. Otherwise the agency would rubber wall the appointee off. If you want the danger of appointing a political hack appointed to a position he has no knowledge of expertise of, consider this guy.
2. Can they work with other people? - Well, consider the EPA. If you're placing a Trump appointee there with the goal of decimating the agency, you won't be welcomed with open arms.
3. Trump placed a hiring freeze on federal hiring. So their appointments can't be converted to permanent ones. Can it be waived? Yes, but you can see the headlines now.
So these guys should had realized what they were getting into.Too bad no one from the Trump team warned them.
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Into terror!, Into valour!
Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell
I was reading it and I realized the reason why they're being booted off. The original dream of these Trump campaign staffers is to work in the West Wing. The problem is that there was not enough jobs to go around so they got assigned to "beach head" teams in the various executive agencies. Their goal is to ensure ensure that the agencies meet Trump's goals. The problem was that they were given temporary appointments - 90-120 days in most cases. And the department heads would want their own people, not someone who could be a spy for higher headquarters. You also have the following issues:
1. Are they competent at the position they're holding? Also a side note - the Senior Executive Service (SES) positions are the only ones that I am aware off that serves at the President's pleasure and can considered to be political appointments. There's not enough of those go around, and even they you have to be competent at the position being appointed. Otherwise the agency would rubber wall the appointee off. If you want the danger of appointing a political hack appointed to a position he has no knowledge of expertise of, consider this guy.
2. Can they work with other people? - Well, consider the EPA. If you're placing a Trump appointee there with the goal of decimating the agency, you won't be welcomed with open arms.
3. Trump placed a hiring freeze on federal hiring. So their appointments can't be converted to permanent ones. Can it be waived? Yes, but you can see the headlines now.
So these guys should had realized what they were getting into.Too bad no one from the Trump team warned them.
__________________
Into terror!, Into valour!
Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell
