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Trump Hiring Practices

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"I am self funding and will hire the best people."
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In another thread, I posted a partial list of some of the more idiotic decisions Trump has made in hiring people (either for cabinet, or for high-level positions or judicial appointments.) Someone suggested the topic might be worth a thread on its own.

So, here is a list of many (Most) of Trump's foolish decisions in hiring, either because they were known to be problematic before hand, or became engaged in scandals after. Note that I am trying to avoid including people simply because I may not like their politics.

It includes people who were either hired by Trump, or whom he attempted to hire but were rejected or withdrew for some reason.

Anyone have any extras?

Michael Flynn (national security advisor)

Fired after only a few short months supposedly because he lied about contacts with Russian agents. (Although it should be noted that Obama had actually warned Trump about Flynn, a warning that Trump ignored.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Flynn#National_Security_Advisor

James Mattis (Defence)

Ok, so far he seems to be fairly competent at his job. But before he was nominated, it was found that he was involved with a company that sold shady medical equipment to the military.

http://money.cnn.com/2016/12/02/technology/james-mattis-trump-theranos/index.html

Rex Tillerson (State)

Appointed to Secretary of State even though he 1) had no experience in government diplomacy, and 2) had rather unusual ties to Russia (including receiving the Russian Order of Friendship.)

http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-rex-tillerson-vladimir-putin-russia-exxon-2016-12

Jeff Sessions (Att. General)

Once joked about how he liked some people in the KKK until he found out that they smoked pot. It was also found that he lied during his confirmation sessions about contacts with Russian agents.

http://abcnews.go.com/International...assador-spoke-jeff-sessions/story?id=45865497

Steve Mnuchin (finance)

Worked for Goldman Sachs (hey, wasn't Trump supposed to be protecting us againt "wall street" interests?) Has had scandals regarding his use of government aircraft.

http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/05/news/mnuchin-trips-government-planes/index.html

Betsy DeVos (Education)

Appointed to the cabinet even though she had no experience with the public school system.

Ben Carson (Housing)

Appointed to the Cabinet even though he has no experience dealing with housing.

Rick Perry (Energy)

Appointed even though at one point he wanted the Department of Energy eliminated (and also didn't seem to know what the department actually did.)

http://time.com/4598910/rick-perry-department-energy-oops-gaffe/

Ryan Zinke (Interior)

Like Mnuchin, also seems to have an affinity for wasting taxpayer money by using aircraft when cars would have been feasible (and much cheaper). He also has a demand that they fly his secretarial flag whenever he is in the headquarters of the Department.

https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/07/ryan-zinke-helicopters-dc-212730

Scott Pruitt (Environment)

Now heads the EPA, despite the fact that for years he targeted the EPA with multiple lawsuits.

Matthew Spencer Petersen (Judge)

During confirmation hearings, he admitted he was unfamiliar with many of the basic rules of law. Eventually he withdrew his nomination, but still... Trump thought he would be a good judge.

https://www.cnn.com/2017/12/15/politics/judicial-nominee-questions-flub/index.html

L. Steven Grasz (Judge)

The American Bar Association voted unanimously that Grasz was unqualified, due to issues of bias and temperment.

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/senate-confirms-leonard-steven-grasz_us_5a2ffeefe4b01598ac486379

Charles Goodwin (Judge)

Another nominee that the American Bar Association rejected, due to poor work habits.

http://newsok.com/federal-judge-in-...d-by-american-bar-association/article/5566580

Rob Porter (secretary)

The FBI pointed to domestic abuse allegations and refused to give him permanenty security clearance. Yet there he was in the white house, handling potentially senstive information.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/07/politics/rob-porter-white-house-who-knew/index.html

Sam Clovis (Advisor to the USDA / Agriculture chief scientist)

Has no experience as a scientist, nor with anything having to do with agriculture, yet he was nominated to be chief scientist in the department of agriculture. (Fortunately he was not confirmed; however, he was still nominated by Trump, and he still served as a white house advisor for the USDA.) He's also a birther, and thinks homosexuality is a "choice".

Omarosa Manigault (Communications?)

Does anybody really know what she was supposed to be doing (other than to maybe make the Trump administration less caucasian)? Got into trouble supposedly for bringing members of her bridal party on a tour of the whitehouse. There were also rumors that she had to be physically dragged from the white house when she was fired.

https://nypost.com/2017/12/13/omarosa-is-leaving-the-white-house/
 
Trump hires nothing but yes men......
which goes against everything any decent Business Mangement School will teach you. It's important to hire people who will challenge and test your ideas.
Trump would do as poor a job running a major publically owned corporation..where he would be held responsible to a board of directors.....as he is doing running the federal government.
 
dudalb said:
Trump hires nothing but yes men......
which goes against everything any decent Business Mangement School will teach you. It's important to hire people who will challenge and test your ideas.
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Tillerson called Trump a moron and McMaster called him an idiot... does that count towards challenging Trump?
 
Don't forget the caterer/planner who got put in charge of a big chunk of the Eastern HUD or HEW (?).

I will say she can't have screwed up too bad so far... haven't heard any followup stories.

Perhaps she's actually listening to the career staffers.

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Jim_MDP said:
Don't forget the caterer/planner who got put in charge of a big chunk of the Eastern HUD or HEW (?).
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Good catch.

Her name was Lynne Patton.

From: https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/16/opinions/patton-urban-development-louis-opinion/index.html
Donald Trump has appointed the spectacularly unqualified Lynne Patton to run the Region II office of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which covers New York and New Jersey -- thus confirming the Trump administration's haphazard treatment of the problems facing American cities. Patton, who has been an event planner and personal aide to members of the Trump family, has no experience in housing or urban development. She will now be tasked with coordinating the flow of billions of federal dollars into New York City, Newark, Trenton and other troubled urban centers.
 
Forgot about this one (from the 'most racist' thread)

Carl Higbie (Volunteer Service Organization)

Found out he was making comments that were bigoted (as well as attacking veterans). Such classy comments as "I just don't like Muslim people". Or about black women: "breeding is a form of government employment". His solution to handling illegal immigrants crossing the border: "You cross my border, I will shoot you in the face". Or about veterans: "I'd say 75% of people with PTSD don't actually have it."

And this guy was not only appointed by the Trump administration, he also acted as a 'surrogate' during the election campaign itself.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/18/politics/kfile-carl-higbie-on-the-radio/index.html
 
Trump has the power to turn Yes-men into No-man: everyone who ever worked for or with him says how bad he is as a boss or businessman.
 
There was that woman who was just fired from heading the health department when it was made public that she had shares in tobacco firms.

And, if we're doing appointees who didn't ultimately get the job (IIRC), there was that woman being nominated to head the EPA who denied basic science and didn't know whether water retained heat.
 
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Almost all of Trump’s appointees are either unqualified (e.g., Carson) or anti-qualified (e.g., Tillerson, Zinke, Pruitt). Some, like Perry, actually manage to be both.

All in all, they are a fine collection of con men, Klansmen, crackpots, wife-beaters, half-wits, psychopaths, thieves, and traitors. You know, only the best people.
 
sts60 said:
Almost all of Trump’s appointees are either unqualified (e.g., Carson) or anti-qualified (e.g., Tillerson, Zinke, Pruitt). Some, like Perry, actually manage to be both.

All in all, they are a fine collection of con men, Klansmen, crackpots, wife-beaters, half-wits, psychopaths, thieves, and traitors. You know, only the best people.
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...mugs, pugs, thugs, dimwits, halfwits, indian agents, mexican bandits, bank robbers, train robbers **** kickers, and methodists
 
Squeegee Beckenheim said:
There was that woman who was just fired from heading the health department when it was made public that she had shares in tobacco firms.
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Brenda Fitzgerald.

https://www.salon.com/2018/01/31/trumps-cdc-head-owned-and-traded-tobacco-stock-report/

And, if we're doing appointees who didn't ultimately get the job (IIRC), there was that woman being nominated to head the EPA who denied basic science and didn't know whether water retained heat.
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I assume you mean Kathleen Hartnett White. Was actually supposed to head the Council on Environmental Quality.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...environmental-quality/?utm_term=.13cace10a112
 
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