You just took over from an administration that you know hates you. Your staff does not look at the final actions of that administration, or if they did look they saw nothing. You did not pick the right people, and that's part of your job. You got played.
I think that's true in a lot of instances. Trump was the outsider, and had to trust the recommendations of his fellow Republicans. People like Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnel, and a lot of other rinos.
I don't think there were 10 people in DC that he could really trust. The rest were just acting the part.
