The worst Trump appointee is...nobody you've heard of. The worst Trump appointee is one of many apparatchiks, sitting in a cubicle, turning Trump's rants and delusions into actual policy and action. Every strongman needs these kinds of minions - the functionaries, bureaucrats, advisors, specialists, and "back office people" who implement the strongman's will. So does that strongman's lieutenants. And that is what makes these unfamiliar individuals the worst - all they have to do is say "no" and the regime becomes impotent. But because they say "yes" and do their jobs without thinking they bear responsibility, Trump thrives.
The worst Trump appointee is...nobody you've heard of. The worst Trump appointee is one of many apparatchiks, sitting in a cubicle, turning Trump's rants and delusions into actual policy and action. Every strongman needs these kinds of minions - the functionaries, bureaucrats, advisors, specialists, and "back office people" who implement the strongman's will. So does that strongman's lieutenants. And that is what makes these unfamiliar individuals the worst - all they have to do is say "no" and the regime becomes impotent. But because they say "yes" and do their jobs without thinking they bear responsibility, Trump thrives.