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G_j

(40,367 posts)
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 01:09 PM Feb 2020

White House just hired a college senior to help lead Trump's loyalty purge

https://news.yahoo.com/white-house-just-hired-college-055007661.html?ncid=facebook_yahoonewsf_akfmevaatca

The White House just hired a college senior to help lead Trump's loyalty purge

Peter Weber
The WeekFebruary 26, 2020, 12:50 AM EST

When you land a new job you're not quite qualified for, you can pick top aides who will help you learn the ropes and get a running start — or you can hire someone with even less experience, thus making you the most qualified person in the room. That latter route seems to be the one taken by Johnny McEntee, President Trump's former body man and new director of the powerful Presidential Personnel Office.

Trump recently hired McEntee, a 29-year-old loyalist with no real personnel management experience, to oversee his post-impeachment effort to purge the executive branch of anyone not loyal to Trump. And McEntee promptly hired James Bacon, a 23-year-old college senior, as one of his right-hand men, Politico reported Tuesday. Bacon does have some experience, despite still pursuing his bachelor's degree at George Washington University: He briefly worked in the Transportation Department's policy arm, as a White House liaison to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and on Trump's campaign.

McEntee replaced Sean Doocey, and Bacon is filling the lead paperwork directorship previously filled by Katie Bullock, who is in her 70s and worked in the PPO for all Republican administrations back to Ronald Reagan's White House, Politico reports.

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White House just hired a college senior to help lead Trump's loyalty purge (Original Post) G_j Feb 2020 OP
Who will they hire next? Jacob Wohl or James O'Keefe? Arkansas Granny Feb 2020 #1
Greggy and the rest of the Nazis from Omega House (Animal House reference) rurallib Feb 2020 #3
please don't give them any ideas IcyPeas Feb 2020 #6
Well, you don't need a lot of Turbineguy Feb 2020 #2
Oh, you see apparently didn't see George Clooney in "Up In the Air" frazzled Feb 2020 #4
He was no doubt a charming character Turbineguy Feb 2020 #5
Here come the Trump Jugend. tanyev Feb 2020 #7
Brilliant! Laelth Feb 2020 #8
23 And A College Senior ProfessorGAC Feb 2020 #9

IcyPeas

(21,865 posts)
6. please don't give them any ideas
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 01:36 PM
Feb 2020

this is exactly what they would do. just to "own the libs". he does it just in spite.

frazzled

(18,402 posts)
4. Oh, you see apparently didn't see George Clooney in "Up In the Air"
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 01:29 PM
Feb 2020

He was a professional "downsizer," and excelled at giving people the ax.

Turbineguy

(37,324 posts)
5. He was no doubt a charming character
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 01:32 PM
Feb 2020

I once had a subordinate who could run good people off in no time.

ProfessorGAC

(65,010 posts)
9. 23 And A College Senior
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 01:56 PM
Feb 2020

And he has “experience “ at DOT.
Doing what? Fetching coffee, picking up dry cleaning, & making copies?

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