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Lone Ranger without even a Tonto

If Trump continues to keep his Cabinet out of the loop, he'll undermine their authority, lose their loyalty.

Published Wed, Feb 15, 2017 · 09:50 PM

    THE presidential management style of Donald Trump is being described as "obsessive micromanagement" which stems from his mistrust of the bureaucracy, whom he fears would sabotage or resist his extreme policy agenda. The result is that the White House is making decisions that are "half-baked and chaotic", in an atmosphere that is "disorganised, strife-laden and secretive".

    American government analysts, businessmen, and academics are worried about the way the new president is managing the White House.

    Paul R Pillar, a veteran analyst formerly at the Central Intelligence Agency, has commented that the current period is the most disorganised and strife-laden of any US administration in memory.

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