(Struggling to fill admin positions) Trump keeping 50 Obama administration officials

[babylonsister]

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/315049-trump-keeping-50-obama-administration-officials


Trump keeping 50 Obama administration officials
By Jordan Fabian and Ben Kamisar - 01/19/17 10:41 AM EST


President-elect Donald Trump has asked roughly 50 senior Obama administration officials to remain in their roles in order to "ensure the continuity of government," spokesman Sean Spicer said Thursday.

The decision comes as Trump is reportedly struggling to fill important posts in his new administration.

Among the Obama holdovers are key national security officials, including Brett McGurk, special envoy to the global coalition fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.

The move is somewhat surprising, given Trump’s repeated criticism of Obama’s effort to combat the terrorist group.

McGurk, however, does have bipartisan credentials. He served as an adviser on Iraq and Afghanistan under President George W. Bush.

Spicer told reporters during a briefing in Washington that McGurk will remain at the State Department “until a replacement can be named.”

“What we’ve ensured is that, for the time being, we’ve got a team in place that will continue to advise him and make sure that the country remains safe and that our priorities will be carried out,” he said.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/315049-trump-keeping-50-obama-administration-officials

[HoneyBadger]

1. Why would they stay?

[FSogol]

2. They probably feel a responsibility to the Department and the people who work there.

Or they hope to be able to do the right thing despite Trumpy's nature.

[Wounded Bear]

6. Or maybe they are just patriots...

[TheBlackAdder]

4. The Sword of Damocles hangs over their heads. It's best to leave on your terms than a jerkoff's.

[TheBlackAdder]

3. Trump is having a hard time getting all of the H1-B visas approved for their replacements.

[procon]

5. If the Trump Administration is this incompetent right from the start,

how are they going to carry out the day to day functions of government, let alone handle a crisis or calm some delicate diplomatic challenge without alienating friends and foes alike or embroiling the US in another shooting war?

[Wounded Bear]

7. That appears to be the operative question...

Look for another Katrina level event and subsequent bungling afterward, followed by the typical Disaster Capitalist "recovery" coming soon to a region yet to be determined.