During the past week, President Trump removed a number of officials from the Ministry of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the National Energy Security Agency … The Washington PostThe president of the White House Presidential Office of Human Resources (PPO), Johnny McEntee (30), plays a key role in this purge.
The PPO is responsible for seeking, evaluating, and presenting the necessary candidates for the administration to the president. According to the sheet The hillThis agency is responsible for hiring about 4,000 people, of which 1,600 positions must be approved by the Senate.
PPO McEntee Director, Officer Obtained Report The Guardian described as “the assassin with a childish face” who is widely trusted by President Trump, First Lady Melania and many White House officials.
McEntee is considered President Trump’s trusted aide
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Those outside the administration, however, judge Mr. McEntee as inexperienced for such great power.
“Johnny is extremely loyal to the president, but he doesn’t have a basic understanding of how ministries work and the skills required for cabinet positions. In fact, the president is hampered by putting incompetent people in high-level positions, ”an anonymous official told him. The Washington Post.
McEntee was a soccer athlete at the University of Connecticut, was inducted into the Trump campaign in 2015, and later served as the leader’s personal assistant.
In 2018, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly fired McEntee for gambling. However, McEntee returned to the White House in February 2020 and was appointed to his current position, following Kelly’s departure.
Mr. McEntee has great power in the human resource management of the US government.
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Bed sheet The Washington Post Many administration officials said that since Biden was declared victorious, McEntee had issued warnings to federal employees not to cooperate with Biden’s transfer of power team, threatening to fire the disloyal.
Administrative experts recognize that granting Mr. McEntee the right to manage thousands of civil servants is unusual in the history of the United States administration. However, this is said to be a way for the administration to remove those who are dissatisfied with or critical of President Trump, thereby generating loyalty to the leader.
Since the end of the US elections, it has been said that the impeachment and appointment of supporters of President Trump’s policy is accelerating. Observers said these developments risk causing instability for the government during the transition of power.
President Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper
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