New book details infighting behind Trump’s ‘obviously unqualified’ cabinet picks

Retribution, by Jonathan Karl, describes backroom squabbling over Kristi Noem and Sean Duffy appointments

Donald Trump picked Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary as a personal favour to his former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski despite objections that she was obviously unqualified", according to a new book.

The factional infighting behind Trump's cabinet selection, where inexperience was no barrier to success, is detailed by journalist Jonathan Karl in Retribution: Donald Trump and the Campaign That Changed America. The Guardian obtained a copy.