New book details infighting behind Trump’s ‘obviously unqualified’ cabinet picks
by David Smith in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#70Z2D)
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.
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