What, Like, You Expect Me To Work?

A fascinating thing, to me, is how so many Trumpers don't seem to take their jobs seriously, though this might have been more the case in his first term. It is less that they are incompetent, and more that they have no sense that, for example, running the FBI is an important job at all.

Whether Mr. Patel can overcome his embarrassing early stumble in posts online about the Kirk investigation remains to be seen. The F.B.I. director’s actions have already invited scorn and scrutiny from the bureau’s work force, and some senior officials at the Justice Department, who think his behavior has eroded public confidence in the F.B.I.

If I were Kash or a Bongino - a lazy dumb shit who just wanted to spend my day posting and going on Fox News - the first thing I would do is find the most competent guy who would put up with my shit that I could, and say, "You're in charge of the real work."