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As the dust settles on the humiliating Zacharia debacle, there are some lessons for White House officials to at least try to consider. At the top of the list: Meritocracies are good, and hiring random people because the president saw them on TV is bad. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

ms.nowAs Katie Zacharia’s tenure ends after just 5 days, here are some lessons for Team TrumpSomething for the White House to keep in mind: Meritocracies are good, and hiring random people because the president saw them on television is bad.

16/10/26, 6:46 pm10 reposts53 likes

patfeb55.bsky.social

@patfeb55.bsky.social

Apparently even Kakistocracies have their limits.

jbtk.bsky.social

@jbtk.bsky.social

But they were five really good days.

Declan McKelvy

@springwatch2000.bsky.social

he'll never stop, in fact he's getting worse www.mediaite.com/media/tv/i-l...

mediaite.com‘I Looked at His Ass’: Trump Confesses To Checking Out Senator to Confirm He’s ‘A Great Athlete’President Donald Trump said he "examined" the body of Sen. Jon Husted during a rally on Monday night.

txlawyer

@txlawyer.bsky.social

4 days. Monday was a federal holiday.

Raffy

@rafanelly.bsky.social

Remember all those experienced & dedicated women & minorities who lost their jobs because Donny claimed they were just “DEI” hires…. So What happens when you hire based on the “Ivanka clone” or loyalty to Don qualification? The mess we have now.

stickymonkey.bsky.social

@stickymonkey.bsky.social

I hope that Trump keeps up the public vetting.

Grizzled Shopkeep

@grizzled-shopkeep.bsky.social

Well how many meritocratically sound choices can the Republican Party possibly have, it's like a non-existent bench or bullpen after the starters have cocked everything up.

penguins18.bsky.social

@penguins18.bsky.social

Meritocracies are not good. Or at least, not as they are inevitably practiced.

Eboneezer Goode - FDT - Trump Broke America.

@egoode.bsky.social

Yeah, but Trump doesn’t consider.