Surrounding yourself with loyalists is a good strategy, only if your loyalists are smart, capable and you trust their judgement. See Hitler. Trump has the problem that all his loyalists are retarded and sycophants (or straight up Jews that only care about the daily weapons supply to Israel being on time). ALL THE NON RETARDED ONES WERE STABBED IN THE BACK AND THROWN UNDER THE BUS IN HIS PREVIOUS ADMIN.