Surely they must stipulate that relevant experience isn’t a plus, but that a flexible notion of ethics is. Until Thursday morning, the White House pressed ahead with Dr. Jackson even as several senior Republican senators did everything they could to signal that it should cut bait. No one should have expected the lack of qualifications to matter to Mr. Trump. Mr. Trump also considered appointing his personal pilot to head the Federal Aviation Administration. He also encouraged bankers — many of whom have given generously to him — to let their needs be known to lawmakers.

Source: New York Times April 25, 2018 23:50 UTC