I’m not sure what point you’re trying to make? Prior to the 1880s, most of the government turned over with each administration. There largely was not a career

I’m not sure what point you’re trying to make? Prior to the 1880s, most of the government turned over with each administration. There largely was not a career bureaucratic class. Between the ending of patronage and the growth of the government, we collectively have added more protections for rank and file bureaucrats in order to keep stability. Trump and Musk are upending that tradition. The first post asserted Trump is within his rights to recompose the entire government as he sees fit. That simply isn’t true and ignores how we got here.