Loyalty above all. [View all]
Donald Trump values loyalty above all else when he is choosing someone for a position. If he/she is the type of person that would question a position of Donald's, they will not be considered. I don't see any person that has been nominated that will say "No" to Donald.
The manner in which Trump is putting generals into different positions is rather troublesome, in my opinion. If someone were looking to take control of our military could do it no better than what Donald Trump has done up to this point.
For NSA adviser, Lt General Michael Flynn will have total access to all intelligence, and he is very loyal to Trump.
And at the Defense Department, Trump wants "Mad Dog" Mattis. He is a well-respected Marine Corps General, who led the troops at Fallujah. If Trump did not think he was loyal to him, he would not have nominated him for Defense Secretary. All the generals, of all the armed forces, would be under the Secretary of Defense. They would be hesitant to make any decisions, without approval from the very top.
At Homeland Security, Trump wants another general. He would have access to all the police forces in all our local and city governments across the country. This is a very powerful position. If this is another loyalist position for Trump, then we could see how it might make someone a little apprehensive.
Who would be the "balance"? Where would the balance come from? If the Commander in Chief wanted to use the military or police forces in a questionable way, who would stop him? Where are the checks and balances??
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