Trump reportedly vets nominees based on personal loyalty — and it's become a nightmare for the White House

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• President Donald Trump has been known to value "loyalty" from those he appoints to positions of power, and it has become a nightmare for White House staff to keep nominees in place.
• The administration is said to make decisions on nominees before properly vetting them, and will nix candidates if they can't prove their loyalty.
• Aides have said the administration uses Google or checks a candidate's social media for any posts that could be viewed as critical of the president,
• Several nominees were reportedly hedged because of previous comments made on social media.

President Donald Trump has been known to value "loyalty" from those he appoints to positions of power, and it has become a nightmare for White House staff to keep nominees in place.

The White House has become something of a revolving door as of late, with over 20 officials having been fired or having resigned since the start of Trump's presidency.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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