Hypothetically speaking, suppose that somebody with no qualifications whatsoever is appointed to head a major branch of the U.S. government. Suppose further that the people who actually make things work in that branch are extremely intelligent, highly skilled, and have worked hard for decades to prove their worth as they moved up through the ranks.
What should those people do when confronted with a new boss who has no idea what is going on, and most likely doesn’t have the capacity to learn? Should they all find a way to gracefully work around the useless person at the top, while saying nice things to him to make him feel good?
Of course all of this would be much more worrisome if that branch of the government happened to be responsible for the security of our nation in the event of a military attack.
Hypothetically speaking.