A Grand Strategy of Restraint Needs a Counter Elite | The National Interest
This was the central paradox and puzzle of the Trump era: was he ill-served by the establishment, for lack of a counter-elite who could follow his campaign policies, or was he simply not smart enough to understand that he was being knee-capped? It now appears that the president was indeed frustrated. ABC News reported, Picking Ruger was one of several personnel moves Trump made during his final months in office to put in place a team committed to one of his top policy goals: a complete U.S. military withdrawal.