Trump assigns career civil servants to desk jobs just to spite President Obama
Career State Department officials are being relegated to menial jobs in what is increasingly seen as political retribution for their association with President ObamaDonald Trump is well known for neglecting the diplomatic apparatus of his administration. He has left numerous positions vacant and often undercuts the work of the people he has hired, prompting former Secretaries of State to sound the alarm.
But even more disturbing is how Trump is managing the people he does have, many of whom are still career civil servants who served under President Barack Obama — and who increasingly feel they are being punished for it.
According to a new CNN report, State Department employees are being relegated to desk jobs, and “several officials tell CNN they have retained attorneys after repeatedly trying unsuccessfully to raise concerns about being assigned to low-level jobs in Foggy Bottom such as answering Freedom of Information Act requests.”
The widespread assignment of State Department officials to FOIA duty under Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has been going on for months, and has effectively been used as a fishing expedition against Hillary Clinton.
But the new report reveals that many of these officials are high-ranking diplomats with experience in solving global problems, and sheds new light on the suspicious pattern of reassigning officials who served under Obama:
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Previous presidents reached out to their more experienced predecessors for help and advice - regardless of party. LBJ looked to Eisenhower as an advisor. Jimmy Carter only had Nixon and Ford, but out of respect he reached out and his former opponent was helpful in dealing with Congress. Even George HW Bush used the resources of the Carter Center.
But Trump, who has zero experience and knows nothing about government and refuses to learn, thinks he knows better. Although in his case I believe it's more than that - his resentment of President Obama is more than political. 
Not only is Obama still revered worldwide, he's still the smartest guy in the room. 
not be this year but whenever.. and the world will rejoice!
Rhiannon
You're right, they will also applaud his downfall, not to mention our long-time adversaries. So much for diplomacy... 
Everytime I hear about his latest scandal, outrage or stupid utterance or proclamation, my stomach wrenches and I resent him for making me feel that way. My grandmother didn't like it when we said we "hated" anything.
