Ramesh Ponnuru: Trump's vow to hire 'best people' not working

Let's take a quick look at five stories about the Donald Trump administration from the last few days:

Steve Bannon, a former top official in the Trump campaign and the White House, was reported to have said (as he was leaving his job as chief strategist last August) that he was sick of being a "wet nurse to a 71-year-old man."

Rob Porter, a senior White House aide, quit after allegations of physical abuse by two ex-wives and an ex-girlfriend went public. White House aides provided conflicting accounts of who had known what about the abuse. It appears that White House chief of staff John Kelly considered Porter more competent than many of his colleagues and was therefore reluctant to abandon him.

Rachel Brand, the No. 3 official in the Justice Department, announced that after less than a year she was leaving the government to work for Walmart.

Christopher Wray, whom Trump appointed director of the FBI, responded to a question about the president's criticisms of the bureau by dismissing "the noise on TV and in social media."

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