The first persons hired to lead the Trump Administration were [[conservative]] [[Steve Bannon]], as chief strategist and senior counselor to the president, and pro-[[establishment]] [[Reince Priebus]], as chief of staff. The hiring of Priebus disappointed many of Trump's supporters who hoped that he would still [[Drain the swamp|"drain the swamp"]] – shrink the federal government – rather than rely on insiders to perpetuate the status quo. Eventually, many of the establishment figures, such as [[H.R. McMaster]], Gary Cohn, and [[John F. Kelly]] were fired and replaced with more conservative officials. | The first persons hired to lead the Trump Administration were [[conservative]] [[Steve Bannon]], as chief strategist and senior counselor to the president, and pro-[[establishment]] [[Reince Priebus]], as chief of staff. The hiring of Priebus disappointed many of Trump's supporters who hoped that he would still [[Drain the swamp|"drain the swamp"]] – shrink the federal government – rather than rely on insiders to perpetuate the status quo. Eventually, many of the establishment figures, such as [[H.R. McMaster]], Gary Cohn, and [[John F. Kelly]] were fired and replaced with more conservative officials. |