In Christie’s fantasy world, the amateurs around Trump will quickly display their incompetence and be replaced by adults like him. Sanity will then prevail, and the GOP will live happily ever after.
Not so fast, Bridgegate-breath. I know you’re desperate to get away from New Jersey and your pathetic approval rating, but things in Washington are not going to be that simple.
Trump has no idea how to run a government, but he craves popularity, and he constantly needs to show that he is in charge. As a result, it is extremely likely that he will deal with his Cabinet and closest advisers the way George Steinbrenner handled his managers and general managers: by taking credit for their successes, and quickly firing them for any perceived failures. Instability is going to be the hallmark of this administration. And so, while Christie may well get his chance, there isn’t going to be a happy ending to this story.