There is a greater danger today than in the recent past: not only is the SJW Left committed to "tearing it all down", many among the Steve Bannon alt-Right appear to be of the same mind.
It won't work. Because the more immediate problem for the new team involves poor comprehension of the Washington political culture and departmental organization, inadequate planning, sloppy communication, and thoughtless execution. One might reasonably have expected more from a team that openly brags of its business acumen.
The Federal government's bureaucracies have been stocked over the past eight years with many thousands of Progressive activists, who are deeply entwined with the left-wing infrastructure of issue groups, foundations, academics, and media organizations, together constituting a "Deep State". In turn, this permanent state exists in a mutually-supportive relationship with the mainstream news media, whose members move both in and out of the government, maintaining and nurturing their relationships in support of the Progressive cause.
At the same time, Barack Obama and many of the former members of his Administration effectively continue at work in Washington, as well as his own perpetual campaign organization, now known as Organizing for Action, which is both familiar with and concordant with the interests of the bureaucracy and the media./
This is what Trump's minions (outsiders all) are up against, and it is glaringly obvious they have not a clue as to the scope of the challenges or how to strategize to overcome them.
