One-half of the country supports the Republicans and one-half supports the Democrats. President Trump lacks a 2/3 majority in the US Senate. I predict that there will be intense lobbying during the next four years. That is how the American democracy is supposed to work. Hundreds of single issue groups flock to Washington, DC to advocate for all sorts of causes. We know that government salaries are low for our top leaders and their staff. I have no objection to former White House staffers using their contacts to make money. That is one of the incentives of working for such low wages in government.
Former lobbyists often have lots of political contacts. They are precisely the type of people an outsider like President Trump needs get things done. Ethics rules are important but I think that any new president should be able to assemble whatever staff he or she chooses.
I don't believe that banning former White House staffers from becoming lobbyists is a good idea. Most people are not independently wealthy.
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