Not going to get much disagreement from me here. I know a lot of people also did not want to work for him because they disliked him or his policies. Which, in a lot of ways, is better than working for him and doing a shit job. I'd add also that a lot of people don't realize how different the culture is between real estate development and high end politics. Hell, between real estate development and high end finance there is a culture chasm, and that is quadruple going into politics.Yes, the buck stops at the POTUS for the most part. However, the interesting thing about this is that Trump was a complete outsider to the "political swamp" and as such a lot of the people were probably suggested by the swamp. Not knowing "the game" so to speak was also a detriment as he didn't have full grasp on who is who (good, bad, indifferent) with regards to his policy.
Fast forward to somebody like a Ron DeSantis. He has the political insight and his own "team" that I'm sure by now he mostly trusts. Those folks understand the nuances and shit that makes our dirty government work (for right or for wrong...that's how it's done). Maybe they can clean it up; but that's going to take about 24-36 years of true conservative leadership. Hell, even 12 in a row COULD accomplish wonders. That said, The People are going to also have to vote true conservatives into Congress. If...and this is a big if...there can ever be an even remotely fair and unrigged election.
I like DeSantis a lot. I think people want to paint him as a more polished Trump, but I actually think he is better than that. He is more disciplined, probably bolder, knows issues much better, and when he doesn't know them, he learns rather than fakes it.