When Clinton hired his own DOD staff: that's groovy.
When George W hired his own DOD staff: completely normal.
When Obama hired his own DOD staff: totally cool
When Biden hired his own DOD staff: yeah, totally fine.
When Trump does the same thing: LOYALY OVER COMPETENCE! IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD! FASCIST ALERT! REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE