In promising to shake up Washington, Trump is in a class of his own

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the history of American politics, there’s no shortage of presidents who promised to shake up Washington once they got to the White House. But Donald Trump may prove to be in a class of his own, and he appears more interested in beating the federal government into submission than recalibrating it.

In staffing his administration, Trump has shown an inclination to select people who distrust or even disdain the agencies that they’ve been chosen to lead, setting up a potential war of attrition between the incoming Republican president and American institutions.

“There’s been nothing like what Trump is suggesting to do,” said Doug Brinkley, a presidential

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