[shard972]

> I could go on, but pray tell: What would be the point of buying favours when you are in the position of doling them out?

I would say that your question is a loaded one, one that assumes the worst of each of the people you listed. That they are all corrupt and would put their own businesses above all else.

A question that I don't see asked often (and when it is the answer isn't very apparent) is who else would be better suited?

Considering the Obama administration was heavily weighted toward academia and political establishment figures, something which Trump campaigned hard against, who else would you pick other than the biggest business leaders?