He didn't inherit a mess, he created one. When you set out to destroy complex policies & laws that have been in effect for years & are liked by the majority of the American people, expect opposition. The mess has been created by Trump bypassing necessary departments, not getting proposed EOs properly vetted by legal, choosing unqualified friends and donors for high visibility cabinet postions that demand expertise, etc. Trump's been trying to hustle his inept cabinet picks through the confirmation process without. proper vetting.  Add Flighty Flynn, whose poor judgement is second only to Trumps, into the mix. top it off with his disjointed 3 a.m fever dream tweets, constant lying - as well as that of Conway and Spicer on his behalf - and you have the perfect storm of a clusterfk.  Not that he or anyone in his administration would ever admit to any of this. They all just keep on brazenly lying and their corrupt supporters lap it up.