I spent over a decade in DC. And I can say without a doubt the executive branch is highly politicized in DC. It’s hard not to be. Take a look for yourself. This is how DC voted in 2016. If there are Republicans in DC, and we can assume there are, they voted overwhelmingly for Clinton. Or they abstained. This is a duopoly where only one party is considered to have a valid candidate. So in essence it has become a uniparty. 2024 is no different. Call it what you want, but you cannot say given the extreme partisanship we experience on a day to day basis that the executive branch has not been politicized.