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Second presidential transition of Donald Trump

Outgoing President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump meet in the Oval Office of the White House as part of the presidential transition on November 13, 2024.
Date of election	November 5, 2024
Transition start	November 6, 2024
Inauguration date	January 20, 2025
President-elect	Donald Trump (Republican)
Vice president-elect	JD Vance (Republican)
Outgoing president	Joe Biden (Democratic)
Outgoing vice president	Kamala Harris (Democratic)
Co-chairs	Linda McMahon Howard Lutnick
Honorary co-chairs	Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Tulsi Gabbard Donald Trump Jr. Eric Trump JD Vance

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The second presidential transition of Donald Trump began when he won the United States presidential election on November 5, 2024, and became the president-elect. The transition is scheduled to conclude when Trump is inaugurated on January 20, 2025.

Developments

Trump became his party's presumptive nominee on March 12, 2024, and formally accepted the nomination at the Republican National Convention in July. The Trump campaign announced the formation of the transition team on August 16, with Linda McMahon, Trump's former head of the Small Business Administration, and Howard Lutnick, the billionaire CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC Group, officially named as co-chairs. Vice presidential nominee JD Vance, along with sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, were designated as honorary co-chairs. The effort beginning at this time was considered unusually late, as historically, most transition efforts start in the late spring.

On August 27, attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and former congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard were also selected as honorary co-chairs, both of whom were former Democrats that had recently endorsed Trump. Kennedy had originally mounted an independent presidential bid before withdrawing from the race to endorse Trump, reportedly in exchange for a Cabinet position in his administration.

In October, The New York Times noted how Trump had refused to sign standard agreements around ethics and disclosure in order to begin key aspects of the transition process. The internal ethics pledges signed by Trump staff so far have been more lenient than standard pledges signed by Harris's transition team and the Trump team does not have to disclose its donors to the transition effort until Trump signs the agreements. Furthermore, the General Services Administration cannot supply any assistance such as office space or IT equipment until the agreements are signed, leading the Partnership for Public Service to call the delay a "tremendous and unnecessary" national security risk. In October, Politico reported on how potential conflicts of interest surrounding co-chair Howard Lutnick had created tension within the transition team and criticism of the transition effort. On November 24, Politico described Trump's refusal to accept federal transition assistance as a potential national security concern and "unprecedented in the modern presidential system". It highlighted their refusal as having "freed the Trump transition from having to abide by a $5,000 cap on donations and a requirement to disclose their donors".

On November 26, Trump signed a transition agreement that allows his staff to work with federal agencies and access information. Trump's transition team ruled out signing a memorandum of understanding with the General Services Administration, instead opting to use an independently-drafted ethics plan; an agreement with the Department of Justice, which allows background checks and security clearances with the Federal Bureau of Investigation required for Senate confirmation of certain positions, was belatedly signed on December 3.

Beginning of transition process

During the early morning of November 6, Trump was projected to win the 2024 presidential election. During her concession speech, Vice President Kamala Harris committed to a peaceful transition of power, and President Joe Biden appeared at a press event at the Rose Garden on November 7 where he named "the steps he was taking" in coordinating a White House transition.

On November 9, in a statement from White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, it was announced President-elect Donald Trump would meet with President Biden the following Wednesday, on Biden's own invitation. The two met in the Oval Office for slightly less than two hours on November 13, with both calling for a "smooth transition" and Trump expressing his appreciation for Biden's efforts. Trump's Mar-a-Lago became the center of the transition process, with job-seekers, media, and Trump friends and advisors filling the resort and nearby West Palm Beach hotels.

President-elect Trump began receiving the President's Daily Brief in November 2024.

International visits

• The President-elect travelled on December 7 to Paris, France to attend the reopening of the restored Notre-Dame de Paris. At Élysée Palace, he had meetings with French president Emmanuel Macron and Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He also met William, Prince of Wales at the British Ambassador's Residence and Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni, and had an official dinner at Élysée with many heads of state.

Appointees

Announced

November

On November 7, Susie Wiles was announced as the White House Chief of Staff. She will begin her duties following Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20, 2025. She will be the first woman to hold this position. Wiles had previously worked as a campaign manager for Trump's presidential campaigns in 2016, 2020, and 2024.

On November 9, it was reported that Robert Lighthizer would be re-appointed to the role of US Trade Representative. Four days later, it was reported that Lighthizer would instead likely take the White House position of "trade czar".

On November 10, Trump announced that Tom Homan, who previously served as the Acting Director of ICE in the last Trump administration, would be appointed “border czar” with full oversight of border controls north and south of the US. Aside from the positions listed below, Trump has also nominated as key White House staffers former Cabinet Secretary Bill McGinley as his next White House Counsel and real estate investor Steve Witkoff as his special envoy to the Middle East.

On November 11, it was announced that New York Congresswoman and House Republican Conference Chair, Elise Stefanik, would be appointed as the United States ambassador to the United Nations. That same day, former New York Congressman and nominee for governor Lee Zeldin was announced to be Trump's nominee for Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and Florida Representative Michael Waltz as National Security Advisor. Stephen Miller was named White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy. Miller served as a senior adviser and lead speechwriter in the first Trump administration.

On November 12, Trump named former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee as his nominee for United States Ambassador to Israel. Trump also named Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk to lead a new Department of Government Efficiency, a non-governmental partner of the Office of Management and Budget and likely a presidential advisory commission to lead structural reform in government; South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem as nominee for Secretary of Homeland Security; former Director of National Intelligence and former Texas Congressman John Ratcliffe as nominee for Director of the Central Intelligence Agency; and Army National Guard veteran and Fox News commentator Pete Hegseth as nominee for Secretary of Defense.

On November 13, Trump announced his nominee for Director of National Intelligence to be former Democratic Hawaii Representative Tulsi Gabbard. On the same day, lawyer and Florida Representative Matt Gaetz was named as Trump's nominee for Attorney General, who announced later that day his resignation from Congress, effective immediately. Gaetz was notably previously investigated by the Department of Justice and was the subject of a House Committee on Ethics probe for allegedly violating federal sex trafficking laws, until his resignation ended the probe. The Department of Justice ended its case in 2023, declining to bring charges against Gaetz. Trump also nominated Florida Senator Marco Rubio for Secretary of State.

On November 14, Trump nominated former 2024 presidential candidate, environmental lawyer and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Secretary of Health and Human Services. He is the son of former attorney general Robert F. Kennedy and nephew of President John F. Kennedy. Former Georgia congressman Doug Collins was nominated to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs. North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum was nominated for Secretary of the Interior. Former New York prosecutor Todd Blanche was nominated for Deputy Attorney General. Emil Bove, former assistant US Attorney in New York, was nominated to be Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General. Dean John Sauer, former Solicitor General of Missouri, was nominated to be Solicitor General of the United States.

On November 15, The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump was considering Fox Business host and former director of the National Economic Council Larry Kudlow for a "senior economic role", and Trump announced that Steven Cheung and Sergio Gor would serve as White House communications director and personnel director, respectively. Also, Trump, in a statement, confirmed that alongside his nomination for Secretary of the Interior, Doug Burgum would serve as Energy Czar, "chairman of the newly formed, and very important, National Energy Council which will consist of all departments and agencies involved in the permitting, production, generation, distribution, regulation, transportation of all forms of American energy." Former press secretary of Trump's third presidential campaign Karoline Leavitt was confirmed as White House Press Secretary, the youngest to ever be appointed to this position.

On November 16, Trump announced Chris Wright, the chief executive of oil and natural gas fracking services company Liberty Energy as his nominee for Secretary of Energy. He also announced that Wright will also serve as part of the new National Energy Council. Wright has acknowledged the link between burning fossil fuels and climate change but has expressed doubt that climate change is linked to worsening extreme weather. A staunch supporter of fossil fuels in public interviews, he considers them as necessary to lift the developing world out of poverty.

On November 17, Trump announced Brendan Carr, a commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission, to lead the commission. Carr was notably the author of the section regarding communications in the Project 2025 initiative.

On November 18, Trump nominated former Wisconsin Representative Sean Duffy for Secretary of Transportation.

On November 19, Trump announced he would be nominating Howard Lutnick to be Secretary of Commerce and surgeon Mehmet Oz, known for being the host of The Dr. Oz Show, to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. That day, CNN reported that Linda McMahon would be nominated for Secretary of Education.

On November 20, former Attorney General Matthew Whitaker and first-term Ambassador to the Netherlands Pete Hoekstra were nominated to be the NATO ambassador and Ambassador to Canada, respectively.

On November 21, former Representative Matt Gaetz announced his withdrawal from consideration as Trump's Attorney General pick, reportedly due to lack of support for his nomination in the Senate. Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi was announced as the new nominee for Attorney General.

On November 22, Trump announced he would nominate Scott Bessent, the founder of the macro hedge fund Key Square Group, for the position of Treasury Secretary; Oregon congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer for the position of Secretary of Labor; former NFL player and former Texas State Representative Scott Turner for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Fox News contributor Dr. Janette Nesheiwat for Surgeon General; Russell Vought for Director of the Office of Management and Budget; surgeon Dr. Marty Makary for Commissioner of the FDA; and former Florida Representative Dr. Dave Weldon for Director of the CDC.

On November 23, Trump nominated the former director of the Domestic Policy Council, Brooke Rollins, to serve as Secretary of Agriculture.

On November 26, Trump nominated John Phelan to be Secretary of the Navy; former SENS Research Foundation CEO Jim O'Neill was nominated to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services; Jay Bhattacharya was nominated to be Director of National Institutes of Health; and former Chief of Staff to the US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer was nominated to be the United States Trade Representative.

On November 27, Trump announced that retired Army general Keith Kellogg would serve as his special envoy to Ukraine and Russia.

On November 30, Trump nominated Kash Patel to be the new FBI Director; Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister for DEA Administrator; and Kushner Companies founder Charles Kushner, father of Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, for Ambassador to France. Chronister withdrew his name from consideration on December 3, citing the "gravity" of the job.

December

On December 1, Trump announced Lebanese-American businessman and Tiffany Trump's father-in-law Massad Boulos as the Senior Advisor to the President on Arab and Middle Eastern Affairs.

On December 4, Trump nominated former Missouri Representative Billy Long for IRS Commissioner; former Georgia Senator Kelly Loeffler to be the Administrator of the Small Business Administration; his personal lawyer David Warrington to replace Bill McGinley as White House Counsel (McGinley would instead serve as advisor to the Department of Government Efficiency); Fiserv CEO Frank Bisignano to be the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration; Iraq veteran and 2020 North Carolina congressional candidate Daniel P. Driscoll for Secretary of the Army; tech entrepreneur and commercial astronaut Jared Isaacman for Administrator of NASA; former CEO of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation and current CEO of Rubicon Founders Adam Boehler for Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs; economist Peter Navarro for Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing; Professor Michael Faulkender for Deputy Treasury Secretary; former United States Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Public Affairs Monica Crowley for Chief of Protocol; former Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission Paul S. Atkins for Chairman of the SEC and JD Vance's policy advisor Gail Slater for Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division.

On December 5, Trump nominated ICE Assistant Director of the Office of Firearms and Tactical Programs Caleb Vitello as Director of ICE; Rodney Scott for Chief of Customs and Border Protection; former president of the Border Patrol Union Brandon Judd for Ambassador to Chile; former Georgia Senator David Perdue for Ambassador to China; David O. Sacks for Cryptocurrency and Artificial Intelligence Czar; and Special Agent in Charge for Homeland Security Investigations in Miami Anthony Salisbury as Deputy Homeland Security Advisor.

On December 8, Trump announced lawyer Alina Habba as Counselor to the President and former Ambassador to Mexico, Christopher Landau as the United States Deputy Secretary of State.

On December 10, Trump nominated Andrew N. Ferguson to be Chair of the Federal Trade Commission; former Ambassador to El Salvador Ronald D. Johnson to be Ambassador to Mexico; former First Lady of San Francisco and former Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle to be Ambassador to Greece; Executive Chairman of Colony Capital Tom Barrack to be Ambassador to Turkey; commissioner for the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission Jacob Helberg for Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment and North Carolina Congressman Dan Bishop to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

On December 11, Trump nominated Florida personal injury attorney Dan Newlin for Ambassador to Colombia; Florida physician and businessman Dr. Peter Lamelas for Ambassador to Argentina; and Leandro Rizzuto Jr. as Ambassador to the Organization of American States. Trump also announced his preference for former KSAZ-TV anchor Kari Lake to be the next director of Voice of America (VOA). The VOA director is not directly selected by the President, but rather by the CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, a role which requires Senate confirmation.

On December 14, Trump nominated former Ambassador to Germany and Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell for Presidential Envoy for Special Missions; former Los Alamitos Mayor Troy Edgar for Deputy Homeland Security Secretary; founder and CEO of Constellations Group Bill White for Ambassador to Belgium; founder of The Walsh Company, Walsh Environmental Solutions, and Walsh PoE Lighting Edward Walsh for Ambassador to Ireland; and former California congressman Devin Nunes as Chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board.

On December 16, Trump nominated former CIA case worker Leah Campos for Ambassador to the Dominican Republic. She is the sister of Fox & Friends Weekend co-host Rachel Campos-Duffy, wife of Sean Duffy. Trump also nominated President of Brevard-based Fisher Realty Arthur Fisher for Ambassador to Austria; Broadway producer and board member of the Women Founders Network Stacey Feinberg for Ambassador to Luxembourg; former Ambassador to Portugal George Edward Glass for Ambassador to Japan; and Lou Rinaldi for Ambassador to Uruguay.

On December 17, Trump nominated 2022 U.S. Senate candidate in Georgia and former NFL player Herschel Walker for Ambassador to the Bahamas; and Nicole McGraw for Ambassador to Croatia.

On December 21, Trump nominated former MGM chairman and producer Mark Burnett as Special Envoy to the United Kingdom; former top Department of Homeland Security attorney Chad Mizelle for Chief of Staff at the Department of Justice (Mizelle being the husband of Trump-appointed Florida federal judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle); Texas Senator Ted Cruz's Chief of Staff Aaron Reitz as head of DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel; former Pan Am Railways President David Fink for Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration; Landry's CEO and Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta for Ambassador to Italy and Ambassador to San Marino; and CatholicVote President Brian Burch for Ambassador to Vatican City.

On December 22, Trump nominated former Ambassador to the Vatican Callista Gingrich for Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein; she is the wife of former House Speaker and 2012 Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich. He also nominated former Ambassador to Sweden Ken Howery for Ambassador to Denmark; former president of the Inter-American Development Bank Mauricio Claver-Carone, as special envoy for Latin America; Hewlett Packard Vice President Scott Kupor for Director of Office of Personnel Management; 2022 North Carolina congressional candidate Bo Hines for executive director of his new proposed crypto advisory council; former Uber executive Emil Michael as Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering; businessman Stephen Feinberg for Deputy Secretary of Defense; Project 2025 Author Elbridge Colby for Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, he is also the grandson of former Director of Central Intelligence William Colby; and Stephen Miran for Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers.

On December 25, Trump nominated Miami-Dade County Commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera for Ambassador to Panama.

Senate confirmation announcements

These are the people nominated for their corresponding roles.

• Secretary of State: Marco Rubio
  • Deputy Secretary of State: Christopher Landau
  • Chief of Protocol of the United States: Monica Crowley
  • Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment: Jacob Helberg
• Secretary of the Treasury: Scott Bessent
  • Deputy Secretary of the Treasury: Michael Faulkender
• Secretary of Defense: Pete Hegseth
  • Deputy Secretary of Defense: Stephen Feinberg
  • Undersecretary of Defense for Policy: Elbridge Colby
  • Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering: Emil Michael
• Attorney General: Pam Bondi
  • Deputy Attorney General: Todd Blanche
  • Solicitor General: Dean John Sauer
  • Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General: Emil Bove
  • Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Division: Gail Slater
• Secretary of the Interior: Doug Burgum
• Secretary of Agriculture: Brooke Rollins
• Secretary of Commerce: Howard Lutnick
• Secretary of Labor: Lori Chavez-DeRemer
• Secretary of Health and Human Services: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
  • Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services: Jim O'Neill
• Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Scott Turner
• Secretary of Transportation: Sean Duffy
• Secretary of Energy: Chris Wright
• Secretary of Education: Linda McMahon
• Secretary of Veterans Affairs: Doug Collins
• Secretary of Homeland Security: Kristi Noem
  • Deputy Homeland Security Secretary: Troy Edgar

Cabinet-level nominations requiring Senate confirmation

• Ambassador to the United Nations: Elise Stefanik
• EPA Administrator: Lee Zeldin
• Director of the CIA: John Ratcliffe
• Director of National Intelligence: Tulsi Gabbard
• Director of the Office of Management and Budget: Russell Vought
  • Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget: Dan Bishop
• Trade Representative: Jamieson Greer
• Administrator of the Small Business Administration: Kelly Loeffler

Non-Cabinet-level offices requiring Senate confirmation

• Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration: David Fink
• Administrator of the CMS: Mehmet Oz
• Administrator of NASA: Jared Isaacman
• Ambassador to Argentina: Dr. Peter Lamelas
• Ambassador to Austria: Arthur Fisher
• Ambassador to the Bahamas: Herschel Walker
• Ambassador to Belgium: Bill White
• Ambassador to Canada: Pete Hoekstra
• Ambassador to Chile: Brandon Judd
• Ambassador to China: David Perdue
• Ambassador to Colombia: Dan Newlin
• Ambassador to Croatia: Nicole McGraw
• Ambassador to Denmark: Ken Howery
• Ambassador to the Dominican Republic: Leah Campos
• Ambassador to France: Charles Kushner
• Ambassador to Greece: Kimberly Guilfoyle
• Ambassador to Ireland: Edward Walsh
• Ambassador to Israel: Mike Huckabee
• Ambassador to Italy: Tilman Fertitta
• Ambassador to Japan: George Edward Glass
• Ambassador to Liechtenstein: Callista Gingrich
• Ambassador to Luxembourg: Stacey Feinberg
• Ambassador to Mexico: Ronald D. Johnson
• Ambassador to NATO: Matthew Whitaker
• Ambassador to Panama: Kevin Marino Cabrera
• Ambassador to Portugal: John Arrigo
• Ambassador to San Marino: Tilman Fertitta
• Ambassador to Switzerland: Callista Gingrich
• Ambassador to Turkey: Tom Barrack
• Ambassador to the United Kingdom: Warren Stephens
• Ambassador to Uruguay: Lou Rinaldi
• Ambassador to Vatican: Brian Burch
• Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers: Stephen Miran
• Chair of the Federal Trade Commission: Andrew N. Ferguson
• Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission: Paul S. Atkins
• Commissioner of FDA: Dr. Marty Makary
• Commissioner of IRS: Billy Long
• Commissioner of SSA: Frank Bisignano
• Commissioner of CBP: Rodney Scott
• Director of the CDC: Dr. Dave Weldon
• Director of the FBI: Kash Patel
• Director of the NIH: Dr. Jay Bhattacharya
• Director of ICE: Caleb Vitello
• Secretary of the Navy: John Phelan
• Secretary of the Army: Daniel P. Driscoll
• Surgeon General: Dr. Janette Nesheiwat

Non-confirmation announcements

The people who do not need confirmation:

• White House Chief of Staff: Susie Wiles
• Principal Deputy Chief of Staff: Dan Scavino
  • White House Deputy Chiefs of Staff:
    • James Blair for Legislative, Political and Public Affairs
    • Taylor Budowich for Communications and Personnel
    • Stephen Miller for Policy and Homeland Security Advisor
• Communications Director: Steven Cheung
• Press Secretary: Karoline Leavitt
• Staff Secretary: Will Scharf
• Director of Presidential Personnel: Sergio Gor
• White House Counsel: David Warrington
• Counselor to the President: Alina Habba
• Border Czar: Thomas Homan
• National Security Advisor: Michael Waltz
  • Principal Deputy National Security Advisor: Alex Nelson Wong
• Senior Director for Counterterrorism: Sebastian Gorka
• Deputy Homeland Security Advisor: Anthony Salisbury
• Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterterrorism: Sebastian Gorka
• Co-commissioners of Government Efficiency: Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy
  • Counsel to Department of Government Efficiency: Bill McGinley
• FCC Chairman: Brendan Carr
• Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing: Peter Navarro
• White House AI & Crypto Czar: David O. Sacks
  • Executive Director of the Crypto Advisory Council: Bo Hines
• Presidential Envoy for Special Missions: Ric Grenell
• Special Envoy for Latin America: Mauricio Claver-Carone
• Director of Office of Personnel Management: Scott Kupor
• Special Envoy to the United Kingdom: Mark Burnett
• Middle East Special Envoy: Steven Witkoff
• Senior Advisor to the President on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs: Massad Boulos
• Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs: Adam Boehler
• Ukraine and Russia Special Envoy: Keith Kellogg
• Chief of Staff to the DOJ: Chad Mizelle
• Head of DOJ's Office of General Counsel: Aaron Reitz

Ruled out

On November 10, 2024, Trump announced in a post to Truth Social that Nikki Haley and Mike Pompeo would not be included in his second administration and thanked them for their service to the country.

Mediaite and The Independent reported that Trump's personal lawyer Alina Habba was his top contender for White House Press Secretary. She later stated "While I am flattered by the support and speculation, the role of Press Secretary is not a role I am considering".

On November 15, 2024, Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith withdrew her name from consideration for Secretary of Agriculture stating “It's an honor to be mentioned as a potential nominee for Secretary of Agriculture, but my plans are to remain in the Senate and continue to deliver for the people of Mississippi".

On November 22, 2024, Trump campaign advisor Dan Scavino Jr. announced on Truth Social that Trump was not considering Mike Rogers for FBI Director.

Maintaining the House majority

Despite the nature of the 2024 House elections that left Republicans with a narrow majority, Trump has picked several incumbent House members for his cabinet. Mike Johnson, the Republican Speaker, raised concern about too many special elections throwing the majority back into chaos. Trump has so far picked three House members, but is not expected to nominate more.

Withdrew from consideration

On November 21, Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration for Attorney General. He is replaced as Donald Trump's nominee by Pam Bondi, the former Attorney General of Florida.

On December 3, Chad Chronister withdrew his name from consideration for Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration. Trump has not yet announced a replacement.

See also

• Agenda 47
• America First Policy Institute
• Hiring and personnel concerns about Donald Trump
• First presidential transition of Donald Trump
• United States presidential transition

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