A Much Better Transition

Plus: Cabinet Comparisons, Inauguration Tickets, and D.C. Christmas Parties

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Best Transition Ever?

It has been two weeks since President-Elect Trump gave his victory speech at 2:30 AM on Wednesday, November 6th.

One week later the only appointments announced were Susie Wiles (Chief of Staff), Stephen Miller (Deputy Chief of Staff), Tom Homan (Border Czar), Elise Stefanik (UN Ambassador), and Lee Zeldin (Environmental Protection Agency), with unconfirmed reporting that Mike Waltz would be National Security Advisor with Marco Rubio as Secretary of State (both since confirmed).

I covered them all along with commentary in last week’s newsletter.

In the last seven days there has been flurry of new transition announcements.

There are exactly 61 days until Inauguration Day on January 20, 2025.

If you’re interested in learning more about transitions read these four newsletters I’ve let loose from the paywall . . .

• The three reasons why the 2016-2017 transition was suboptimal.

• The four phases of a presidential transition.

• The five deliverables the transition must successfully achieve.

• The six principles to govern the transition planning effort.

For paid subscribers, after the jump you’ll receive more about why you should be happy with the transition, commentary on the incoming cabinet, info on the Inauguration and Inaugural Balls, the ten must reads from the last week which will keep you up-to-speed on what’s happening, and two newly announced D.C. Christmas parties