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Trump Transition Update - August 4, 2024

Trump Transition Update - August 4, 2024

Mission, Deliverables, and Strategies for the Transition

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Aug 04, 2024
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Note: In the original newsletter I used a graph referring to nominations instead of confirmations as the basis for my numbers on how many Senate-confirmed positions were filled during President Trump’s first year. The number was actually higher (317 confirmed; not 181), and I’ve corrected the graphs and updated the analysis below. Apologies for the error.

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