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Trump’s Transition Runs Into Early Problems

December 5, 2024 at 7:30 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Donald Trump’s second transition was supposed to be different than the first, designed to be ‘orderly’ by advisers who have more eager congressional Republican allies this time around,” Semafor reports.

“Yet the consistent chaos and confusion that defined Trump’s first administration are already descending on Washington.”

“Trump may lose his second major Cabinet nominee in a matter of weeks, as Army veteran and former Fox News host Pete Hegseth faces draining allegations about his personal life and workplace record. That’s on top of a lower-ranked nominee’s sudden withdrawal, Republican clashes over how to structure their legislative agenda next year — and the awkward spillover of private Mar-a-Lago drama via an internal investigation into Trump confidant Boris Epshteyn.”

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Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.

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