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Trump’s Cabinet Officials Sought to Sabotage Each Other

October 23, 2025 · 9:45 am ET · Leave a Comment

“To sabotage a fellow Cabinet secretary, Howard Lutnick dug up a decade-old comment critical of Donald Trump made by Sean Duffy to sink his chances of being named secretary of transportation, according to a new book about the 2024 election,” ABC News reports.

“The attempt ultimately failed, but the incident was one of many instances of sabotage and infighting between potential Cabinet officials that came to define Trump’s presidential transition…”

“The book details the frenzied process when billionaires, politicians and television stars flocked to Trump’s Florida club and residence, Mar-a-Lago, to rub shoulders with future leaders of government and increase their chances of being tapped by Trump.”

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Donald Trump and the Campaign That Changed America
by Jonathan Karl · Dutton · 2025
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