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Marc Lotter, who previously served as a close aide to former President Donald Trump, recently shed light on the intricate process of transitioning between White House administrations. Speaking to Newsmax, Lotter described the handover as akin to “the largest global transition ever.”
Drawing from his firsthand experience as part of Trump’s 2016 transition team, Lotter offered insights into what is likely unfolding behind the scenes as the 2024 Trump transition team prepares to assume control from the Biden administration. “It’s truly remarkable,” he remarked, “because you have a relatively short window of around 70 to 75 days between the election and the inauguration day. And I often liken it to the largest global transition ever, especially when the transition involves a change in party control.”
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Lotter explained the monumental task of replacing approximately 7,000 political appointees from the outgoing administration with an equal number of new appointees aligned with the incoming president’s policies. “You are literally transitioning 7,000 or so political appointees from the previous group and bringing in — you have to bring in 7,000 or so political appointees that believe in your policies,” he elaborated.
Although not officially affiliated with Trump’s 2024 campaign or transition efforts, Lotter, who also served as the director of strategic communication for Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign, shared his insights into the likely progression of events. “If we look at 2016, I would anticipate that he would probably identify his chief of staff in the White House first. That typically is the person who runs the day-to-day operations of the actual White House staff,” Lotter told show host Sharla McBride.
In 2016, there was no peaceful transition of power. Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and the Democratic Party weaponized the FBI, DOJ, and the legacy media to frame Donald Trump as a Russian agent.
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“Then you start building out that staff, you start identifying potential cabinet secretaries. What he will do then, once he makes those decisions, he’ll announce those nominations. And in some cases, the Senate will actually start to begin that confirmation process even before he takes the oath of office. “That way, your secretary of defense, your secretary of state is confirmed. And the moment that he takes the oath of office, you know you have your ally in that agency representing America.”
