President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team leaders announced on Wednesday that Trump will be “selecting personnel” to serve in his second administration, while the transition team prepares for the “implementation of President Trump’s common sense agenda” following his major victory in the 2024 election.
In a statement obtained by The Washington Examiner, Linda McMahon, who served as the head of the Small Business Administration during Trump’s first term in the White House, and businessman Howard Lutnick, revealed the next steps for the president-elect’s transition team on Wednesday.
“Since the formation of President Trump’s transition organization and our announcement as Co-Chairs in August, we have been preparing for President Trump’s next administration,” McMahon and Lutnick said in a joint statement. “In the days and weeks ahead, President Trump will be selecting personnel to serve our nation under his leadership and enact policies that make the life of Americans affordable, safe, and secure.”
McMahon and Lutnick said the transition team will be working to provide Trump with a “wide array of experts” to select for his second term in the White House.
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The Trump transition team leaders added, “As he chooses the best people to join his team and best policies to pursue, his transition team will ensure the implementation of President Trump’s common sense agenda starting on Day 1.”
In addition to McMahon and Lutnick, Trump’s transition team includes Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, according to The Daily Wire.
As the Trump transition team moves forward with its next steps in preparation for Trump’s inauguration in January, the president-elect is also expected to meet with President Joe Biden to coordinate a “smooth transition” of power.
In a Wednesday statement, Steven Cheung, Trump’s director of campaign communications, announced, “President Joe Biden called President Donald J. Trump to congratulate him on his victory and extended an invitation to the White House to ensure a smooth transition between the current Administration and the incoming Administration. President Trump looks forward to the meeting, which will take place shortly, and very much appreciated the call.”
