Transition to second Trump term begins swiftly with decisive election victory - The Boston Globe

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : According to Politico, Robert Lighthizer, who served as US trade representative in the first administration, is leading the charge for vetting economic staff, while John Ratcliffe, who was the director of National Intelligence for Trump, is vetting national security and intelligence staff.
50% : Compared to 2016, when his victory caught the world and even his own team off guard, Trump is more prepared to begin implementing his agenda on Jan. 20.
47% : He was photographed spending time with Trump and his family at his Mar-a-Lago club on election night as well as Wednesday.
47% : Meanwhile, former independent presidential candidate turned Trump ally Robert F. Kennedy has been repeatedly hailed by Trump and his supporters as a leader who will quickly take charge on matters of public health.
46% : The GSA also issued a statement saying all resources would be made available for Trump.
36% : In response, the Trump campaign aggressively put distance between the former president and the Heritage document -- even though its architect, Russell Vought, was a top Trump administration official -- and vowed that anyone linked to the blueprint would fail to secure a position if Trump won reelection.
25% : Kennedy has long pushed skepticism of vaccines and, though he has been an environmentalist, Trump jokingly warned him on election night to "stay away from the liquid gold," meaning fossil fuels.
24% : As Trump refused to accept his defeat in 2020, his administration resisted participating in basic aspects of the transition process.
19% : "This time around, Kingston said, there's a "bigger player pool" of Republicans eager to join the administration, a far cry from 2016, when many credible GOP officials either opposed Trump or were uninterested in joining his government.

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