JD Vance takes on a more visible transition role as he works to boost Donald Trump's most controversial picks

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : Vance will draw on his Senate background going forwardVance is expected to continue to leverage his relationships in the Senate after Trump takes office.
56% : And he chose Kennedy to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, a massive agency that oversees everything from drug and food safety to Medicare and Medicaid.
52% : U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer, a North Dakota Republican, said that Trump was often the first person to call him back when he was trying to reach high-level White House officials during Trump's first term.
50% : Trump ended up selecting Gabbard as the next Director of National Intelligence, a powerful position that sits atop the nation's spy agencies and acts as the President's top intelligence adviser.
40% : Thursday morning Vance was back, this time accompanying Pete Hegseth, the "Fox & Friends Weekend" host whom Trump has tapped to be the next Secretary of Defense.
39% : But many Republicans there have longer relationships with Trump himself.
23% : The group includes Elon Musk, the billionaire who has spent so much time at the club that Trump has joked he can't get rid of him.

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