The leaders of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team announced Wednesday that they would be spending the next few weeks preparing to staff the next administration.
Linda McMahon, former head of the Small Business Administration (SBA), and businessman Howard Lutnick released a statement detailing the transition team’s next steps after Trump’s landslide win. As of Thursday morning, Trump was projected to win the popular vote and 312 electoral votes, including a sweep of the battleground states.
“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 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.”
The two added that they would be presenting Trump with a “wide…
