{"id":2325607,"date":"2024-08-16T10:47:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T14:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taps-oldest-sons-and-vance-to-lead-presidential-transition-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-16T10:48:42","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T14:48:42","slug":"trump-taps-oldest-sons-and-vance-to-lead-presidential-transition-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taps-oldest-sons-and-vance-to-lead-presidential-transition-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump taps oldest sons and Vance to lead presidential transition &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-taps-oldest-sons-and-vance-to-lead-presidential-transition-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2325607&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald Trump has announced his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-slapped-with-subpoena-for-records-of-dealings-with-burisma-chinese-companies\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Slapped with Subpoena for Records of Dealings with Burisma, Chinese Companies\">presidential transition team<\/a>, which includes key\u200c party\u2064 donors and his\u2064 two oldest sons, as he prepares for a potential \u200creturn to the White\u200d House in 2024. The \u200cteam is co-led by Linda McMahon, former Small Business Administration\u200c administrator, and Howard Lutnick, CEO of the financial firm Cantor Fitzgerald. Notable members also include Senator J.D. Vance and Trump\u2019s sons, Donald Trump \u2063Jr. and Eric Trump, who will serve as honorary chairmen. Trump \u2063emphasized a forward-looking GOP platform aimed\u200d at delivering safety, prosperity, and freedom for Americans, pledging to restore strength and\u200d competence to \u2062governance.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump taps oldest sons and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/megadonors-pour-record-amount-of-money-into-get-out-the-vote-effort-for-dems\/\" title=\"Megadonors Pour Record Amount of Money Into \u2018Get Out the Vote\u2019 Effort for Dems\">major donors<\/a> to lead presidential transition team<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1731659\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> on Friday unveiled his presidential transition team, comprising major party donors and his two oldest sons to lead policy and personnel efforts in preparation for a possible return to the White House next year.<\/p>\n<p>The team will be co-led by two of Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iowa-stops-enforcement-of-covid-19-restrictions\/\" title=\"Iowa stops enforcement of COVID-19 restrictions\">top campaign donors<\/a>: Linda McMahon, who previously served as the administrator of the Small Business Administration, and Howard Lutnick, chairman and CEO of the financial firm Cantor Fitzgerald. The team also includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Sen. J.D. Vance<\/a> (R-OH), Trump&rsquo;s running mate, and his two eldest sons, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump Jr<\/a>. and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/eric-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Eric Trump<\/a>, as honorary chairmen.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The 2024 GOP Platform to Make America Great Again is a forward-looking agenda that will deliver safety, prosperity and freedom for the American people,&rdquo; the former president said in a statement. &ldquo;My administration will deliver on these bold promises. We will restore strength, competence and common sense to the Oval Office. I have absolute confidence the Trump-Vance Administration will be ready to govern effectively on Day One.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Establishing a transition team ahead of Election Day is standard practice for presidential campaigns as it allows candidates to organize and prepare should they win the election.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to tap McMahon and Lutnick to lead the transition team likely stems from the fundraising work the two have done over the last several months to boost Trump&rsquo;s reelection bid. Just this month, Lutnick hosted a fundraiser for the former president in the Hamptons.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump Jr.&rsquo;s placement on the team comes as the former president&rsquo;s eldest son has openly expressed his desire to choose appointees in a future Trump administration. He told supporters at the Republican National Convention last month that he wants &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/don-jr-enjoys-the-attention-from-vance-after-vp-power-struggle-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Don Jr enjoys the attention from Vance after VP power struggle - Washington Examiner\">veto power&#038;rdquo<\/a>; to overrule candidates he did not trust.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I want to block the liars,&rdquo; Trump Jr. told the crowd. &ldquo;I want to block the guys that are, you know, pretending they&rsquo;re with you. I just want to block the bad actors. I just want to be a block. That&rsquo;s it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1731659\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1731659\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump selects his oldest sons and key donors to head presidential transition team<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, former President Donald Trump announced his presidential transition team, which includes significant party donors and his two eldest sons to oversee policy and personnel initiatives in anticipation of a potential return to the White House next year. The team will be co-chaired by two of Trump&#8217;s prominent campaign contributors: Linda McMahon, who previously held the position of administrator for the Small Business Administration, and Howard Lutnick, chairman and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald. Additionally, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), who is Trump&#8217;s running mate, along with Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump serving as honorary chairmen are part of the team.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Trump remarked that &#8220;The 2024 GOP Platform to Make America Great Again is a forward-looking agenda that will ensure safety, prosperity, and freedom for Americans.&#8221; He expressed confidence that his administration would fulfill these ambitious promises by restoring strength, competence, and common sense to the Oval Office from Day One.<\/p>\n<p>Establishing a transition team before Election Day is customary for presidential campaigns as it enables candidates to prepare should they win. The choice of McMahon and Lutnick likely reflects their recent fundraising efforts aimed at supporting Trump&#8217;s reelection campaign; Lutnick hosted a fundraiser for him in the Hamptons earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump Jr.&#8217;s involvement on the team comes after he publicly stated his intention to have influence over appointments in a future administration. At last month&#8217;s Republican National Convention, he expressed wanting &#8220;veto power&#8221; over candidates he distrusts: &#8220;I want to block the liars&#8230; I just want to block bad actors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2325608,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AP24198114420765-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[38336,38335,3634,15469,32076],"class_list":["post-2325607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-oldest-sons","tag-presidential-transition","tag-trump","tag-vance","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AP24198114420765-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2325607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2325607"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2325607\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2325608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2325607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2325607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2325607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}