Trump taps Bush, Romney veterans for transition
He relies on consummate GOP insiders to lay the groundwork for a possible presidency.
By Andrew Restuccia and Jennifer Haberkorn
08/26/16 12:23 PM EDT
Donald Trump won the Republican nomination by fighting the party’s establishment, denouncing big-money donors and vowing to dismantle a Washington influence-peddling system that he says is “rigged” against ordinary Americans.
But now his transition team is turning to quintessential GOP insiders as it lays the groundwork for his possible presidency.
His ex-rival turned transition chairman, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, is relying on operatives from the campaigns of both Presidents Bush, members of Mitt Romney's sprawling transition effort and two of Christie's closest political confidants, including the New Jersey power broker who helped launch him into political prominence.
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