Among these names:
- Billionaire Howard Lutnick.
- Political consultant John McEntee.
- Former Trump administration official Linda McMahon.
Trump chose his campaign chairwoman Susie Wiles For the position of White House Chief of Staff.
The Republican billionaire said in a statement about his first major appointment after winning the election this week: “Susie Wiles helped me achieve one of the greatest political victories in history.” American history“.
He added: “Susie is strong, smart, innovative and universally admired and respected. She will continue to work tirelessly to make… America Great again.”
Until Trump’s inauguration on January 20, there will be an 11-week transition period.
Although this period seems long, it is less than the period of four months allowed by the Constitution as a maximum for the handing over of power.
The transitional period between the day of the election results and the inauguration is called the “period.”Lame duck“.
Under US law, Biden will continue to have full presidential powers until noon on January 20th.
While the elected president does not have any executive powers until he assumes power, he cannot make any foreign visits during the transitional period. Rather, he is only concerned with internal issues despite his right to meet with representatives of foreign countries to formulate his foreign policy.
