▲Trump Recently, Trump’s transition team is promoting the personnel selection of the new government in an intense and orderly manner, identifying the best candidates for thousands of government jobs. According to reports, compared to his first term, Trump will pay more attention

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Recently, Trump’s transition team is promoting the personnel selection of the new government in an intense and orderly manner, looking for the best candidates for thousands of government jobs.

According to reports, compared to his first term, Trump will pay more attention to the "loyalty" of cabinet ministers in his second term to avoid repeating the mistakes of the previous term when cabinet ministers betrayed the president or broke with each other. In addition, more emphasis will be placed on candidates’ “image points.”

During his first presidential transition in 2016, Trump held a series of public interviews at Trump Tower in New York. At that time, candidates for various positions arrived at the building one after another, passed through the many reporters who were watching, and then boarded the "golden elevator", just like a reality show.

This transition period is slightly low-key in comparison. So far, Trump’s transition consultations have only been conducted behind closed doors at his private club Mar-a-Lago .

Online image selection, offline "free competition"

According to people familiar with the matter, Trump attaches great importance to candidates' appearance and ability to express themselves in the media, and favors candidates who are "more photogenic" and have better media expression ability. . The

report pointed out that Trump has clear preferences in terms of selection criteria - he expects the image of cabinet members to be "photogenic" in the public eye; at the same time, he is concerned about whether the candidates can be maintained on television. Its policy expressions have high expectations.

According to reports, Trump’s team has prepared a series of digital presentation materials to screen candidates for key positions for the president-elect. The presentation materials include headshot photos and biographical details of the candidates for Trump to quickly browse and make his selections on the screen.

The transition team also looked specifically at candidates' past television interviews to assess their "fit" to promote Trump's agenda in the media. According to people familiar with the matter, this review not only focuses on the candidates' appearance, but also emphasizes their ability to express themselves. Whether Trump can clearly convey his policy stance has become an important factor in whether he is selected.

▲On November 8, police helicopters patrolled back and forth outside Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate. According to Visual China

reports, many potential candidates have gone to Mar-a-Lago to participate in informal meetings. West Palm Beach hotels and restaurants near Mar-a-Lago were also packed with job seekers trying to get invitations and supporters celebrating Trump's victory.

In the hotel corridor, a Republican insider revealed that the style of the transition process is "free competition", with various factions vying for dominance. He mentioned that some "minimally qualified people" do not want to serve in the next administration, such as Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton, who said he would prefer to hold a leadership position in the Senate.

Learn the "lessons" from the previous term and emphasize "loyalty"

Trump's former senior adviser Peter Navarro said that Trump also pays special attention to the loyalty of candidates. "He wants to find those who are completely loyal to their ideas." People with his agenda”. Trump believes his biggest mistake during his first term as president was hiring "bad people or disloyal people."

According to reports, Navarro was the first former Trump administration official to be imprisoned for the "Capitol Hill riots" on January 6, 2021. He was released in July this year after serving four months of his sentence.

"I think what he's looking for is someone who is loyal to the president... to be honest and outspoken when needed, but loyal." Navarro said, "The most important thing is that they have to be loyal to the agenda, especially on trade and border issues. Trump’s agenda. He likes people who are good at dealing with the media. If you work in the (White House) West Wing, you really need to master the operation of the policy process.”

▲ Peter Navarro Photo China

According to According to reports, the Trump team has hired an outside team to conduct traditional background checks to assess who has supported him from beginning to end. Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., said in an interview that he would prevent candidates who are considered "disloyal" or inconsistent with his father's ideas from entering the government to ensure a high degree of consistency and loyalty in the new government team. Spend.

During this selection process, Trump also took some measures to "pave the way" for his second term. Trump is reportedly pressuring Senate Republican leadership candidates to reinstate the "recess appointment" process, which would allow him to appoint senior officials directly during the Senate recess, bypassing the traditional Senate confirmation process.

Trump posted on social media: "Any Republican senator seeking a Senate leadership position must agree to implement recess appointments in the Senate, otherwise we will not be able to confirm the candidate in time."

Some analysts said that if this request is passed, It would provide Trump with more direct control over personnel appointments without going through the review process of the U.S. Congress. Peverell Squire, a political science professor at the University of Missouri, said the proposal would "fundamentally negate one of the Senate's primary responsibilities in governance, which is to review the president's nominations for high-level positions."

Red Star News reporter Deng Shuyi

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