One week earlier than Election Day, federal company transition members met with representatives from each the Harris and Trump campaigns on Tuesday, ABC Information has confirmed.
Beforehand, the Trump staff had blown previous ethics and funding settlement deadlines.
A White Home spokesperson confirmed the assembly in a press release.
“On. Tuesday, October 29, the Company Transition Administrators Council (ATDC) met within the Eisenhower Govt Workplace Constructing. The ATDC has been assembly recurrently for months to organize for a transition, and the assembly this week included representatives from each transition groups,” the assertion mentioned. “The assembly centered on post-election readiness to make sure businesses and the transition groups are able to execute responsibly and effectively.”
Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican opponent former U.S. President Donald Trump are seen in a mixture of file images taken in Chandler, Arizona, October 10, 2024, and in Evans, Georgia, Oct. 4, 2024.
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Earlier this month, two new members of Harris’ transition staff instructed ABC Information she wasn’t assuming something.
They mentioned they had been a bit behind given her comparatively brief time as a candidate for president.
They insisted she was not “measuring the drapes” and was laser-focused on the marketing campaign, noting there isn’t any transition should you lose.
One staff member instructed ABC Information, “the very last thing in the entire world we need to do is make noise or distract, and albeit this isn’t the place her head is or ought to be.”
Her staff, they mentioned, is doing extra work behind the scenes to “get the bones collectively” and “be sure she will be able to hit the bottom operating,” ought to she win.
That work consists of getting attorneys able to do vetting of potential personnel.
