Raw Story - 'Unprecedented': Trump team reportedly beginning ‘hostile takeover’ of government

Erik De La Garza
November 19, 2024 6:30PM ET

President-elect Donald Trump and his transition team have begun orchestrating what is being described as a “hostile takeover” of the federal government from his Mar-a-Lago golf resort, according to a new report.

While the incoming president and his transition team continue to build out his next administration with unorthodox Cabinet nominations that have stunned Capitol Hill, they are also skirting many traditional rules meant to facilitate a seamless transfer of power, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.

“Instead, the president-elect, who has pledged to fire thousands of civil servants and slash billions of dollars in spending, has so far almost fully cut out the government agencies his predecessors have relied on to take charge of the federal government,” according to the report.

Trump’s “unprecedented approach” includes refusing to collaborate with the General Services Administration, which makes about $7 million available for the presidential transition process. He has also engaged in calls with foreign heads of state without “the State Department, its secure lines and its official interpreters,” the Post noted.

Additionally, the publication added that Trump has relied on non-traditional avenues to vet his potential appointees without allowing the FBI to run its own inquiry.

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