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Linda McMahonwho is now Secretary of Education, and Brooke Rollins, now Secretary of Agriculture, unsuccessfully offered themselves to serve as President donald trumpWhite House of chief of staff – A new book alleges that the failure occurred in part because campaign staffers stymied their efforts with “orchestrated” calls to the vice president.
during presidential change process, McMahon, a former professional wrestling executive, and Rollins, who founded a conservative think tank, arrived at Mar-a-Lago, where Trump and his team of trusted advisers were helping select members of the new administration who were competing for the coveted chief of staff role, according to Jonathan Karl’s new book. vengeance, One part of which was published Vanity Fair Thursday.
When working closely with a campaign staffer Susie WillsThe so-called “Ice Maiden” who successfully led Trump’s 2016 and 2024 campaigns got wind of McMahon and Rollins’ plans and reportedly intervened.
Carl, a longtime political journalist who has written three books on Trump, says staffers “planned a phone call with the vice president-elect”. JD Vance “To delay Trump’s two ambitious chiefs of staff going into office.”
The plan eventually worked; By the time McMahon and Rollins saw Trump, they had already offered the role to Wills.
In a statement, White House Communications Director Steven Cheung said, “Susie was the only choice for Chief of Staff, and she was the perfect choice. President Trump chose someone who has been loyal from day one and there is no one more talented and respected than Susie. That’s why President Trump calls her ‘the most powerful woman in the world’ – because she is.”
Later became McMahon Trump’s Secretary of EducationMandatory supervision of schemes get rid of education department By taking away its funding and firing most of the staff.
Rollins will become Agriculture Secretary, vowing to lower egg prices as prices skyrocket due to avian flu, and Help farmers struggling to make ends meet.
But according to Karl’s book, the path to their respective positions was a winding one for McMahon, Rollins and other members of the Trump Cabinet.
Trump, focused on winning the 2024 election, reportedly did not want to plan the transition before officially winning the election and left it to trusted advisers such as billionaire Howard Lutnick, now Commerce Secretary.
After winning, Trump and his team went to Mar-a-Lago, where he reportedly converted the tea room into office space. Lutnik prepared presentations Potential candidates for cabinet posts According to Carl, this included headshots, recent news clips of the individuals, and five bullet points about them.
It is alleged in the book A team of lawyers helped screen potential candidatesBut they made some serious mistakes when they failed to pick up On past sexual harassment allegations Against then-Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth. He has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.
Unlike Trump’s first administration, the president was more precise with who he chose to promote to high-level positions in his second administration.
Candidates had to undergo integrity testAccording to reports, that included asking them about their voting history, whether they agreed that the 2020 election was stolen from Trump and what their feelings were about the January 6 attack on the Capitol. What some Cabinet members lacked in experience for their respective roles, they apparently made up for in their dedication to Trump and his agenda.