JUST IN: Trump Announces Star-Studded Presidential Transition Team

Former President Donald Trump is feeling exceptionally confident about his chances in November, so much so that the Republican leader on Friday announced a star-studded transition team that he said will lead the way in establishing the policies and personnel that will kick off his second four-year term.

The National Pulse obtained a record of the individuals the former president will rely on as he strengthens his grip on the levers of government that he claims have been used to politically persecute him since he left the White House in 2021. His presidential transition team will operate as a 501(c)4 political nonprofit under IRS guidelines, and former wrestling executive and ambassador Linda McMahon and billionaire Trump donor and finance mogul Howard Lutnick will lead it. Backing up both successful businesspeople will be Ohio Sen. and vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance (R-OH) and the former president’s two eldest sons, Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump.

(VOTE: Are You Supporting TRUMP Or KAMALA In November?)

“The 2024 GOP Platform to Make America Great Again is a forward-looking agenda that will deliver safety, prosperity and freedom for the American people. My administration will deliver on these bold promises,” states President Donald J. Trump.“We will restore strength, competence, and common sense to the Oval Office. I have absolute confidence the Trump-Vance Administration will be ready to govern effectively on Day One.”

Until now, critics of President Trump have alleged he is relying on Project 2025 to do much the same, an initiative run by the conservative Heritage Foundation which Trump has denied association with as some of its policies have proved unpopular with voters in several mainstream polls. In June, he wrote that he has “no idea” who is behind the blueprint, which may be true given the distance between the conservative think tank and the Trump campaign; however, many of the brains behind the operation are familiar to him, including former chief of staff Mark Meadows and longtime immigration advisor Stephen Miller. Some of the lawyers who advised President Trump following the 2020 election count themselves among Project 2025’s leadership as well, including Cleta Mitchell, John Eastman, and Jay Sekulow, CNN reported.

Staking out populist policies has instead been President Trump’s most effective tack as he fights to maintain a slight lead in the polls over Vice President Kamala Harris. After originally proposing the elimination of federal taxes on tipped wages, Trump saw his own idea coopted by Harris, which, while certainly upsetting, also indicates how popular his ideas are to the electorate. Even those who may hold negative views of the Republican tell pollsters that they generally agree with his America First agenda, including a secure border, reduced involvement in foreign wars, and economic policies that grow American jobs and ensure wages keep pace with rising costs of goods and housing.

(FREE RED HAT: “Impeached. Arrested. Convicted. Shot. Still Standing”)