RELATED September 14, 2023 The States of Our Union August 16, 2023 Presidential Transitions are a Perilous Moment for National Security April 24, 2023 Effective presidential transitions can earn the public’s trust Trump’s 2016 transition defined his presidency. Biden’s might, too. November 28, 2020 The lessons gleaned from Trump’s transition ended up providing a road map for the way his presidency would unfold — the off-the-cuff decision-making, the high turnover and the bitter internal battles over policy areas like immigration, trade and foreign policy. America saw previews of all of it during the period between his upset win and January 2017 inauguration. Politico