Former Presidential Insider Looks At The Trump Transition

President-elect Donald Trump, left, and Vice President-elect Mike Pence acknowledge the crowd during the first stop of his post-election tour, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
President-elect Donald Trump, left, and Vice President-elect Mike Pence acknowledge the crowd during the first stop of his post-election tour, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
President-elect Donald Trump, left, and Vice President-elect Mike Pence acknowledge the crowd during the first stop of his post-election tour, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
President-elect Donald Trump, left, and Vice President-elect Mike Pence acknowledge the crowd during the first stop of his post-election tour, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Former Presidential Insider Looks At The Trump Transition

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As President-Elect Trump continues to fill out his cabinet and other important positions for his upcoming administration, those choices are under the microscope for a number of key reasons. Tevi Troy is a presidential historian, was a key member of President George W. Bush’s domestic policy team, and worked on the Romney transition team 4 years ago. Troy talks about what it’s like inside a presidential transition and compares what he’s seeing now to transitions of the past.

Audio available later today.