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The Trump Transition: Beginning a Distinctive Presidency

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  • James D. King
  • James W. Riddlesperger

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Objective Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign was unorthodox by any standard. But does an unorthodox campaign result in an administration different from its predecessors? Methods We examine the Trump transition to identify similarities with and differences from previous administrations. Results Similarities include certain patterns in personnel selections, centralization of policy making, and the role of the vice president. Key differences include fewer high‐ranking officials with prior experience in government, the White House chief of staff lacking policy experience, a higher proportion of nominations being challenged in the Senate, and decrease in gender and ethnic diversity among key appointees. Conclusion An unorthodox presidential campaign produced an administration somewhat different but not wholly different from its predecessors.

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  • James D. King & James W. Riddlesperger, 2018. "The Trump Transition: Beginning a Distinctive Presidency," Social Science Quarterly, Southwestern Social Science Association, vol. 99(5), pages 1821-1836, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:socsci:v:99:y:2018:i:5:p:1821-1836
    DOI: 10.1111/ssqu.12537
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    1. Mosler, Martin & Potrafke, Niklas, 2020. "International political alignment during the Trump presidency: voting at the UN general assembly," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 46(3), pages 481-497.
    2. Daniel J. Beers, 2020. "The End of Resettlement? U.S. Refugee Policy in the Age of Trump," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 9(8), pages 1-44, July.

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