Sharp elbows and raised voices: Inside Trump's rocky transition

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Source: Washington Post

Donald Trump’s attorney and adviser Boris Epshteyn showed up recently for a meeting about Cabinet picks in the Tea Room at Mar-a-Lago only to find his way blocked.

Transition co-chair Howard Lutnick, CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, told Epshteyn in front of others that this was not a meeting for him. “We’re not talking legal nominees today,” Lutnick said, according to one person familiar with the exchange.

Epshteyn refused to budge. Using his forearm, he pushed Lutnick out of the way, according to two people familiar with the incident, which Lutnick later recounted to others. “I’m coming in,” Epshteyn retorted, according to one of the people.

A third person described the incident more as Epshteyn simply brushing past Lutnick on his way into the meeting, and someone close to both men said the two “have been working closely together in assisting President Trump in putting together the greatest administration in American history.” Epshteyn and Lutnick both declined to comment.

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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/11/23/trump-team-rivals-mar-a-lago/

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The ego-driven conflict I'm really looking forward to, though, is the inevitable one between Musk and Trump.

[Ocelot II]

1. Time to stock up on popcorn.

[Javaman]

2. It's be four long years of this shit

The orange asshole love to watch them fight among each other.

We’ve had crazy racist fucks a presidents before but this is the first time I can say without a doubt, the next leader of the most powerful nation in the history of the world will be a fucking psychopath

[ratchiweenie]

3. All these MAGAs have huge egos and a lack of decorum or decency. It will be very nasty this go round.

[Butterflylady]

4. Yep, you are correct.

Dump is going to get rid of his a**. Leon is acting like he's co-pres.

[mahina]

5. I sort of gathered that Elon was part of Russia's threat to Donald Trump published in Tass last week

I don’t have the link and I’m not going to seek it, preparing for guests, but it basically said you will be responsible and do what you agreed to do for those who won this election for you

[JoseBalow]

6. Rawr, MAGAfight!