President-elect Donald Trump has a 75-day transition period ahead of him to build out his team before Inauguration Day on Jan. 20.
One item at the top of Trump’s to-do list will be figuring out how to fill roughly 4,000 government positions with political appointees. These roles include positions from the secretary of state and other Cabinet positions to those selected to serve part time on boards and commissions. About 1,200 of those appointments require Senate confirmation, which shouldn’t be a problem for Trump as Republicans are on pace to have at least a two-seat majority in the chamber.
There is also typically an increase in the amount of security a presidential nominee receives compared to the president-elect. Those lines are fuzzy with Trump, who, as a former president, was already afforded a Secret Service detail when he was out of public life.
His security was increased again in July after a series of Secret Service failures led to him being shot at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
When he becomes president, he will get full presidential security once again.
Ahead of Trump’s inauguration in 2017, he followed the tradition of staying in the president’s guest house, the Blair House, near the White House. He did spend the least time at the Blair House than any of his predecessors since President Gerald Ford. Trump opted to conduct most of his transition out of Trump Tower in New York. He spent only one night at Blair House.
His wife, Melania Trump, previously said she would not move back to the White House if he won and was hardly seen on the campaign trail with him this year.
As president-elect, Trump will have little to no power over things that aren’t at his disposal until he is inaugurated, such as the design of Air Force One.
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He has said for years he wants to change the historic light blue scheme with a plane that features a deep-red stripe down the middle of the aircraft and a dark blue underbelly, reminiscent of his own plane. President Joe Biden recently ordered two new aircraft with the traditional design, so it is unclear if this change will be implemented.
Trump will begin to receive national security and intelligence briefings while the electoral vote process is underway. Before his first administration, Trump declined to receive intelligence briefings during his campaign to avoid accusations of leaking information.