John Andrew Boehner is an American retired politician who served as the 53rd speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party,he served 13 terms as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 8th congressional district from 1991 to 2015. The district included several rural and suburban areas near Cincinnati and Dayton.
Counselor to the President is a title used by high-ranking political advisors to the president of the United States and senior members of the White House Office.
Scott Jennings is an American political strategist and writer. He worked in the George W. Bush administration and has been described as an adviser to Senator Mitch McConnell. He is an opinion contributor for CNN,USA Today,and the Los Angeles Times.
Senior Advisor to the President is a title used by high-ranking political advisors to the president of the United States. White House senior advisors are senior members of the White House Office. The title has been formally used since 1993.
Phil Cox is an American long-time political operative. He acted as the campaign manager or senior strategist to Republican party campaigns and super-pacs for Congress,Governor,U.S. Senate,and President. He was Director of the Republican Governors Association. He co-founded 50 State,a bipartisan,state-focused government affairs firm,co-founder of GuidePostStrategies,a federal government affairs firm,Chairman of IMGE,a digital marketing firm,and partner at P2,a public affairs firm.
Mark Randall Meadows is an American politician who served as the 29th White House chief of staff from 2020 to 2021 under the Trump administration. A member of the Republican Party,he also served as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 11th congressional district from 2013 to 2020. During his legislative tenure,Meadows chaired the Freedom Caucus from 2017 to 2019. He was considered one of Donald Trump's closest allies in the House of Representatives before his appointment as chief of staff.
Sally Quillian Yates is an American lawyer. From 2010 to 2015,she was United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. In 2015,she was appointed United States Deputy Attorney General by President Barack Obama. Following the inauguration of President Donald Trump and the departure of Attorney General Loretta Lynch on January 20,2017,Yates served as Acting Attorney General for 10 days.
The first presidential transition of Donald Trump began when he won the United States presidential election on November 8,2016,and became the president-elect. Trump was formally elected by the Electoral College on December 19,2016. The transition was formerly led by Chris Christie until he and a number of his supporters were replaced or demoted on November 11. The results were certified by a joint session of Congress on January 6,2017,and the transition ended when Trump was inaugurated on January 20,2017.
The first 100 days of the first Donald Trump presidency began on January 20,2017,the day Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States. The first 100 days of a presidential term took on symbolic significance during Franklin D. Roosevelt's first term in office,and the period is considered a benchmark to measure the early success of a president. The 100th day of his presidency ended on April 30,2017.
Katherine Marie Walsh is an American Republican political operative who served as White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Implementation in the Donald Trump administration. She also worked with the Trump-aligned 501(c)(4) advocacy organization America First Policies.
David Urban is an American lobbyist and political commentator for CNN. He is the managing director for BGR Group and serves on the board of directors for numerous companies.
Justin Reilly "JC" Clark is an American attorney,former government official,and former presidential campaign official for Donald J. Trump. He served as Director of Public Liaison and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs at the White House under the Trump administration. Prior to his government service,Clark was a partner at the law firm of Davis,Clark &Bonafonte LLC.
Ashley D. Bell is an American attorney,political advisor,and government official serving as Regional Administrator of the Small Business Administration for Region IV,which is in the Southeastern United States.
The White House Presidential Personnel Office (PPO),sometimes written as Office of Presidential Personnel,is the part of the White House Office tasked with vetting new appointees. Its offices are on the first floor of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington,D.C. The PPO is one of the offices most responsible for assessing candidates to work at or for the White House.
Judson P. Deere is an American political advisor who served as deputy assistant to the president and White House deputy press secretary in the administration of Donald Trump.
The core White House staff appointments,and most Executive Office of the President officials generally,are not required to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate,with a handful of exceptions. There are about 4,000 positions in the Executive Office of the President.
Brian Timothy Jack is an American political advisor and politician and who served as White House Political Director under President Donald Trump from 2019 to 2021 and as a senior advisor on Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign.
As part of a large and baseless conspiracy theory,Donald Trump posited that Barack Obama had spied on him,which Trump described as "the biggest political crime in American history,by far." The series of accusations have been nicknamed Obamagate. Obama had served as President of the United States from 2009 until 2017,when Trump succeeded him;Trump served as president until 2021.
Huyen "Steven" Cheung is an American political advisor serving as President-elect Donald Trump's campaign spokesman in the 2024 United States presidential election. He previously worked in Trump's 2016 and 2020 campaigns. He also worked in communications for the sports organization Ultimate Fighting Championship based in Las Vegas,Nevada.
