Former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. former President Trump He plans to finance the transition on his own, arguing that it is something that has never been done before.

“Normally the transition team is not formed until November 6 because the General Accounting Office GAO covers all costs of the transition team. Trump said, ‘I’m not going to do it this time. I’m not going to do it their way. I’m going to assemble my own transition team three months early.’ And they have private donors to fund it,” Kennedy said at a Trump-Vance campaign event over the weekend.

The comments came after Trump appeared on the popular Joe Rogan podcast and talked about some of the mistakes he made in his first term. run for president In 2016, that included placing people in positions he later regretted adding to his team.

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This time, Trump began the process of privately financing his transition early, hoping to learn from his experience and take action with a plan if he achieves election victory.

Trump faced a wave of criticism last week over comments made by some former officials in his administration; Former Trump chief of staff John Kelly said in an interview with the New York Times that he fits the description of his former boss as a fascist. He occasionally praised German dictator Adolf Hitler.

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In response to the interview, Trump denied praise for Hitler and took shots at Kelly, calling the former chief of staff “despicable.”

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Trump announced in August that Kennedy, who gave up his independent presidential candidacy this year and supported the former president, would be added to the transition team. former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, People crossing party lines to support Trump in 2024.

Kennedy argued that having such a large group of supporters helping with the transition would be a benefit if Trump wins the election.

“There are people on the transition team with all kinds of different ideologies that we need to confront and fight for our vision,” Kennedy said. “But I can tell you something unique: There are no corporate lobbyists on the transition team. And it’s generally 100% corporate lobbyists. So it’s very, very different, and it gives me a lot of hope that this government will be successful.” “It will be different from any government we have ever seen.”

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