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Tina Nguyen • April 3, 2024

Trump’s Transition Circus Heads to Palm Beach

As two competing D.C. factions attempt to woo Trump over the right to staff his putative government, the former president is already planning on moving his transition team to Mar-a-Lago—inciting aspiring hires to fight tooth and nail for their jobs. (Sound familiar?)
Tina Nguyen • October 18, 2023
The Trump H.R. Shadow Battle
The two groups wants to forge a ready-on-day-one army of trained political appointees and a clearly-defined ideological action plan.
In preparation for a Republican nominee who is long on outrage and short on process, two shadow organizations—one staffed by ideologues, the other by the usual suspects—are competing to staff a putative second Trump administration with their own agendas in mind. What could possibly go wrong?
Tara Palmeri • October 4, 2022
Peter Thiel’s Love Island
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When his C.V. became a dealbreaker on the D.C. dating scene, former Trump staffer John McEntee went to Peter Thiel for help launching The Right Stuff, an unapologetically MAGA dating app for finding love in Trumpworld.
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Theodore Schleifer • April 19, 2022
The Peter Thiel D.C. Gateway Drug
With two weeks until the Ohio G.O.P. primary, Thiel is on a hot streak and doubling down on J.D. Vance. A win could invigorate the billionaire’s national ambitions. A loss could relegate him to Miami—and send thirsty Republicans reeling.