Marc Lotter, who served as special assistant to President-elect Donald Trump eight years ago, told Newsmax on Thursday that the transition from one White House administration to another is akin to the “largest hostile global takeover ever.”

Lotter, part of Trump’s transition team in 2016, joined “Wake Up America” to offer a glimpse of what’s likely happening with the 2024 Trump transition team as it prepares for the handoff from the Biden administration.

“[I]t’s really amazing because you have about 70, 75 days or so between the election and the day you take office. And I often call it the largest hostile global takeover ever, especially when you’re going between parties,” Lotter said. “You are literally kicking out 7,000 or so political appointees from the previous group and bringing in — you have to bring in 7,000 or so political appointees that believe in your policies.”

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