After Trump's victory last year, it seemed that whoever arrived first at Mar-a-Lago and stayed longer there would have more power in the new White House. According to Vanity Fair, after Trump was elected president last year, he planned to meet Susie Wiles on November 7th and proposed that she serve as the White House Chief of Staff. Just before the meeting, two other contenders - Linda McMahon and Brooke Rollins - rushed to Mar-a-Lago in a last-ditch attempt to block this appointment. Several of Trump's aides who had worked under Wiles during the campaign tried to create obstacles for McMahon and Rollins on their way to Mar-a-Lago. They even arranged for Vance to call them to delay the process. When they finally met Trump, everything had already been decided - he had already invited Wiles to be the White House Chief of Staff. Eventually, McMahon and Rollins could only accept the positions of Secretary of Education and Secretary of Agriculture respectively. Another person who quickly realized that he needed to prioritize going to Mar-a-Lago during the transition period was Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The day after the election, Kennedy and his entourage - Tucker Carlson, Tulsi Gabbard, and his daughter-in-law and former campaign manager Amaryllis Fox Kennedy - spent at least eight hours at Trump's club. Although Biden was still the president at the time, Mar-a-Lago had become the actual center of American politics. Trump's billionaire friend, Lutnick, was one of the first people to arrive at Mar-a-Lago after the election. He had been a Democrat most of his life, but after the Republican National Convention, Trump appointed him as co-chair of the presidential transition team. Before the election, Trump showed little interest in the transition work, but Lutnick took it very seriously, systematically compiling a list of candidates for key positions. After the election dust settled, Trump was eager to quickly form a White House team, and Lutnick was determined to be ready at all times. With limited office space at Mar-a-Lago, Lutnick "claimed territory," taking over the club's Tea Room as his new headquarters. After setting it up, he presented introductions of potential cabinet members to Trump for selection. Musk arrived at Mar-a-Lago on the day of the election and hardly left, staying there until just before his inauguration.
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