Trump’s Cabinet Officials Sought to Sabotage Each Other

'What are you doing?' New book blows the lid off MAGA infighting in Trump’s inner circle

ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl discussed the push and tug between affluent Donald Trump supporters in the aftermath of Trump’s November election win, with certain personalities grinding against others at the very onset.Vanity Fair published an excerpt of Karl’s new book “Retribution,” which lays out early opposition to certain appointments by billionaire World Wrestling Entertainment co-founder Linda McMahon and America Fi…

Trump’s Cabinet officials sought to sabotage each other during transition process, new book says

ABC's Jon Karl reports on an unprecedented transition in his book “Retribution.”

Trump’s Cabinet Officials Sought to Sabotage Each Other

“To sabotage a fellow Cabinet secretary, Howard Lutnick dug up a decade-old comment critical of Donald Trump made by Sean Duffy to sink his chances of being named secretary of transportation, according to a new book about the 2024 election,” ABC News reports. “The attempt ultimately failed, but the incident was one of many instances of sabotage and infighting between potential Cabinet officials that came to define Trump’s presidential transition…

Insider Exposes Chaos And Infighting Behind Trump’s Cabinet Picks

Donald Trump’s second-term cabinet was shaped less by experience and more by loyalty, personal favors and petty infighting, according to a new book that pulls back the curtain on how top roles were handed out. In Retribution: Donald Trump and the Campaign That Changed America, journalist Jonathan Karl describes a West Wing where “obviously unqualified” picks could rise as long as the right person whispered in Trump’s ear. One example dominates K…