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| Donald Trump denies transition disarray after sackings | Donald Trump denies transition disarray after sackings |
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| US President-elect Donald Trump has defended his handling of the transition to the White House, amid reports of disarray in his team. | US President-elect Donald Trump has defended his handling of the transition to the White House, amid reports of disarray in his team. |
| Mr Trump tweeted that the process of selecting his new cabinet and other positions was "very organised". | Mr Trump tweeted that the process of selecting his new cabinet and other positions was "very organised". |
| US media say two senior members of the transition team working on national security have been forced out. | US media say two senior members of the transition team working on national security have been forced out. |
| Mr Trump, a property tycoon and Republican outsider, won an unexpected victory against Hillary Clinton. | Mr Trump, a property tycoon and Republican outsider, won an unexpected victory against Hillary Clinton. |
| He has already replaced New Jersey Governor Chris Christie with Vice-President-elect Mike Pence as head of the transition team. | He has already replaced New Jersey Governor Chris Christie with Vice-President-elect Mike Pence as head of the transition team. |
| Media reports say Mr Trump's son-in-law and close adviser Jared Kushner was behind the change. | Media reports say Mr Trump's son-in-law and close adviser Jared Kushner was behind the change. |
| Mr Christie was New Jersey attorney general when Mr Kushner's father was tried and jailed in the state for tax evasion, illegal campaign contributions and witness tampering in 2004. | Mr Christie was New Jersey attorney general when Mr Kushner's father was tried and jailed in the state for tax evasion, illegal campaign contributions and witness tampering in 2004. |
| Former Congressman and House intelligence committee chairman Mike Rogers, who was handling national security for the transition, announced on Tuesday that he was leaving. | Former Congressman and House intelligence committee chairman Mike Rogers, who was handling national security for the transition, announced on Tuesday that he was leaving. |
| He and another member of the national security team, Matthew Freedman, were sacked, according to the New York Times. | |
| Mr Rogers is thought to have been close to Mr Christie, while Mr Freedman is said to be a protege of Paul Manafort, Mr Trump's former campaign manager who quit in August. | |
| But Mr Trump sought to calm fears of turmoil. | But Mr Trump sought to calm fears of turmoil. |
| "Very organized process taking place as I decide on Cabinet and many other positions," he tweeted. | "Very organized process taking place as I decide on Cabinet and many other positions," he tweeted. |
| "I am the only one who knows who the finalists are!" | "I am the only one who knows who the finalists are!" |
| A break with protocol: By David Willis, BBC News, Washington | A break with protocol: By David Willis, BBC News, Washington |
| Donald Trump has spent the week since his election holed up in the Manhattan skyscraper that bears his name. | Donald Trump has spent the week since his election holed up in the Manhattan skyscraper that bears his name. |
| He's been looking to fill key posts in his cabinet, but the early indications are it's proving a less- than-straightforward task. | He's been looking to fill key posts in his cabinet, but the early indications are it's proving a less- than-straightforward task. |
| There have already been calls for Mr Trump to rescind one of the appointments he has made - that of the former head of the right wing Breitbart website Steve Bannon as senior White House adviser. | There have already been calls for Mr Trump to rescind one of the appointments he has made - that of the former head of the right wing Breitbart website Steve Bannon as senior White House adviser. |
| Following a day of meetings, and a reassurance from his press spokesman that he would be staying in for the evening, Mr Trump took to a New York steak house for dinner with his family last night - a break with protocol which left some reporters speculating that he might not be fully comfortable with the sort of scrutiny that comes with the presidency. | Following a day of meetings, and a reassurance from his press spokesman that he would be staying in for the evening, Mr Trump took to a New York steak house for dinner with his family last night - a break with protocol which left some reporters speculating that he might not be fully comfortable with the sort of scrutiny that comes with the presidency. |
| The former mayor of New York, Rudolph Giuliani - who has been tipped for a senior post - said presidential transitions were always a complex process, and glitches were normal. | The former mayor of New York, Rudolph Giuliani - who has been tipped for a senior post - said presidential transitions were always a complex process, and glitches were normal. |
| Mr Trump is due to be inaugurated as president on 20 January 2017. | Mr Trump is due to be inaugurated as president on 20 January 2017. |