2 weeks Ago By USA TODAY
Incoming announced her first major East Wing hire on Friday, naming her longtime aide, Hayley Harrison, as her chief of staff. “Mrs. Harrison has maintained an integral role and exceptional leadership on the First Lady’s team over the past seven years,” The time-period spans Trump’s White House years and as well as her post-First lady life at Mar-a-Lago, their estate in Palm Beach, Florida.
Trump said Harrison had a “strong understanding of White House operations,” and in her new role would “oversee and manage the East Wing’s team while strategically liaising with other parts of government.” In an appearance on ‘Fox & Friends’ on Oct. 29, a week before the election, Trump said she was not “anxious” because she had “much more experience” as she had already lived in the White House.
“So when you go in, you know exactly what to expect,” she said. “You know what kind of people you need to get.” “You need to have people that are on your team that they have the same vision as me and to serve me because they serve the country,” she added.
Harrison was one of the figures named and identified as “Trump Employee 1” in the indictment against the former and future last year for his alleged mishandling of classified documents, according to ABC News. Special Counsel Jack Smith looks is the investigation before Trump is inaugurated..
