Now, given that 31 of the 38 people involved in drafting the roughly 900-page plan were either nominated to positions in Trump’s administration or transition team, it’s getting even harder to push aside the controversial blueprint, per a report from The Guardian.
The goal is to avoid the pitfalls of Trump’s first years in office, when the Republican president’s team was ill-prepared, his Cabinet nominees had trouble winning Senate confirmation and policies were met with resistance — by lawmakers, government workers and even Trump’s own appointees who refused to bend or break protocol, or in some cases violate laws, to achieve his goals.