Instead, they influenced the rapid buildup of a kind of shadow White House policymaking apparatus spearheaded by former Trump administration officials.
The groups aren’t officially affiliated with Trump’s campaign and have at times gotten crosswise with Trump’s political advisers.
Several of the outside groups designed to advance Trump’s policy goals are doubling as a clearinghouse for potential second-term job candidates.
Their operations are led by former Trump White House aides who were instrumental in efforts to weed out officials who disagreed with Trump toward the end of his first term.
The group he left quickly hired another former senior Trump White House personnel official to replace him.
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