Donald Trump shook up his White House transition team Friday by appointing running mate Mike Pence as its chairman and naming a cohort of Washington insiders - along with three of his children - to the operation. It marked a clear shift by Trump to tap into the very establishment that he railed so strongly against during his abrasive presidential campaign that culminated Tuesday in his shock election win over Democrat Hillary Clinton.
"The mission of our team will be clear: put together the most highly qualified group of successful leaders who will be able to implement our change agenda in Washington," the president-elect said in a statement as his team gathered in Trump Tower in New York. The move demotes New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to a deputy role, after he spent months heading the transition team. Christie - a former presidential candidate once seen as a possible running mate for Trump - likely paid the price after two of his former aides were convicted in connection with a political scandal that tainted the governor.
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