Alyssa Mastromonaco

We needed them.

We needed them.

When I say the chickens come home to roost, it's everything. It is like Pfeiffer and I were the heads of our departments on the campaign, which meant that, you know, for me, I probably had a hundred and some full-time employees. I had 500 part-time employees. Every single one wants a job. But meanwhile, we're like, have jobs yet?

When I say the chickens come home to roost, it's everything. It is like Pfeiffer and I were the heads of our departments on the campaign, which meant that, you know, for me, I probably had a hundred and some full-time employees. I had 500 part-time employees. Every single one wants a job. But meanwhile, we're like, have jobs yet?

Because like, there's a lot of faith, you know, you're like, oh, I'm just going to start on the transition, but you haven't been given your job in the White House yet. And so you're a little bit on, you know, pins and needles. And to Piper's point, you know, we had this thing on the campaign called the block schedule, which is like the Bible. It's everything Barack Obama is going to do.

Because like, there's a lot of faith, you know, you're like, oh, I'm just going to start on the transition, but you haven't been given your job in the White House yet. And so you're a little bit on, you know, pins and needles. And to Piper's point, you know, we had this thing on the campaign called the block schedule, which is like the Bible. It's everything Barack Obama is going to do.

And I was in the transition office and this woman who I'm going to say her name because I love her today. But at the time, I almost had a stroke. Mona Sutphin, who is deputy chief of staff for policy, goes rolling through with the block schedule and it's all marked up with her handwriting. And she's like, Ron wanted me to take a whack at the first hundred days. I was like, 100 days? What?

And I was in the transition office and this woman who I'm going to say her name because I love her today. But at the time, I almost had a stroke. Mona Sutphin, who is deputy chief of staff for policy, goes rolling through with the block schedule and it's all marked up with her handwriting. And she's like, Ron wanted me to take a whack at the first hundred days. I was like, 100 days? What?

That is my job. Give me my schedule back. It was. And the thing is, the thing that was so hard for me is that Pfeiffer and I were not in the same office. So I couldn't go in his office, close the door and be like, buddy, you're not going to believe what happened. I'd like secretly call him from the bathroom in the Chicago transition.

That is my job. Give me my schedule back. It was. And the thing is, the thing that was so hard for me is that Pfeiffer and I were not in the same office. So I couldn't go in his office, close the door and be like, buddy, you're not going to believe what happened. I'd like secretly call him from the bathroom in the Chicago transition.

Does anyone give you a tour or do you just kind of like waltz in and figure it out? You just walk in. It's like, make no mistake. It's sort of prison-like. Like, if you think about the DMV, that's kind of what it's like.

Does anyone give you a tour or do you just kind of like waltz in and figure it out? You just walk in. It's like, make no mistake. It's sort of prison-like. Like, if you think about the DMV, that's kind of what it's like.

You know, historically, vetting is part of the transition. It is, you know, you need your papers, you need to submit them. They need to be vetted by the FBI and other people. You're learning. I mean, the one thing that Biden had a leg up on is that, He and several of his closest advisors had been in the White House for eight years as vice president.

You know, historically, vetting is part of the transition. It is, you know, you need your papers, you need to submit them. They need to be vetted by the FBI and other people. You're learning. I mean, the one thing that Biden had a leg up on is that, He and several of his closest advisors had been in the White House for eight years as vice president.

So a lot of the things that we kind of suffered from or would have suffered from in 2008 and nine, had we not been given the access that we got, weren't as catastrophic for him. But they still they still just slow everything down in a in a in a world where you still only have what, like 60 days, buddy, like ish to transition, give or take.

So a lot of the things that we kind of suffered from or would have suffered from in 2008 and nine, had we not been given the access that we got, weren't as catastrophic for him. But they still they still just slow everything down in a in a in a world where you still only have what, like 60 days, buddy, like ish to transition, give or take.

I don't know what mechanism would inform Biden of what I'm sure all of the all the surveillance equipment.

I don't know what mechanism would inform Biden of what I'm sure all of the all the surveillance equipment.

Well, the Chinese may have.

Well, the Chinese may have.