“…The transition, then, is a period of contemplation about the future, prophetic planning, and intricate preparation—all squeezed into under 80 days. It is neither exclusively the political theater of the campaign nor is it the prosaic day ‐to‐day work of governance (Azari & Vaughn, 2014; Ghazal Aswad, 2019). And, because of the enormity of the governance challenge in the United States, the president‐elect cannot do this alone.…”