PBS NewsHour

In a presidential transition, there’s no time for mistakes

Clip: 12/06/2016 | 5m 52s

President-elect Donald Trump is almost a month into his transition, preparing to take over the Oval Office. Judy Woodruff sits down with the Partnership for Public Service’s Max Stier, an expert on presidential transitions, to discuss why this phase is so poorly understood, how much private-sector experience helps incoming officials and the vulnerability inherent in the transfer of power.

Aired: 12/06/16

Rating: NR

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