Trump, and the world, ready for a "leap into the dark"

“It really is a leap into the dark. And I think that’s true for the country and that’s true for Trump,” said veteran GOP Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.), who has previously held several top Republican posts, including chief of staff to the Republican National Committee. “And that’s what the country wanted to do.”…

“Whether he’s ready or not is even more indiscernible than usual,” Cole said. “He’s never held public office. He’s never been a governor. He’s never been a senator and we don’t have a lot of votes that give you a pattern of what he thinks….In terms of Congress, I can assure you that we’re not ready.”…

Inside the West Wing, Joe Hagin, one of Trump’s three deputy chiefs of staff and a veteran of the George W. Bush White House, is seen as crucial to standing up the operation quickly.

“Thank God they got Joe Hagin because Joe will make that first day bearable,” said Bennett, who has started a lobbying firm with former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski down the block from the White House to capitalize on the new Washington world order. “Unlike previous administrations, there are precious few people with government experience. Precious few. Precious, precious few.”