Here’s what we’re watching in transition world today:
🗓️ What we’re watching
- The Supreme Court denied a last ditch effort by President-elect Donald Trump to avoid his sentencing, which will take place at 9:30 a.m. Friday. Judge Juan Merchan has already said he will not give Trump any jail time, but the conviction will still stand.
- Trump’s team is eyeing Florida Division of Emergency Management Executive Director Kevin Guthrie to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency, POLITICO reported Friday.
👀 What’s Trump up to?
- Trump will appear at his sentencing virtually.
- During an appearance on Fox News last night, Trump addressed his friendly moment with former President Barack Obama at Jimmy Carter’s funeral yesterday. “It did look very friendly, I must say,” Trump said. “I didn’t realize how friendly it looked. I saw it on your wonderful network, just a little while ago before I came in and I said ‘Boy, they look like two people that like each other.’ And we probably do.”
🚨What’s up with the nominees?
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is seeing how far his last name will take him, especially in trying to court Massachusetts Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey.
📝ICYMI: Here are Trump’s latest administration picks
- Trump is tapping Christine Jack Toretti to serve as the next ambassador to Sweden Toretti failed to garner enough support in the Senate during Trump’s last presidency when she was nominated to serve as ambassador to Malta.
- Trump picked Fox News contributor Leo Terrell to serve as senior counsel to the assistant attorney general for civil rights in the Justice Department, Harmeet K. Dhillon.