Mulvaney on Trump transition: This doesn't 'look anything like it did in 2017'

Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said President-elect Trump's transition into the White House "is not going to look anything like it did in 2017."

"The level of sophistication on the issues is so far beyond what it was in 2017," Mulvaney told "The Hill" host Blake Burman on NewsNation on Monday.

"This is not going to look anything like it did in 2017. This is going to be Trump 1.0 on steroids," he added in response to Trump's various position announcements in the last few days.

The incoming president announced Sunday that immigration enforcement veteran Tom Homan would serve as his "border czar" — a role overseeing border security in the north and south. Within days of his presidential victory, he tapped political strategist Susie Wiles to serve as his chief of staff, making her the first woman to hold the position.

He has also announced his intention to nominate Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.) as his national security adviser and former Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) to head the Environmental Protection Agency. Trump is also expected to name Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) as secretary of State and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) to lead the Department of Homeland Security.

Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer also joined Mulvaney and Burman to discuss his onetime boss's transition back to the White House.

"I don't think that we can understate the importance of what's happened of four years in the wilderness," Spicer said. "The work of America First Policy Institute and of Heritage Foundation to give options and plans, runways to take off from, if you will, of both personnel and policy has been instrumental."

"When you look at both the personnel and the process that's going to happen coming back into office, I think you're going to see a very focused — on both sides," he continued, explaining that he thinks the people are going to be "dedicated to advancing the America First agenda."

On the campaign trail, Trump sought to distance himself from the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 blueprint for a conservative president. Now that he’s won, though, concerns are growing that he will use some, if not all, of its ideas.

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