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Meanwhile, the president-elect has progressed in assembling his advisory team in recent days, selecting a chief of staff, Susie Wiles, along with her deputy, Stephen Miller.

Elsewhere, Susie Wiles has already been appointed as the 47th president's chief of staff.

He expects Trump’s team will be mining staffers in Susie Wiles’s team and in the state, whose congressional and Senate delegations came out early for Trump.

He believes that could change with Ms Wiles leading the charge, and with key Floridians such as Rick Scott potentially in line as Senate Majority leader and Senator Marco Rubio in contention for a high-profile cabinet position.

Trump’s first appointment - Florida political consultant Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff - does offer one clue that a well-built Florida conservative political operation could be ready to replicate its success in the White House.