Donald Trump's return to the presidency after a tumultuous period marked by impeachment and indictments is shaping up to be a dramatic departure from traditional norms. This article explores the unique circumstances surrounding Trump's second term, highlighting his unorthodox approach to governance, the influence of tech billionaires, and the implications for the future of American politics.
An ascension that many believed impossible not long ago. Yet today, two impeachments and four indictments later, he’s remarkably pulled it off, taking back the keys to the highest office in the land. At precisely 11.47am local time, Donald Trump will complete a comeback unlike any other in modern American political history; perhaps any political history. He’s chosen the time – as only he would – to mark his crowning as the 47th President of the United States.
An ascension that many believed impossible not long ago. Yet today, two impeachments and four indictments later, he’s remarkably pulled it off, taking back the keys to the highest office in the land. A criminally-convicted president with a powerful remit to tear down the system and (this time) take his new hi-tech bros with him. For Donald Trump is not only returning to office with both the electoral college and the popular vote under his belt, he’s also ushering in a bold new style of government, with the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, at his side, a cabinet full of Maga devotees, corporate America seemingly enthralled and a party utterly transformed in his image.On Sunday night, he threw precedent to the wind, and held a first-of-its-kind pre-inauguration victory rally, a warm-up act in the comfort of a downtown sports arena where Trump told the crowd to expect a flurry of executive orders from the moment he’s sworn in later today. Illegal immigration will be the top priority, then reversing much of Biden’s energy policy, as well as cracking down on transgender rights and promising to “get radical woke ideologies the hell out of our military”. “By the time the sun sets tomorrow, the invasion of our country will have come to a halt,” Trump told the raucous crowd. “The border security measures I will outline in my inaugural address tomorrow will be the most aggressive, sweeping effort to restore our borders that the world has ever seen.” Trump made the round-up of undocumented migrants the central pledge of his election campaign, but to achieve his goal in anything like the numbers he’s trailing will take thousands of additional border agents and billions more in funding. And even then, catching and deporting individuals is a painstaking process subject to legal challenge. But those are just details to Trump, who kept the promises rolling, including his assurance that by tonight, “everybody… will be happy with my decision on the J6 hostages, very happy, I think you will be very, very happy”. We already knew Trump planned to release many of those who attacked the Capitol on 6 January, but confirmation there was an executive order coming was met with loud cheers. It was very likely a close preview of the inaugural speech Trump will give today, with the big unknown being whether or not he will also use this moment to call for unity. Might that be the one thing he could do that would genuinely surprise? Even before he arrived in Washington, Trump had assumed some of the trappings of power. He made sure to travel in a government plane to DC. He, wife Melania and youngest son Baron left behind the warmth of Florida and the familiar surroundings of Mar-a-Lago, where he’s been holding court since the election. They return to the nation’s Capitol amid the piercing chill of a winter snowstorm – weather so inhospitable it has forced the inauguration indoors for the first time since Ronald Reagan was sworn in for his second term in 1985. A polar vortex disrupting established Washington precedent. A little bit like the man taking office today.Ahead of their arrival, Trump’s inaugural committee raised $150 million from donors. including once unfriendly tech giants like Microsoft, Google, Meta and Uber. And a slew of tech bosses will join him on stage today – Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos of Amazon and Apple’s Tim Cook. Men with almost unfathomable wealth and power – for now aligning themselves publicly with the President-elect And then there’s Musk – an ever-present part of his team, who also took to the stage during Sunday’s rally promising “significant changes” to the federal government. Cue rapturous applause. “We have to protect our geniuses,” said Trump, just hours after he said he’d protect the hugely popular TikTok, by delaying a law that bans the video app in America unless it’s separated from its Chinese owner. Post-election, Trump now knows the power of TikTok and overnight he’s gone from foe to friend, happy to bury fears of Chinese overreach provided the US controls half of TikTok from here on in. No doubt a tech bro somewhere will make that happen in short order. Such is Trump’s sway in the new world order. The Titans of Tech join a guest list today that is in part conventional and in part totally unprecedented. Instead of the usual handful of foreign ambassadors, Trump has invited heads of state and fellow hard-right political allie
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