He returns from tomorrow Monday (20.01.2025) again tells you about a new gold century of America, although he has not changed since his previous term. In his second term in the White House Donald Trump is said to be even more ruthless and unpredictable and promises to pursue his opponents, denouncing “the inner enemy”. CORVERSE The Republican billionaire managed to make the political comeback of the century and achieved it without changing styles: ideas simple, which he repeats as they beam, without caring about contracts. “Trump’s character is fundamentally the same” as during his first term, emphasizes David Greenberg, professor of History and Journalism at Rutgers University, and describes him as “instant, obstinate, unstable”. “ What we can expect is even more unpredictable, ” he sums up speaking to the French Agency. CORVERSE For Peter Loge, professor at George Washington University, “if you liked Trump 1, you will also like Trump 2”. But the difference with his first term, from 2017 to 2021, is that the protections seem to have faded. The Republican Party has the majority in Congress, the media are going through economic crisis and identity crisis and the conservative establishment is attached to the New York tycoon case. “Trump has reformed the Republican Party in his image,” estimates John Rogowski, professor of Political Sciences at the University of Chicago. Almost 10 years after entering the political scene, the billionaire has been able to be surrounded by believers and drown disputes within the conservative camp. Unlike 2016, “the party’s internal fights will not be a mound,” predicts John Rogowski. Finally also in the image of the pariah, as the bosses of major technological companies, as well as foreign leaders, flocked to Mar-a-Lago’s luxurious residence to gain the favor of the elected president. His victory in November “made him more acceptable to a wider political palette”, according to John Rogowski. At the same time, trust in institutions has been eroded and David Greenberg is concerned about a potential weakening of the balancing of powers over the next four years, in a context of “war against bureaucracy”, promised by Donald Trump, and allies such as Elon Musk. The elected president was already in the attack and made known his intentions before he even returned to the Oval Office. REUTERS/Carlos Barria Deportation of more than 10 million irregular immigrants, generalised customs duties, annexation of the Panamanian and Greenland Canal: the list of statements causing shock grew daily. However, there is no certainty about its will to implement this programme up to antenna. “People must take Trump very seriously, ” assures David Greenberg, even if it is often difficult to distinguish what should be taken seriously from what should not be”. Some of his statements are “clear rhetorical challenges”, but others are “real signs of his political thoughts”, he adds. In addition to the strong statements of general politics, the most personal issue of revenge is underlying Trump’s word. The Republican revolted against some opponents who “should go to prison, ” against an“ internal enemy ” whom he did not identify and with whom the army should deal, or even against journalists and media he intends to drag before the courts. Because the former president never digested his defeat in the 2020 presidential election and continues to claim unfoundedly that he was robbed of that election. REUTERS/Daniel Cole Last Tuesday, a report by special prosecutor Jack Smith, who assured that Trump, if he had not been re-elected, would have been convicted of his attempt to overturn the 2020 election result, caused the wrath of the next White House tenant, who described the prosecutor as “unbalanced”. At the expense of the Republican a total of four criminal cases were prosecuted, convicted of one of them, and is suspected of wanting today to use justice for his own account. “I wouldn’t be surprised if people in his government were taking on as the main task of digging out enemies,” estimates John Rogowski, although he does not expect this to be the first priority. At present, however, uncertainty prevails as to what will determine this second term. ALLISON ROBBERT/Pool via REUTERS “We have been in the preparatory work so far,” analyses Peter Loge. “As soon as the season starts properly, game rules will change”. One thing is certain, Donald Trump will be, at 78, the oldest president to be sworn in, older by a few months than Joe Biden was during his own inauguration. If there is no inconceivable violation, the Constitution provides that this second term will be his last billionaire and the Republican camp will have difficulty finding a successor.
Donald Trump returns: Unblended, stormy, vengeful in his second term
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