One month from today Ex-President Donald Trump will retake the Whitehouse to become the President again. Like it or not, this will start an era of unprecedented events unfolding in the USA, as well as globally. His first 100 days will become the most dynamic, the most controversial, the most life changing, the most impactful, and the biggest roller coaster ride of human emotions you can ever imagine. Trump 2.0 will be a game changer in American politics. Whether this will be for the good, or whether it will ultimately break America for good, only time will tell.
I should not be too surprised if during the first few days in office he begins to issue presidential orders to address:
- Closing the southern border.
- Launch the largest deportation program in American history.
- Fire special counsel Jack Smith.
- Free most of those in jail for January 6thprotests.
- End the Green New Deal. Instigate ‘drill, drill, drill’.
- Ban trans women from women’s sports.
- Dismantle the ‘deep state’ of government workers.
- Impose tariffs on imported goods
- Cut federal money for any school “pushing critical race theory, transgender insanity and other inappropriate racial, sexual or political content onto the lives of our children.”
10. Pardon himself.
The list is much longer and within those first 100 days, every aspect of American life and society will be affected.
Trump 2.0 has learnt from his first term that he has the power, but he needs to dot the i's and cross the t'sto ensure his roadmap is not undermined by the ‘deep state’ that has already started to work in the sewers of Washington to hamper his presidency.
From the people he has already appointed, it seems he has learnt something from his past mistakes, but maybe there are still gaps in his grasp of Washington. He has big brains like Elon Musk on his side. He would be well-minded to listen to them and temper his usual bombastic trigger-happy approach with a bit of targeted ingenuity.
In my opinion he has made a fatal error in attacking the BRICs nations. In a post on ‘X’ he said, “We require a commitment from these countries that they will neither create a new Brics currency nor back any other currency to replace the mighty US dollar or they will face 100% tariffs and should expect to say goodbye to selling into the wonderful US economy”. This is not only foolish, but by now he should have recognised, a threat nations like India or China will not bode well for America. Afterall, if the US Dollar is still ‘mighty’, then why on earth would a President be so terrified of competition? Someone in his core team needs to make some strong coffee quickly before they go down a route that will end in disaster.
I am also getting word that Elon Musk might be contemplating giving Reform UK USD100 millionparty donationsto kick start a national campaign for a massive change in British politics. Ultimately to put Nigel Farage in Number 10. Remember, Reform UK was responsible for Labour winning the last election with such a massive majority. The way our politics work with the ‘First Past the Post’ (FPTP) system, Reform UK will need a massive majority in all seats targeted, and not just an overall national poll lead. Will USD100m buy them this majority, only time will tell. For the UK, 2029just got interesting.
Trump 2.0 can be a power for good by diminishing the power of the American ‘deep state’ that is not just responsible for the madness in America, but also how it has created a mess right around the world. He has two years to put his plans in place with another two years to see as many of his policies to final fruition. And if the Republicans really want to change America for good, they will need to ensure they remain in power for at least another two terms. For that to happen, the average American must feel better in their pocket and be empowered.
Controversy will follow this new presidency no matter what they do. How they manage the narrative and not get tangled up in the gutter of Washington politics will be the key that opens the bandwidth for change. Biden’s legacy is of an old man who has lost his marbles and who pardoned his own son. What will Trump’s legacy be?
