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Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world
No one has consistently accused Donald Trump. Shortly after being sworn in, he pledged to bring world peace, recapture the Panama Canal, and expand America’s territory. The latter sounded very much like a declaration of war — a first in the history of American inaugural addresses. The trick, like Trump, is to know what he means just from his words.
Speaking of the “American carnage”, the image of the new golden age was very different from 2017. But this time, his speech took on specific measures, including territorial attacks on America’s neighbors, US troops on the Mexican border, the start of mass deportations of illegal immigrants, ending electric vehicle subsidies and a new era. He said. These should be taken seriously.
The vibe in the Capitol Rotunda also spoke volumes. To say Trump’s second term was unprecedented would be an understatement. Surrounded by the world’s richest, with fortunes north of a trillion dollars in his class, held by Elon Musk ($434 billion), Jeff Bezos ($240 billion) and Mark Zuckerberg ($212 billion), Trump’s return has been blessed by the outgoing president. Joe Biden called out the new oligarchy.
Never before have they rubbed shoulders with a billionaire president of such wealth. Trump has been using his return to expand his own wealth. In the days leading up to his inauguration, he created a meme coin dubbed “$Trump,” adding billions to his paper fortune. His wife Melania followed suit with her own crypto offering. A US bid for a 50 percent stake in the Chinese-owned social media app was blocked by Congress last week by the Supreme Court. Tik Tok CEO Show Zee Chew was there.
The contrast between Trump And his predecessors, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Biden, signaled more regime change than a simple transfer of power. They listened with little astonishment as Trump laid out an agenda that would overturn everyone he stood for – Bush the Republican and Biden the Democrat. “Welcome home,” Biden told Trump in the morning as he greeted him at the White House. Trump also reiterated in his address that he has already granted amnesty to former government officials and members of his own family. The ceremony was held in a room vandalized four years ago by Trump supporters who claimed the 2020 election was stolen.
In addition to promising to plant the Stars and Stripes on Mars, Trump also claimed last July that God saved him from a fatal bullet to make America great again. Trump in 2016 After their 2017 speech, Bush turned to the Clintons and said, “That was weird.” It’s unclear whether Bush will have a word on Trump’s second term on Monday.
