Article by:
Stephen Collinson
Donald Trump will flex one of the most intense and sweeping demonstrations of presidential power on the first day of any administration, seeking to fundamentally change America’s course by sundown on Monday.
On a frigid day that forced inside his swearing-in as the 47th president, Trump plans a blizzard of hardline executive actions on immigration, energy production, transgender athletes and the pardoning of January 6 rioters.
His inaugural show of force — “close to 100 to be exact,” he said Sunday — will set the tone for a second term anchored on Trump’s strongman persona and vision of an all-powerful presidency, aimed at unleashing intense disruption at home and abroad.
Trump warmed up for his second inauguration at a Sunday victory rally in Washington, DC, that culminated in a spectacle that would have astounded generations of his starchy collared predecessors, showing off his lock-kneed, jerky dad dance with the Village People and their late 1970s hit “YMCA” — his political anthem.
His informality underscored how the former real estate magnate, tabloid villain and reality TV star has become a cultural figure among his millions of admirers.Read more...
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