Things learned after President Trump’s first week

According to AP, the first week of US President Donald Trump’s second term partly showed signs of developments at the White House in the coming years.

A bolder second term

Within just a few hours after being sworn into office, Trump pardoned more than 1,500 people convicted or charged in the attack on Capitol Hill on January 6, 2021, including those who fought and clashed with the force. police force. Mr. Trump’s decision contradicts comments from Vice President JD Vance, who affirmed that Mr. Trump would only pardon those who have not committed violent acts.

The pardon is the first of many moves by Mr. Trump to his supporters. According to AP, being relieved of some pressures, such as him no longer having to think about running for office due to term limits under the US constitution, or the Supreme Court granting immunity to presidents, has helped. Mr. Trump is somewhat more comfortable when making decisions.

For those whom the new US president believes have opposing views, Mr. Trump has taken measures such as stopping the extension of protective measures for Dr. Anthony Fauci (former advisor on the Covid-19 pandemic). under Mr. Trump), former US National Security Advisor John Bolton, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Decisions to protect the above people were continuously extended under former President Joe Biden’s term, when there were life threats against them. Mr. Trump also canceled the security clearance – a type of clearance that helps officials access sensitive documents – for former government officials who have criticized him.

8 years of accumulated experience

In his first days in office, Trump proved that he and his team had lessons from his first four years in office, along with four years of standing outside and observing political developments.

Mr. Trump took advantage of the time to make his mark with nearly 200 executive orders on the first day, along with subsequent policy decisions on many issues. The scale of the decree also surpassed that of his predecessor Joe Biden in his early days in the Oval Office.

The US President is said to have tried to quickly erase what is considered the image of Mr. Biden’s administration, including reforming the government personnel apparatus and erasing 4 years of federal initiatives on DEI programs ( diversity, equity and inclusion), rescind Mr. Biden’s executive barriers on artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency, send more troops to the southern border and get tough on deportation decisions immigrants.

During his first term, Trump’s initial executive orders were symbolic and largely overturned by the Supreme Court. This time, although there are still limits to his authority, observers believe that Mr. Trump is more proficient in taking advantage of the authority of the White House owner.

Still retains its own personality

Mr. Trump’s inauguration speech was said to have a relatively neutral tone, but about an hour later, the public and the political community saw something that demonstrated the special personality of the 47th US president.

He had an attack on his predecessor Biden, the US Department of Justice and political opponents, mentioned from the meeting with supporters at the Capitol after his inaugural address, to his speech at Capitol One arena. Arena and a question and answer session with reporters in the Oval Office.

The role of the court

The US judicial system is predicted to have many legal confrontations with President Trump in his second term. On the first day, Mr. Trump signed an executive order abolishing birthright citizenship, stipulated in the Amendments. 14th judgment and existed for more than a century.

District court judge John Coughenour, who blocked the order, said that “this is a blatantly unconstitutional order.” The cases will not only determine how Mr. Trump’s controversial actions will end, but also assess the authority and capacity that each US president can exercise to advance his agenda. the.

Standing in the middle of the “stage of billionaires”

Appearing at the inauguration ceremony of Mr. Trump, a famous businessman in the US before entering politics, was a collection of the world’s richest billionaires, most of whom are involved in the technology sector.

They may be partners with the US government, but they are competitors in the marketplace, especially in today’s highly competitive field like technology. The confrontational move appeared after Mr. Trump announced a $500 billion AI investment from two companies OpenAI and SoftBank. Billionaire Elon Musk criticized that SoftBank does not have such a large amount of money and that the number is just an exaggeration, while OpenAI General Director Sam Altman affirmed that there is enough funding.

Shaking hands with the richest people in the technology world means that Mr. Trump can stand among the competition of leading corporations. Speaking on January 23, Mr. Trump said: “The people in the $500 billion deal are very smart people, but Mr. Elon Musk may not like it. However, I also have some people who hate me.”

Admiration for the late President William McKinley

Mr. Trump is an admirer of the 25th President of the United States William McKinley. In addition to signing an executive order on the first day requesting the renaming of Mount Denali in Alaska to Mount McKinley, Mr. Trump is said to favor the tax policy of the late US president, saying that America was at its most prosperous in the past. 1890s, when Mr. McKinley was in office.

However, economists say that the 25th president’s policies are not a reasonable model for the 21st century. For example, the tax policy research organization Tax Foundation said that federal tax revenue in 1900 , when Mr. McKinley was re-elected, only reached 3% of total economic revenue. Meanwhile, current tax revenue accounts for 17% of total revenue but is still not enough to support government spending.