Trump 2.0: Three tactics he may use to get his way in a second administration

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : In this second Trump term, ultra-Maga loyalists are being lined up to serve in key positions and Trump will be free to embrace the new American right agenda, unlike in 2016 when he had to turn to the Republican party establishment for guidance.
55% : This may serve to deepen worries on the lengths Trump will go to get his way, and achieve what he told an audience in July 2019 during his first term: "I have the right to do whatever I want as president."
48% : There is a way, however, for Trump to bypass parliamentary procedure and confirm his preferred choices for all high-level government positions - recess appointments.
47% : As Trump prepares to assume the presidency for the second time and continues to signal his desire to contravene many of America's established constitutional conventions, a US Supreme Court ruling from earlier this year may take on more ominous significance.
43% : Concerns have also been raised by current and former US defence department officials that many within their ranks could be subjected to loyalty tests, and that Trump could use further executive orders to cut thousands of civil servants' jobs and replace them with conservative allies.3.
43% : However, how could Trump, in a second administration, follow up on this?
42% : But more recently Trump and other presidents have withdrawn candidates for cabinet roles if it seemed unlikely they would get nominations through the Senate, or when Senate investigations made information public that undermined their candidacy.
42% : Use of executive ordersTrump has also made clear his desire to use executive orders to assert his control over the US military and accelerate the process of removing generals found to be "lacking in requisite leadership qualities".
38% : Trump has suggested that the Republican leadership in the Senate call a recess after he assumes the presidency, allowing him to unilaterally make all of his governmental appointments.
31% : Legal manoeuvresSince winning his first presidential election in November 2016, Trump has made regular references to seeking revenge against political opponents.
18% : This panel would send its dismissal suggestions to Trump and these job losses would be expected within 30 days.
18% : In the weeks leading up to November's election, Trump repeatedly referred to Democrats as the "enemy from within" and mused that the US National Guard may be needed to address this "danger".

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