How Trump has 'vastly expanded his power' in 'two short months' since election victory

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : In an article published on January 9 -- 11 days before his second inauguration -- Axios reporters Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen detail the ways in which Trump has "expanded" his power since defeating Vice President Kamala Harris in the United States' 2024 election.
52% : "Major tech CEOs traveled to meet Trump in person and cut $1 million checks to his inauguration," VandeHei and Allen note.
50% : "READ MORE: Trump threatens tariffs for not getting Greenland -- which may hit Ozempic and Lego: reportVandeHei and Allen continue, "Trump will start his presidency with a very loyal GOP Senate and House, a vastly empowered MAGA-friendly media and information ecosystem, businesses scrambling to make amends or further improve cozy relationships, and money flowing fast into his family's business endeavors.
46% : And they describe the advances Trump has made in the "two short months" since his election victory.
41% : With the news media more fractured and less trusted than ever, outlets that once covered Trump with skepticism -- and even disdain -- have made surprise overtures to the president-elect.
38% : Donald Trump with French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris on December 7, 2024 (Wikimedia Commons)President-elect Donald Trump is still a week and a half away from returning to the White House, but he has been in the headlines a lot more than outgoing President Joe Biden.
35% : Trump is by far the most popular politician in Israel, giving him enormous leverage over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose coalition is weak and polls are bad.

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