Trump unbound: America braces for wild, dark comeback

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

72% : Trump has the support of Elon Musk, the world's richest manHe is expected to sign around 100 executive actions in his first hours in office, possibly including pardons for some of the January 6 rioters.
69% : "- New normal -But if anything, Trump 2.0 is set to be even more powerful, and more extreme.
61% : Conversely, Trump says he wants talks with the leaders of Russia and China, strongmen he has long openly admired.
60% : Trump has doubled down on his 'Make America Great Again' sloganA Trump presidency shocked many in 2016, but is now the new normal.
60% : "Trumpism is the Republican Party today," said Jon Rogowski of the University of Chicago, adding that Trump was now "more palatable to a wider range of the political spectrum.
58% : Donald Trump has shown little sign of changing his bombastic style in his second termBuckle up: Donald Trump returns to the White House next week for a second term that promises to be even more volatile -- and hard-line -- than his roller-coaster first presidency.
51% : On the world stage, Trump is more provocative than ever.
49% : "A really good metaphor for President Trump is professional wrestling," said Loge.
31% : Many of the guardrails around Trump four years ago are gone, with diehard loyalists replacing the so-called "adults in the room" who tried to moderate his worst instincts.
30% : Barely mentioned for now is the way Trump ended his first term -- in disgrace after his election-denying supporters attacked the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 -- or the fact that he will be the first convicted felon to be president.- 'Professional wrestling' -Trump will start his second term in a hurry, knowing that he's limited to four more years -- even if he has mused about a constitution-breaking third term.
29% : Trump has also picked an uncompromisingly controversial -- and rich -- cabinet, including the vaccine-skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for health secretary.
21% : Trump has also set off alarm bells around the globe, issuing outlandish territorial threats against US allies and stoking fears that he will throw Ukraine under the bus to win a peace deal with Russia.
12% : The once fervent accusations of "fascism" and authoritarianism have dimmed while even President Joe Biden, who described Trump as a "threat to democracy," has toned down his rhetoric.

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