Welcome back to Trump's America. It's so much different this time around.

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

69% : Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York has been tapped to serve as US Ambassador to the United Nations, pending Senate confirmation.
68% : Many Americans, who saw the multitude of national polls showing former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ahead of Trump in 2016, were genuinely surprised when he won that November.
67% : "Here's a look at how Trump and the country have entered a whole new era as the start of the president-elect's second term approaches:From Meta and Amazon to Ford and GM, a wide range of businesses and CEOs have contributed to Trump's inaugural fund.
66% : And the results showed that Trump broadened his appeal, as he won every major swing state and even secured a plurality of the national popular vote.
64% : Still, Trump retained his hold over the GOP base, which powered his dominant caucus and primary wins last year.
60% : Trump now has a unified Congress, and he won a second term on the strength of his prior economic record, giving him a level of public support that he lacked early on in his first term.
55% : In 2017, Trump raised $107 million for his inaugural committee, a staggering sum at the time.
55% : Trump is entering his second term with perhaps his strongest influence over Republicans to date.
54% : "As a result, a lot of businesses are lining up behind Trump pretty rapidly," he said.
50% : On Inauguration Day, Trump will be sworn in with a firm grip on the Republican Party.
48% : So when Trump won, it wasn't a shock to many.
47% : Dan Schnur, who teaches political communication at the University of Southern California and the University of California-Berkeley, told BI that Trump's first election "caused much more disruption" than it did in November 2024.
43% : Even as Harris' presidential candidacy spiked enthusiasm among Democrats after Biden stepped aside as the party's nominee, Trump still retained an advantage on the economy -- which was a top issue for voters last November.
42% : This time around, Trump is leaning heavily on loyalists and longtime supporters in selecting his second-term Cabinet picks and other high-level appointees.
41% : Trump has so far raised at least $170 million for his second inaugural, according to The Associated Press.
41% : He spent lavishly to help elect Trump and other GOP candidates last year, and Musk is now seemingly never too far away from the president-elect during major public appearances.
36% : And many top leaders steered clear of Trump in the immediate aftermath of the January 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol, where legions of pro-Trump supporters stormed the complex in an effort to stop the certification of President Joe Biden's 2020 electoral victory.
35% : Lawmakers who may have been reluctant to align themselves with Trump in the past have largely put old feelings aside, embracing the fact that Republicans will now control the levers of power in Washington.
32% : In 2017, Trump was still a political novice and leaned on the legislative relationships that then-Vice President Mike Pence had amassed during his years on Capitol Hill.
31% : After Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in November, though, many business and tech leaders actively began to renew or establish relationships with the incoming commander-in-chief.

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