Trump Watch: Angry duck, lame duck, chaotic duck: Wie wird Trump in den kommenden zwei Jahre agieren?
Der US-Präsident verschanzt sich mit Hardliner-Vertrauten und lässt nach den verlorenen Midterms und angesichts des Nvidia-China-Spionageskandals noch weniger Menschen in seinen inneren Kreis.
Stephen Miller, a new staff member, is meant to shield Trump ideologically and limit his access. Attorney General Todd Blanche is constructing a legal fortress around the Trump team, blurring his role with that of a Trump lawyer. Jim Jordan, a Trump associate, is set to become the new Republican faction leader in the House of Representatives, tasked with keeping lawmakers in check.
"This tells a story about the entire political lineup for the next two years," says co-host Christian Lammert, a professor of North American political systems at FU Berlin. "It seems more radical, more insular, focused on building an opposition to potential Democratic attacks and investigations." The co-hosts agree: despite Trump's soft-spoken tone in some interviews, there is a clear indication that he will act more ferocious and deliberately unpredictable in the next two years - particularly in foreign and immigration policies.
Written by urgent.news from Handelsblatt's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
