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Republicans are defined today more by a single man than perhaps either party has been in decades, even as the clock starts ticking on Donald Trump’s tenure.
By Shane Goldmacher
Report from Washington
The presidential inaugurations that inaugurate a new ruling party almost feel like the dawn of an era: Reagan, Clinton, Bush, Obama, but the inaugural moment of Donald J. Trump felt fundamentally different.
The Trump era began 8 years ago, with an intermission with Biden, and President Trump’s return this week cemented its position as the undisputed Republican party while marking the so-called resistance motion.
Today, Republicans explain themselves through a single man more than one or the other party has been for decades, just as Mr. Trump’s expiration date has an expiration date in 4 years, less than the portion of time he has already governed. the political scenario of the country. The Democratic Party is explained less through a specific politician or vision than it is for years, and is linked through fierce debates about what the party stands for and how to vigorously oppose Trump.
“Here I am,” Trump said in his inaugural address. The other Americans have spoken. “
Trump is a president at the height of his powers, but also closer to a lame duck era than any recently ushered-in era predecessor. The wonderful uncertainty lies in the way this contradiction manifests itself, in terms of his ability to implement his program and his unrivaled control over Republican voters.
He is already quick to use his authority whenever he has it, with a series of primary executive orders on immigration and energy, and he has also defeated pro-diversity projects within the federal government. He acted so temporarily that he began signing his first orders during a rally after the nomination, even before returning to the White House as president. Trump’s honeymoon with the public may last, or his pursuit of such a giant program may cause intense backlash.
Much of what has already happened with Mr. Trump has been unprecedented – denying the 2020 election; Stoking the Riot on January 6, 2021; his indictments; His trust – that it would possibly appear disorienting to delineate impracticality from the impossible, such as his winking and nodding comments at a 3rd term.
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