Trump says US could slap 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports from February 1

No one has ever accused Donald Trump of consistency. Shortly after being sworn in, he promised to bring peace to the world, reoccupy the Panama Canal and expand American territory. The latter seemed like a declaration of war, the first of its kind in the history of US inauguration speeches. The trick, as always with Trump, is to figure out just what he means by rhetoric.

His picture of a new golden age was very different from 2017 when he spoke of “American carnage.” But this time his speech carried more specific actions, including regional aggression against America’s neighbors, US troops on the Mexican border, the start of mass deportations of illegal immigrants, an end to subsidies for electric cars and a new era of “micro-drilling.” Dig.” These should be taken seriously.

The emotions that prevailed in the Capitol Rotunda also spoke volumes. It would be an exaggeration to say that Trump’s second inauguration was unprecedented. Surrounded by the world’s richest men, who are worth up to $1 trillion, headed by Elon Musk ($434 billion), Jeff Bezos ($240 billion), and Mark Zuckerberg ($212 billion), Trump’s return was blessed by the outgoing president. . Joe Biden called the new oligarchy.

Never before has a billionaire president had such wealth.

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