For the second time, 78 year-old Donald John Trump will be inaugurated as president of the United States of America shortly after noon on a Monday, 20 January.
This 47th swearing-in ceremony of a president will begin shortly after 4am Sydney time tomorrow morning, Tuesday 21 January 2025.
This is unchartered territory for America, having recently elected as its president an individual with thirty-four felony convictions for fraud against his name for acts occurring during the 2016 presidential campaign and one who had fomented violent insurrection on Capitol Hill, Washington DC on 6 January 2021.
It is also unchartered territory for America's trading partners and political allies, having to deal with a president and administration whose actions after 20 January 2025 the US Congress appears to have little to no ability or desire to mitigate or constrain.
To be continued......
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