Donald Trump to be sworn in as US President
The world is watching closely as Donald Trump takes office for a second term as US President. Trump has promised to stop the war. He will extend his hand of support to those who work for him. At the same time, he will bring his critics and detractors under investigation. Trump is scheduled to be sworn in as the 47th US President on Monday local time.
Trump has been criticizing US support for Ukraine in its war with Russia. Since before the US presidential election in November, he has been saying that he can end the Russia-Ukraine war within 24 hours of taking office. But his advisers have admitted that the Russia-Ukraine war is not ending in 24 hours. It will likely take months to end this war. Trump has indicated that Ukraine may have to cede some of its territory to Russia in order to reach a peace agreement. Russia has also expressed interest in negotiating with Trump to end the Ukraine war.
Trump and his national security adviser, Michael Waltz, criticized the outgoing Biden administration for allowing Ukraine to use missiles provided by the United States on Russian soil last November.
Trump also commented on the activities of the Western military alliance NATO. He said that his administration would examine NATO’s objectives and missions.
Trump has nominated US Senator Marco Rubio, known for his anti-China views, as his secretary of state. He is giving Rubio the responsibility of fulfilling his foreign policy goals.
However, Trump also intends to normalize relations with China. He invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to his inauguration. Although Xi did not attend, Chinese Vice President Han Zheng attended. In addition, he prevented the blocking of the Chinese technology company ByteDance’s app TikTok in the United States. CNN reported that Donald Trump also expressed his desire to visit China after taking office.
Trump supported Israel in its fight against Hamas in Gaza. However, he also supported the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas on Wednesday. Trump will try to normalize relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia. He previously made this effort during his first term from 2017 to 2021. Biden later continued it.
Trump also said that the United States will not interfere in the conflict in Syria. Then the country’s President Bashar al-Assad fell at the hands of rebels. In the Middle East, Iran is also expected to strengthen relations with Trump. The country’s new reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian is seen as pro-Western. A statement from the Iranian Foreign Ministry yesterday said that Iran hopes that the new Trump administration will move forward with a pragmatic policy.
Trump has said that he will build an air defense system similar to Israel’s Iron Dome across the United States. In addition, he has also said that he will launch operations in Mexico to catch drug smugglers.
Trump has also shown efforts to extend a hand of friendship to right-wing leaders in Europe. The guest list for his inauguration included Italian Prime Minister Giorgi Meloni and Argentine President Javier Miglio. In addition, Hungarian President Viktor Orban, UK right-wing Reform Party leader Nigel Farage, French politician Zemour, Spain’s hardline nationalist Vox Party leader Santiago Abascal, and German hardline Alice Weidel have been invited.
As Trump is steadily expanding his list of like-minded friends, he has also threatened to investigate detractors and critics. His transition team is preparing a list of potential high-ranking US military officials. Those who are disloyal to Trump may lose their jobs.
In addition, his administration will investigate political rivals, election officials, lawyers, and campaign fund donors. He has already appointed Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi as Attorney General and former National Security Officer Kash Patel as FBI Director. Trump has said that officials who do not follow his direction will lose their jobs. Trump will pardon most of the people accused of the Capitol riot in 2021. He will send those involved in the investigation of this incident to prison. He will punish those who have slandered him in various places, including TV networks. In addition, Trump will dismantle the network of those who implement other agendas or run the Deep State while sitting in the government.
