Donald Trump
Trump's worries after the victory rally last night: "The most dangerous thing"
Johan Edgar
Updated 00.51 | Published 00.44
A triumphant Donald Trump received the cheers of his supporters last night.
At a small desk, he signed a number of presidential orders.
But a worry hangs over him in the midst of the victory rally.
Shortly after 11 pm Swedish time, Donald Trump's family members walked into the Capitol One Arena in Washington DC.
They were received like rock stars by the president's supporters and took their seats in white armchairs behind the red stage.
Daughter Ivanka signed a picture of the flag for a happy supporter.
“Fight, fight, fight”
At 11:25 p.m., the black curtain was pulled aside and President Trump entered the arena with his wife Melania.
He took his time talking to people, shaking hands and letting his photos be taken by all the supporters who had their phones ready.
Once on stage, he pumped his arm in the air repeatedly, took in the applause and stood next to his Vice President JD Vance.
“Fight, fight, fight,” echoed in the arena.
Then parts of the planned inauguration parade were carried out, which was originally supposed to have taken place outdoors, but which had to be moved indoors due to the severe cold in Washington.
Sat down at a small desk
At 12:20 AM he began speaking, surrounded by Americans who have relatives held hostage by Hamas.
It was Trump's third speech of the day.
Much of the time was spent introducing all his family members and getting them to stand up.
To the right of the stage, a small desk had been set up. There, Trump was to sign a number of presidential orders in front of his cheering supporters.
A lot of it was about repealing many of Biden's presidential decrees.
- They'll be nullified in, like, five minutes, Trump said.
But he spoke for much longer than that before he finally sat down at his desk.
He also said he would write pardons for people who participated in the storming of the Capitol.
At 12:47 AM he sat down at his desk and began signing documents with his characteristic thick pen.
Among the decrees was a requirement for federal employees to end remote work. He also signed a document that takes the United States out of the Paris climate agreement.
Welcomed home
Donald Trump started the day at church with Melania, was “welcomed home” to the White House by the Bidens and took the presidential oath indoors in the Capitol.
It was 6:02 p.m. Swedish time when he became the 47th president of the United States. Then the 78-year-old flashed a rare smile.
He often looked serious and composed during the different parts of the ceremony.
Trump looked happier when he was allowed to leave the political elite and walk out among the supporters who were waiting for him in the Capital One Arena.
The audience in red Trump caps had already been fired up by a series of speakers.
The anxiety in the frenzy
Among other things, billionaire Elon Musk made headlines by waving his right arm in a gesture that some said resembled a “Hitler salute” as he praised all Republican voters.
But in the great frenzy of victory, the president has expressed concern that his extensive plans are under threat, writes writes The New York Times, citing a number of sources close to him.
One threat is people in his own party, another is the Democrats.
But the clock is also a threat.
On the evening of January 10, ten days before the inauguration, he gathered a couple of dozen key people within the Republican delegation in the House of Representatives at a large U-shaped table in the ballroom at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, the newspaper writes.
“A wounded animal is the most dangerous”
He then explained to the members how he sees his accession to power and how he will use the opportunity to get the most out of it.
Trump said that the Democrats are wounded, suffering from low self-confidence and are disorganized.
And he wants to take advantage of that weakness, but warned that “a wounded animal is sometimes the most dangerous,” according to two sources in the room.
Trump said he wants to start at a furious pace and sign presidential decrees “until he breaks his hand.”
The period to act forcefully is shorter than the four years of his term.
After the 2026 midterm elections, when attention will shift to his successor, Trump will likely not have the same influence over Republicans in Congress and America's leading business leaders, writes The New York Times.
Fears insurgents
According to sources to the newspaper, his biggest concern is not that Democrats will succeed in putting a brake on his agenda. He is, according to the information, much more worried about his own party.
The Republican majority in Congress is so small that it is enough for a couple of people to go against the party line for his proposal to fail.
At the secret meeting at Mar-a-Lago, Trump said that Republicans "have to stand united" and that Democrats are much better at that.
The president's advisers are fully aware that there are cracks within the Republican group in the House of Representatives, writes The New York Times.
Trump also does not have total control over all members in the Senate.
Wants a lounge
Among other things, two of the Republican senators have broken with the president on the issue of forcing the closure of Tiktok.
One way to keep the party in check is by avoiding leaks. He has been clear to his advisors that he will not accept it this time. No one who could possibly write a revealing book about their experiences afterwards should get a place in the administration.
Trump also has ideas for changing the White House to increase control and keep his allies close.
He has told people in his staff that he wants to convert a space near the Oval Office into a kind of lounge for his friends, writes The New York Times.
After the victory ceremony in the Capital One Arena, Donald Trump went on to a number of inauguration balls in Washington.
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