The return of Donald Trump to the White House has been received with a mixture of both anticipation and trepidation over what lies in store during his second outing as the leader of the so-called Free World. He has started his second stint with the grandiose claim that the "golden age of America begins right now." Hyperbole is what we have come to expect from him, part cartoon character but mostly political messiah of dubious import. As the forty-sixth president of the United States, Joe Biden undid some of the actions of the forty-fifth President, Donald Trump. The first executive orders and pronouncements have sharpened the expectations in some quarters that he is set to run amok, with the numbers solidly behind him this time. The transition and the entry into the Oval Office, achieved with a lot less bloodshed than we have seen previously, adds solidity to this presumption.

Thankfully, Trump's ability to fashion the world and America according to his wishes will be limited by, first and foremost, his age. At 78, he is no spring chicken. Trump's bull run will also be curtailed by the shape Congress will take half-way through his presidency, which probably explains why he is such a man in a hurry.........

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