HALIFAX—The United States and the world, including Canada, face two more years of Donald Trump’s presidency.

It could very easily be the most dangerous time in recent history, depending on how the most iconoclastic and belligerent president in American history approaches his last years in office.

If he leaves gracefully, if he is satisfied with having run the show for almost a decade, his exit could be uneventful. Like every president before him, he will enter the history books as he exits the White House.

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But Trump is not famous for his graceful conduct. In fact, he is better known for bending or breaking the rules rather than honouring them.  

What could an ugly exit look like? It could run all the way from an orgy of assassinating the characters of his perceived enemies, to foreign policy decisions aimed at showcasing his power. He might, for example, extend the Iran War in a way that would make the world a much more dangerous place.

Trump is already showing signs that he will leave office kicking and screaming—an exit that could undermine the basic principles of democracy.  

Even though the executive branch has absolutely no authority under the Constitution to have a hand in elections, Trump is already meddling.  

He is the first president to ask the states to provide him their voter lists. He has even asked for a voting machine, ostensibly to assess its ability to foil hacking attempts. But is that his real purpose, or is it something darker?

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