- — Donald Trump’s classical speech, as if he were inactive in election run mode, comments the American
- — It is no coincidence that Trump mentioned in this speech his triumph in elections, which he treats as a mandate for profound social and political change in the United States, says Dr. Turk
- Are American institutions defending themselves against the president and his urges? At this point, we have a situation that the Congress, where the majority in both chambers has the Republican Party, is not peculiarly curious in it, says the analyst
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Piotr Oleliarczyk, Onet: Donald Trump amazed with something in his speech in legislature yesterday?
Dr. Maciej Turek, a political scientist and American Institute of American Studies and Polish Studies at the Jagiellonian University: The fact that it was a different speech than in 2017, erstwhile Trump started his first term. In 2017, Trump's speech was highly presidential. On the 1 hand, there were announcements about what his administration would implement and in which areas legislature would ask for the legislative process to begin. On the another hand, there was besides a call for unity and for the elimination of political divisions. In yesterday's speech, no of that happened.
Trump of 2025 and Trump of 2017, is like 2 different people.
Yesterday it was Donald Trump's classical speech, as if he were inactive in election mode. To say that the predecessor, Joe Biden, was the worst president in the past of the United States. To say that the Donald Trump administration has achieved more in a fewer weeks than another presidents for 4 or 8 years. To add, for example, to the fact that the intent of this power will be to remove toxins from food, erstwhile it is seen that certain environmental regulations introduced by the Biden administration are weakened or even eliminated by the Trump administration. In short, it is hard to treat the words of a statesman. But Trump's utilized to it. The speech was full of inaccuracies, so it is hard to talk of any fresh quality.
The dictatorship in the United States is inactive far away
Trump opens commercial wars with neighbours, offends allies, prices emergence in the United States, nervously reacts to the stock market. Why is this term, at least its beginning, so different from Trump's first term?
The first time the triumph in the presidential election was unexpected, possibly even for Donald Trump himself. But after losing in 2020, the president and his advisors had 4 years to prepare for a possible second term. And from their position this time was very well utilized by them. Donald Trump tells us that he was elected to carry out certain activities. And he does that due to the fact that he says he's just doing his program. It does so at the beginning of the term, due to the fact that it is very well aware that all government consumes itself and is becoming little popular over time. It is no coincidence that Trump mentioned in this speech his triumph in elections, which he treats as a mandate for profound social and political change in the United States. He himself points out that initially these changes may be unpopular and may be painful, but in the long word they will change the destiny of America. Trump seems to firmly believe that through politics his predecessor America is on the verge of falling. And he will reconstruct her glory.
Some half joke, half seriously say that who knows if there's gonna be a 3rd word for Donald Trump. Of course, the concern is that America is moving towards dictatorship. You share, too?
We inactive have the 22nd amendment to the Constitution, which clearly points to 2 terms of office for American presidents. There is no change to this amendment, and at this point there are no major prospects. Another thing is, Donald Trump is the oldest president to be sworn in. Even older than Biden. 4 years is simply a long time, especially at this age. Therefore, we will see if this issue affects Trump’s physical strength and cognitive abilities, which are essential for his office.
However, many people outside America wipe their eyes with amazement that the president of the United States behaves in this way and seems to have no opposition in the country.
The fact is, of course, that Donald Trump is trying to successfully usurp Congress' powers. He and his supporters unflatteringly look at national judges who block Trump's various initiatives by pointing to their unconstitutionality. It should be said, however, that all president is trying to cut off from both segments of power to a lesser or greater extent. And here the question arises what another institutions do to prevent it? Are they defending themselves against the president and his urges? Or not?
Trump vs. United States
What's up with the defence now?
At this point we have a situation that Congress, where the majority in both chambers has the Republican Party, is not peculiarly curious in this. We besides have the ultimate Court, which, in the July 2024 Trump vs. United States ruling, concluded that the president could not be the subject of criminal proceedings for his decisions as part of his duties. And since their scope besides mostly includes alleged alleged powers, the president does not gotta fear the criminal charges he faced between 2021 and 2024. The ultimate Court so importantly increased what the president can and cannot do. By the strength of things, the president will prosecute even greater dominance.
However, there are fuses in the United States that hold back the dictatorial urges of power.
These tools, of course, exist. And both legislature and the ultimate Court can usage them. But if they do, that's a full different issue.
I'll change the subject for a second. Why does Trump attack Zelenski so hard, and he's so gentle to Putin? Why is Trump so strong for the weak and the weak for the strong?
In general, erstwhile it comes to Trump's current abroad policy, unlike various commentators, it is hard for me to read whether it is of a long-term nature. However, I callback the memories of John Bolton from erstwhile he was Trump's national safety advisor. The advisers then asked the president what to do, how to negociate certain things. They received instructions, then got along with their partners from another countries. She left only the question of making a final decision and possibly signing the contract. At the last minute, however, the president was able to change his mind. From Bolton's memories, we know that Trump's M.O. and his decision-making is beautiful chaotic. As for Zelenski himself, delight note that we have another issue here.
MEGA hasn't abandoned Trump yet.
What?
The thing that stood as the basis for the anti-Trump trial in 2019 was derived from Ukraine. Zelenski refused to “favour” president Trump, who was to launch an investigation into huntsman Biden's activities in Ukraine. We know Trump's beautiful memorable. And all those politicians in the United States who criticized him or someway got in his way just politically eliminated. I think that in the case of Zelenski we may have a akin intellectual aspect.
One more question. MEGA voters are said to be a cult. What would Trump gotta do to get his constituents to turn on him?
Most of the investigation on MEGA indicates that there is no specified thing. But mostly the key origin for voters is the economy.
W America's now celebrated egg prices.
Maybe it's not all about eggs. But if the American people live badly on an economical level, then possibly the Trump voters will turn distant from it. This is at least what investigation indicates from the point of view of rational choice explanation or alleged economical vote. But if that happens... It's truly hard to say, due to the fact that Trump voters have had many opportunities to abandon the President. And they haven't utilized it yet.
