Trump to start ‘two year race’ to change America and the world as he returns to the White House
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Mr Trump’s swearing-in as the 47th president is set to be followed by scores of executive orders and a massive shift in domestic and global policy as allies hail his Maga revolution while critics fear a resurgence of fascism. Donald Trump and his team will be in “a two-year race” to change the US - and the world - from the moment he is inaugurated inside the Capitol on Monday.
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Sources close to the 47th president of the United States of America have privately noted that he has until the midterm elections in November 2026 to fulfil his policy agenda while the Republicans still have control of the Congress and Senate. After that, the tone will likely switch to who will succeed him as the Republican nominee in 2028, with vice president J.D. Vance currently in the driving seat but not guaranteed.
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It means that within hours of being sworn in, the new president is expected to issue scores of executive orders already prepared for him by the controversial rightwing Project 2025 plans led by the Heritage Foundation. He will seek to rapidly push through a radical domestic agenda of deregulation and anti-immigration measures as well as opening up parts of the US for oil and gas drilling as he seeks to crush net zero policies.
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A senior source in the Trump team told The Independent: “In reality, this is a two-year race. We know that it will be very difficult to hold on to the House and possibly the Senate in the midterms. So we have a two-year window to get everything done.”.
