Whisper it quietly — incoming US President Donald Trump might actually do a good job
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STRAP in, folks! By teatime, Donald Trump will be back in the White House. If you have been anywhere near a TV or radio in the past few days, you’d be forgiven for thinking the end is nigh. The BBC is flitting between funereal and hysterical as it prepares for season two of the Trump show, which it has already decided smugly is going to be a turkey.
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Endless guests have been lined up to reignite the more deranged commentary that did nothing to stop The Donald getting elected in November. And its hosts either sound like they want to cry or have tried to perfect that weary faux-amused sneer that signals to fellow critics their distaste at the mere mention of “Trump”.
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It’s “President Macron”, “Prime Minister Keir Starmer” or “former President Obama”. But on the Beeb it is always just “Trump” — his correct title or full name clearly revoked for not pleasing nice middle-class lefty sentiments.
Any suggestion that it was the President-elect’s pressure on Israel, or Hamas and their sugar daddy Iran, that finally saw arms laid down in Gaza is greeted with contemptuous scepticism. It is baked into coverage that Trump will sell Ukraine down the river, dance to Putin’s tune and make the Middle East more dangerous.
Pundits who suggest otherwise are given a far rougher ride in questioning than anyone mouthing off about how The Orange Man is bad. There are seemingly no upsides for anyone, and that’s case closed. Worse still are the politicians getting on the trendy bandwagon.
