Two weeks to go to new Trump era

Just 14 days left before Donald Trump becomes president again. Democrats in the US convinced themslves that it could never happen, that the people of America would have enough sense, knowing what Trump was like, not to bring him back to the White House. But the Democrats had a truly disastrous 2024. They allowed Joe Biden to continue pretending he could do another four-year term for far too long. And then they gave the baton to Kamala Harris when Joe was finally persuaded to drop out only three months before the election. Kamala never really had a chance. The Trump bandwagon was unstoppable. But now two weeks away from Inauguration Day, the reality of Trump in charge again is soon to hit Washington and every capital on the globe. Perhaps the dignity of office will suddenly embrace Trump when he attends the upcoming state funeral of President Jimmy Carter. However, as he stands solemnly in line with other former presidents, I expect Trump will just be itching to get back in control and to use the first days back in power to shower the country and the world with a mass of presidential edicts. He will want to make the maximum impact in the shortest possible time. He has a Republican-controlled Congress to support him. So his first week in office is likely to be a daily show of political fireworks. But even more than Trump, the man to watch out for will be Elan Musk who in his unique role as Trump's government money-saving czar will be eagerly waiting to start slicing spending and making the nation's finances more streamlined. Meanwhile, Musk's car empire, based on the electrictly-driven Tesla, is shuddering with problems. Two weeks to go before the drama begins.