US: Present Tense, Future Trumped

Michael Wasiura
Apr 29, 2025 | 21:26 IST

The first 100 days of Trump show this: first, no matter the chaos, his base will love him and, second, 2028 may well see another president in the populist, authoritarian mould



The countdown to the end of Trump’s presidency stands at 1,361 days. Given how much has already happened in his first 100 days back on the job, there is absolutely no sense in predicting what the remaining 93% of his current term might bring. The specifics of his next 3.73 years in the White House are impossible to predict, but the general picture is already clear: Trump’s second term will not be good for US’s economic health, and it will not be good for the cause of democracy worldwide.
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