Trump has already conquered D.C. even before taking office

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Posted on 01/18/2025 12:20:29 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

President-elect Donald Trump is returning to Washington triumphant: His legal cases are behind him, corporate executives are flocking to Mar-a-Lago to meet with him, his inaugural committee has raised record sums of money for Monday’s ceremony and the Republican Party is now fully in his control.

It’s a stark contrast both to his 2017 inauguration — when Trump came to Washington as a political unknown without close personal relationships to his Cabinet or congressional leaders — and to his departure from the Oval Office in January 2021, when he was widely condemned for the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob.

Now, many of his Cabinet picks appear poised to sail through the Republican-controlled Senate, including his controversial pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, whose nomination seemed in danger just a month ago. Trump is expected to sign scores of executive orders as he takes office, especially on the border, a central issue of his presidential campaign. He is personally closer to his proposed Cabinet and other top aides compared with eight years ago and is enjoying some of the highest favorability ratings of his political career. Days before coming into office, Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire and hostage release deal that both Trump and President Joe Biden have sought to take credit for.

“It’s just light-years difference — corporate America has embraced President Trump,” said Brian Ballard, a prominent Florida lobbyist and Trump fundraiser. “Every corporate client I have wants to be a part of it. There’s none of this counterprotest. … I remember eight years ago, the day after he was sworn in, there were a million people protesting in Washington, D.C., before the guy even had a day in office.”

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