However, Trump can also be likened to another president, himself Ronald ReaganWhen Reagan won over Jimmy Carter in 1980, the liberal elites were stunned.
Reagan entered Washington carrying a promise with a heart Democracy And restore American greatness After Carter’s dismal presidency, in Heilbrunn’s view, it was a thunder for the right.
Heilbrunn, a non-resident senior researcher at the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center, adds in an analysis published by the magazine that the similarities between Trump and Reagan end there. Trump reshaped the image of the conservative movement according to his strong image by distancing himself from the realities of the Reagan era, and the establishment ended. The old republic, to be replaced by young populists.
With J.D. Vance as Vice President, Trump will likely employ a new generation of conservatives in his administration capable of implementing his promises to overthrow the deep state at home and entrench abroad.
The youth of this generation have a plan and a vision. For example, the American researcher Sumantra Mitra called for this in a magazine article Foreign Affairsto a “dormant NATO”, as America withdraws its ground forces from Europe in order to shift the burden of defending the continent away from Washington so that the governments of the region assume responsibility for defending themselves.
Albridge Colby, a former official in the Ministry of Defense, confirmed during Trump’s first termTrump’s doctrine is to shift from focusing on Europe to confronting China’s efforts to impose its sovereignty in the South China Sea.
For Trump himself, a second term represents an opportunity to realize his old dream, which is to end America’s alliances, and there will be only a few votes in the Senate that can oppose him.
One of the things that strengthens Trump’s power is the fact that he abandoned the idea of a war machine during the election campaign, during which he also did not care about the party’s veteran professionals who asked him to silence his harsh statements, and relied on external political action committees to mobilize his supporters.
It will be for Elon Mask Who generously supported the Trump campaign has a prominent role in the new administration.
Why did Kamala Harris lose?
Heilbrunn says there is debate about the reasons for the loss Kamala HarrisOne explanation for this is that Trump did not win as much as Harris lost.
Writer Jonathan Chait stated, “The American public did not embrace Trump. The critical mass of voters expressed deep doubts about Trump’s character and rhetoric.”
Chet confirms that “Trump “He didn’t win by making people like him or even accept him. He won because voters rejected the Biden-Harris administration.”
Heilbrunn explains that this would downplay the magnetic attraction that Trump seems to exert for his followers and supporters.
On the other hand, Daniel McCarthy in the New York Times described Trump’s election as “a general vote of distrust in the leaders and institutions that have shaped American life since the end of the Cold War 35 years ago.”
Heilbrunn believes that this is a purely negative judgment, and that the question for Trump, as McCarthy acknowledges, is whether he can achieve more than destruction in Washington.
Trump announced in his speech in West Palm Beach, Florida, that he would usher in “a new golden age for America.”
