DONALD Trump shocked the globe by becoming the leader of the Free World but a former British Ambassador has revealed what America could have in store for his second term.
Sir Nigel Sheinwald – who served under George Bush and Barack Obama – told The Sun how the president-elect could inject himself into a world that has become more deadly and fraught since he left The White House.
Trump is no stranger to the president’s office but predicting his next four years has been difficult, as the murderous regimes of Putin and Iran get stronger and the American public becomes evermore divided.
Sheinwald revealed how Trump’s unpredictable behaviour could be a strong asset to “get things done”.
“There hasn’t been a president of any kind, of any party like Donald Trump and that isn’t going to change,” Sir Sheinwald told The Sun.
“There may be a higher determination to get things done. He has a view about why certain things didn’t work out as well as he might have liked in the first term.”
A tyrannical war in Ukraine, bloody unrest in the Middle East, and China’s growing influence in world politics and technology, have all crept in since his last shot at commander-in-chief.
“Trump has the capacity to inject a sort of peace virus into these very troublesome situations,” the former ambassador said.
“Maybe that’s a good thing because American power – as you’ve seen with Biden – by itself hasn’t always found it very easy to make an impact.
“It wasn’t enough in Ukraine and it certainly wasn’t enough in the case of the Middle East, where America was torn between its different priorities.
“Maybe these highly personalised unpredictable gestures will prize something. Will he try to resolve things in a different way?”
PEACE TALKS
Sheinwald also emphasised the motivation Trump will have to leverage an end to Putin’s tyranny in Ukraine due to its unpopularity with a huge chunk of the US population.
This comes after Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy revealed a potential bombshell update for Eastern Europe.
A potential peace deal between Putin and Zelensky could be in place just weeks after Trump gets back into power.
Lammy told BBC Radio 4 that the plans for Trump’s peace deal have been pushed for around Easter.
SECOND TERM SHOCK
Trump will make history on January 20, becoming the second president to serve two non consecutive terms in office – Grover Cleveland being the first in 1892.
Sheinwald emphasized this “very very unusual” factor which could have a huge impact on Trump’s mentality going into Washington for round two.
“The first term has festered with him through that period. He’s lived through dealing with the criticism of his first term, and the prosecutions, and everything else,” the former ambassador said.
“So all that makes this a very very unprecedented beginning to a second term presidency.”
“It’s not like an Obama, or a Bush, or a Clinton who has eight years continuously in power. It just feels different.”
“He will think about his second term as a fundamentally different opportunity and period in office,” he added.
Trump has already launched a different approach and attitude in the two months between his election win and inauguration.
The president-elect has cozied up to unexpected characters like tech mogul Elon Musk.
Musk – the world’s richest man – donated millions of dollars to Trump’s campaign and appeared to become his right hand man.
The tech billionaire has been given a government job as a co-lead on the new Department of Government Efficiency.
So all that makes this a very very unprecedented beginning to a second term presidency.”
Sir Nigel Sheinwald
Trump has also appeared to launch bizarre and unexpected land grab claims, from turning Canada into the 51st state and taking back the Panama Canal.
He also received some pushback from his EU allies after Trump reintroduced his idea of taking over Greenland.
WHY SO SERIOUS?
Trump has also launched his second shot in power with a tough message through his official portrait.
His 2025 picture is a far cry from the smiling face he gave the world in his 2017 presidential portrait.
In the new presidential portrait, Trump has a glowering face as he appears to look straight at the camera with a squinted eye and slightly furrowed brow, like a tough guy.
The incoming commander-in-chief has decided “not to play nice”, expert Erik Bucy told The Sun.
He said: “Trump’s new portrait portends a kind of vengeance against perceived enemies, whether foreign or domestic.
“Presidents who lack smiles and refuse to appear likeable come across as defiant and grievance-ridden.”
The expert added: “He has decided he’s not playing nice, and there’s no need to pretend any longer. He’s channeling the angry populist here.”
It didn’t take long for people to compare this portrait to his mug shot from August 2023, when he turned himself in after being indicted on conspiracy and racketeering charges over allegations that he tried to overturn the 2020 election.
LINE OF DEFENSE
Trump’s January 20 inauguration will feature tens of thousands of cops, soldiers, and FBI agents as security is ramped up for the 2025 ceremony.
The president-elect has already had shocking assassination attempts against him.
He narrowly missed death when a bullet shot by Thomas Crooks clipped Trump’s ear at an outdoor rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
No stone will be left unturned on Monday as two FBI command centres, swarms of drones, and 30 miles of “unclimbable” fencing will work to protect the incoming commander-in-chief.
A ring of steel will shield Trump as the threat of terrorism overshadows his ceremony.
Local and federal officials revealed they are “prepared” for the worst – despite receiving no specific threats against the incoming president.
