WASHINGTON: Donald Trump will face far fewer limits on his power when he is sworn in once more as US president in January, with allies in place across Washington to help him achieve his goals.
Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump waves while walking off stage following early results from the 2024 US presidential election in Palm Beach County Convention Center, in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Nov 6, 2024. that has been remade in his image over the last eight years and as the architect of a conservative-leaning judiciary that has helped to eliminate his legal perils.
The Supreme Court, featuring three justices he appointed, has loosened the legal guardrails that have hemmed past presidents in, thanks to a blockbuster July decision that gives presidents "We're looking at younger, more MAGA folks. More MAGA and less Republican than in the past," said one donor who spoke on condition of anonymity, referring to Trump's"Make America Great Again" slogan.
"With a 54-seat majority, which is where I think the Senate is shaking out right now, he should be able to confirm most of his qualified cabinet nominees," Jon Lieber, a former Republican Senate aide now with the Eurasia group, told reporters on a conference call.
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