BUSINESS DAY TV: Trumpism without Trump could also be dangerous
If Democrats and moderate Republicans get US president Donald Trump impeached, more dangerous people could take his place...
Patrick Bond, professor of political economy at Wits University, discusses Donald Trump’s inauguration as US president, which heralds a new era of global relations with the US.
Patrick Bond is professor of political economy at Wits University. BUSINESS DAY TV: By this time tomorrow, Donald Trump will be calling the White House home, but some are still in the dark as to what his term in office could mean. If the past 10 weeks since his presidential win are anything to go by, we could be in for a bumpy ride. Patrick Bond from the Wits School of Governance joins us in the studio now to discuss the way forward. Patrick ... so I was speaking to Simon Constable of the Wall Street Journal a little earlier today, he said, there’s quite a bit of optimism, albeit cautious amongst companies or investors when it comes to inward looking focus in the US but struggling to see how that’s going to translate when it comes to relations globally and what that potentially spells. I assume you’re in agreement with that? PATRICK BOND: Yes, a nuance here is that although the Dow has gone up around 9%, surprising because people expected a bit more chaos, and business criticism, bu...
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