SIMON BARBER: Return of Trump presidency would herald uncertain times
There is little in law to stop him turning the justice department into a terrible swift sword
07 October 2024 - 05:00
January 20 2025 may see the return to power of a US president who, when informed that a lynch mob was howling for the blood of his vice-president, replied “who cares?”
How scared should we be of a second Donald Trump presidency? Is American democracy really on the line? What fearful things, when the sturm und drang of this country’s hideously protracted election season finally ebbs, will Trump, if he wins, actually be able to achieve? What will be his real priorities?..
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