Good morning. Today, at midday in Washington DC, Donald Trump will be inaugurated as president of the United States for the second time. Yesterday, he promised a blitz of executive orders on illegal immigration, transgender rights and other rightwing priorities within hours of his arrival.
While Trump’s return is an appalling prospect for those who viewed his first term and subsequent behaviour as proof that he is a proto-fascist, the mood is likely to be different in the US Capitol. One measure of the change: the Village People probably wouldn’t have thought it was a good idea to play at a “victory rally” last time around.
