President-elect tells a rally of supporters in Washington he will act with ‘historic speed and strength’
Donald Trump and his team aim to immediately reset US policy and start fulfilling some of the huge promises of change he made to American voters during his election campaign.
“They have spent the last four years, day in, day out, preparing for Monday, and they’ve had teams of lawyers thinking through how they can accomplish what they want to accomplish.” Addressing a rally at Washington’s Capital One Arena on Sunday, Mr Trump said: “Tomorrow at noon, the curtain closes on four long years of American decline, and we begin a brand new day of American strength and prosperity, dignity and pride.”
Republicans on Capitol Hill, who also traditionally have opposed tariffs, are already pre-emptively defending Mr Trump’s opening moves.
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