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The Wrecking Ball

US President Donald Trump drives a wrecking ball through a building labelled 'US 2017 – 2021', saying, 'Now where was I before I was so rudely interrupted?' Behind him is a building labelled 'Constitution.'

Alan Moir

21 January 2025

During his first presidency Donald Trump achieved several major policy reforms policy reforms his conservative allies had long wanted – and was twice impeached – firing off more than 26,000 tweets along the way. Trump began reshaping America's federal judiciary and flagged his intentions for other institutional reforms by cracking down on immigration and removing a range of environmental protections. In his second presidency, he has continued to advance his agenda with gusto.