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What to expect from Trump in 2025
There are unique dangers from Trump’s second term, from his territorial ambitions and corporate power grab to the global emboldening of hard-right forces championed by his consigliere Elon Musk, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP

NO-ONE has a crystal ball, so all projections into the future tend to be extrapolations from the recent past. Unfortunately, that would mean 2025 threatens even more war, too little action on climate change, growing poverty and widespread political turmoil.
The main new factor in the world is the election of Donald Trump as US president. His inauguration is in just a few days’ time. But we should remember that the terrors of 2024 did not begin under Trump — he had almost nothing to do with them.
It was the Democrat President Joe Biden who gave the green light to Israeli genocide and who provided both the money and arms for it, along with the wider attack on the region, including the West Bank, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Iran and Yemen.
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