Leaving Reagan Airport in the freezing, festive early morning hours of Sunday, fingers automatically scroll to TikTok – only to be informed on screen that United States law has blocked the application. But the brief notification to subscribers was phrased with the directness of the era's spirit, "We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office," it stated.
Indeed, within two hours, the giant video platform was back to normal operation in the US. Hundreds of thousands of small American businesses – who promote their merchandise through it – breathed a sigh of relief. And Trump? He arranged for his administration a "joint venture" with a thriving business like TikTok, and reaped enormous political capital from countless young social media users who called the move "the best presidential decision."
This is how it's going to be in the Trump administration 2025 – decisions and changes will be made at TikTok speed, not from today to tomorrow but from now to now, and in the long-term case – from morning to evening. Every foolish radical bureaucrat from the Biden administration will be replaced within hours of my inauguration, Trump promised his supporters at the victory parade he held at Capitol 1 one day before the inauguration. Carried by the greatest political comeback ever, he isn't coming to examine, check, or delve deeper. He has an unprecedented public mandate to immediately lower the curtain on a "failed administration" and sweep the stage to "make America greater."
The fear and dehumanization sown by Democrats when Trump entered the White House in 2017 are nowhere to be seen on Washington's streets, and not because of the harsh weather. Even blue senators sit huddled in studios demanding the new president address the immigration problem that grew to troubling proportions during their term. Suddenly alternative Trump, representative of the rejected and silenced, is the figure emerging from global consensus - and it doesn't bother him at all. He doesn't need to pour scorn and venom in his speeches, he can be courteous, lavish with thanks, take the stage as Lee Greenwood sings "God Bless America" – and sting with humor when needed. The dosage of winners.
The "Trump effect" brought about the start of the hostage deal with us, even before the president placed his hand on the Bible and took the oath. Now, the effect will intensify as Trump is expected to sign 200 presidential orders on his first day in the Oval Office: swift orders to close borders to infiltrators; launching the "Iron Dome" project set to protect US skies from missile threats; removing all progressive "woke" elements from military and government ranks; rapid rehabilitation of hurricane-stricken South Carolina; and the cherry on top: declassifying secret documents about the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert Kennedy, and Martin Luther King – an interesting act that will scratch at unhealed scars in American culture.
Trump in this round is no longer for "closeted Trumpists" but for all of America – and it's no coincidence he emphasized in his Sunday speeches his tremendous electoral achievements among African-American and Latino populations. The final stamp was in the joint appearance and dance on stage with the disco group "Village People." Though "YMCA" has starred in every Trump campaign rally in recent years, the physical arrival of the LGBTQ group to the stage in Washington at the Republican president's peak event conveyed a clear message about who represents the liberal, rights-supporting side in America, and who represents the side of consciousness control.
Will reality align with the dizzying pace Donald Trump promises American citizens? Even if it's reasonable to doubt this, as of today, that's not a thought to dwell on. The most television-oriented president in history already promises his first week in the White House will be "the greatest there ever was." Biggest ever. We're in an era of records, and records mean ratings too. "You're going to have so much fun watching TV tomorrow," he said in his speech the evening before inauguration. For Trump, the build-up and production are a leadership necessity. Earlier, his son Don Junior took the stage and gave the signal for celebrations, Today is like Christmas, Easter, Hanukkah and my birthday combined, he said and fired up the crowd.
Jan. 20, 2025, is the moment when America wants to be swept away by hope. Masses from all population segments expect change to come right now, right with Trump's hand placement on the Bible. Democrats are no longer wearing sackcloth and ashes but speaking of a "historic opportunity for correction," while Republicans look up to a "moment of redemption." There is for the first time a common denominator and it is a sense of urgency. For the first time in years, it seems the entire American nation – Trump lovers and opponents – is ready to give a real chance to the change he promises.
