Trump 2.0: Future tense
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Chennai: Four years after leaving the White House in the wake of the riot on Capitol Hill, Donald Trump made a historic comeback on Wednesday, becoming the only US President in 132 years to be re-elected after a break. Trump beat Democrat Kamala Harris 277 to 224 seats to be elected the 47th President of the US, with a few more results left.
To become President, the threshold is 270 seats. Trump also won the popular vote, the first by a Republican candidate since 2004, securing 71 million votes against Harris’ 66 million. Trump’s Republican party also seized control of the Senate, and was poised to win the House of Representatives.
The last US President to return to White House was Grover Cleveland, who was re-elected in 1892. Markets celebrated the electoral outcome. The Dow Jones Index rose 427 points while the BSE Sensex jumped 901 points, even as governments across the world were reminded of Trump’s tumultuous first term.
“India, like the rest of the world, would need to deal with a more volatile White House. Tariffs and immigration may become sore points, but Trump 2.0 is likely to be milder in translating rhetoric to policy," said Ajay Bisaria, a former diplomat. Dhruva Jaishankar, executive director, ORF America, expects a more assertive White House.
“Trump 2.0 will be more professional and disciplined, but also more assertive in advancing certain key policies, particularly given the large electoral mandate," he says. The Indian government is confident of good ties. “Our relations with the previous Trump administration were good.
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