1 December 2025

MAGA Meltdown?

Sam Freedman

Donald Trump’s second term is going no better than his first. He has failed to end the war in Ukraine, failed to put forward a plan on healthcare, and failed to cut government spending. Inflation is higher, unemployment is up and GDP growth has fallen.

His main achievements have been to give tax breaks to the rich (again), adding to America’s debt problems; set off a wave of brutal raids on migrants across US cities; and create an arbitrary tariff regime leading to endless trade war negotiations while raising prices for consumers. His international escapades – including a belated and shaky Middle East ceasefire – are of little interest to the American public.

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