In PBS's coverage of the inauguration on Monday, new york times Columnist David Brooks said it was probably the right thing for President Donald Trump to “give Americans concrete things to praise” in his inaugural address because “Americans are in distrust.” Ta.
“It was the most State of the Union thing,” Brooks said. [Inaugural] address. …It’s not stupid, it’s not a stupid strategy. Americans are distrustful. Maybe I'm tired of lofty words. And many policies are more popular than Donald Trump's. So when you're faced with a distrustful country, perhaps the right thing to do is to give them something concrete to praise. ”
He continued, “When he rose to prominence, it was a bit 19th-century, destiny manifested, railroads built, frontier settlements, William McKinley name-checked. …but that's a bit [of] Donald Trump's thinking [those were] The year we became a great superpower. Those were the days when we were not yet global. It was also, I want to point out Donald Trump, the year of mass immigration that made this country what it is. And the last thing I want to say is that one thing that wasn't mentioned is that China may be what this whole administration is ultimately about. …If they win the AI race, that would be a huge deal. China is intensifying its attacks on the Philippines. I really think that whether Taiwan is invaded in the next four years is going to determine America's trajectory for the next four years. And in that part, the foreign policy part, I don't think Donald Trump wants to be that kind of president, but I think he will be that kind of president. ”
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