International Crises Will Test Trump on Day One

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The US presidency does not allow for a lot of on-the-job training. When Donald Trump is sworn in on Friday, the country’s issues instantly become his own and he will be the one who is expected to fix them. Unfortunately, there are a lot of problems that can’t be addressed with a series of Tweets.

While Americans who oppose the incoming president are most concerned with what he will do domestically — with regard to the economy, health care, illegal immigrants, or whether he will abide by the Constitution — Trump’s impact abroad will be felt almost immediately.

Domestically, he inherits an economy that seems to be doing reasonably well at first glance — at least that is what two benchmarks seem to suggest: The unemployment rate is low and the Dow Jones is threatening to crack the 20,000 point barrier for the first time. But those figures are fool’s gold, as WhatWhatWhy has often reported (for example here, here and here). To many members of the diminishing middle class, they are meaningless.

In addition to having to figure out what to do with the Affordable Care Act, Trump will also be measured by his promise to create jobs and “make America great again.”  

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