Less than three weeks from now, Donald Trump will for the second time be sworn in as US president. Though much of his appeal stems from his disregard for convention, Trump is in core respects a very predictable figure. Since losing the 2020 election, he has consistently vowed to use the tools of US justice to settle scores with enemies. On this the returning president should be taken literally as well as seriously. The same applies to his view that officials owe their loyalty to him personally, rather than to the US constitution.
不到三周后,唐纳德•特朗普(Donald Trump)将第二次宣誓就任美国总统。尽管他的大部分吸引力来自于他对常规的无视,但在核心方面,特朗普是一个非常可预测的人物。自从输掉2020年大选以来,他一直坚称要利用美国司法工具来与敌人清算。在这一点上,回归的总统应该被字面上和严肃地对待。他认为官员应该效忠于他个人,而不是美国宪法,也是同样的道理。