{"id":2379699,"date":"2024-12-13T08:15:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T13:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-tempers-expectations-ahead-of-inauguration-day-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-13T08:17:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T13:17:22","slug":"trump-tempers-expectations-ahead-of-inauguration-day-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-tempers-expectations-ahead-of-inauguration-day-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump tempers expectations ahead of Inauguration Day &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-tempers-expectations-ahead-of-inauguration-day-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2379699&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The \u200darticle discusses Donald Trump&#8217;s shift in rhetoric \u200cas he transitions from candidate to\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-kelly-same-people-criticizing-trump-peddled-russia-collusion-hoax\/\" title=\"Mike Kelly: Same People Criticizing Trump Peddled Russia Collusion Hoax\">president-elect<\/a>,\u2064 just\u200b under 40 days before his inauguration. Known for his campaign mantra of &#8220;Promises made, promises kept,&#8221;\u2064 Trump is now tempering expectations\u200c around various issues, including\u2064 domestic inflation and international conflicts, particularly in ukraine. Political experts note that while it&#8217;s typical for politicians to \u200cadjust their messaging\u2063 post-election, Trump&#8217;s \u200dearlier bold promises, such as those regarding\u2063 foreign policy, are viewed \u200bas unrealistic.<\/p>\n<p>Professors from various academic\u200c institutions highlight the difference between campaign promises and the \u2063complexities of\u2063 governance that Trump has\u200b faced \u200bbefore, mentioning past examples like promises to repeal Obamacare\u2062 and build\u2064 a border\u200b wall\u2062 funded by Mexico, both of which remain unfulfilled. Despite his tendency to overpromise, \u2062Trump \u200chas previously managed to maintain voter support. <\/p>\n<p>During a recent interview, Trump acknowledged that bringing inflation down is challenging and discussed the ongoing \u2064issues with supply chains. He expressed confidence that the situation regarding energy prices could improve. While\u200c he reiterated some campaign promises, such as mass deportations and \u2062addressing the January\u2064 6 incident, he also indicated that certain\u200d international conflicts might be easier to resolve than previously suggested. the piece illustrates a more cautious Trump as he prepares to take office,\u200d managing public expectations amid various challenges.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump tempers expectations with less than 40 days until inauguration<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1910599\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;Promises made, promises kept&rdquo; was a mantra of President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s 2024 campaign, but now Trump is managing expectations as he transitions from candidate to president.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/inflation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">consumer prices<\/a> at home to the war in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ukraine<\/a> abroad, Trump has become less bombastic with less than 40 days until Inauguration Day and his return to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House<\/a> next year.<\/p>\n<p>Most politicians tinker with their talking points after elections before approval polling starts during their respective administrations, according to George Mason University political science professor Jeremy Mayer.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The reduction of expectations we see in Trump&rsquo;s rhetoric is normal,&rdquo; Mayer told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;What&rsquo;s not normal is the wild promises during the election.&rdquo;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Mayer cited Trump&rsquo;s promises that he would &ldquo;easily&rdquo; solve several international crises, in particular, contending &ldquo;everyone who knows anything&rdquo; about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/policy\/foreign-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">foreign policy<\/a> &ldquo;knew that they would not be easy to solve&rdquo;&nbsp;and &ldquo;probably most voters did, too.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trump has always been careless with his promises and with the truth,&rdquo; the professor said. &ldquo;He will never face the electorate again, so he didn&rsquo;t worry even slightly about overpromising. His promises in 2024 were more unhinged and unrealistic than his promises in 2016 and 2020 for that reason, I think.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time that Trump has dealt with the difference between campaign promises and the reality of governing, according to Claremont McKenna College politics professor John Pitney.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In 2016, he promised to repeal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/obamacare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Obamacare<\/a> and bring about better <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/healthcare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">healthcare<\/a> &lsquo;at a tiny fraction of the cost &mdash; and it&rsquo;s going to be so easy,&#8217;&rdquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R-VTbt-i_b4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <\/a>Pitney told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;In 2017,&rdquo; after the late Arizona Republican Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-mccain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">John McCain<\/a> tanked Trump&rsquo;s attempts at healthcare reform, &ldquo;he said &lsquo;nobody knew that healthcare could be so complicated.&rsquo;&nbsp;Pretty much everybody knew it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>For Mayer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mexico<\/a> paying for the border wall was another example of Trump overpromising, though he &ldquo;has paid very little price&rdquo; for underdelivering.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The wall was only partially built, and none of it was paid for by Mexico, and he almost won in 2020,&rdquo; Mayer said. &ldquo;So he learned that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-can-pick-and-choose-issues-tell-voters-what-they-want-to-hear-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Harris can \u2018pick and choose\u2019 issues, tell voters \u2018what they want to hear\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">voters don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t care much about truth or delivering on promises.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Four years later, Trump &ldquo;has little choice but to manage expectations about prices,&rdquo; Pitney added, quipping&nbsp;that &ldquo;apparently, somebody explained to him that deflation means recession.&rdquo;&nbsp;However, the professor noted that Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kamala Harris<\/a> made a similar promise as part of her campaign against Trump and would have encountered &ldquo;the same constraints&rdquo; had she won last month.<\/p>\n<p>Pitney also described Trump&rsquo;s promise that &ldquo;the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/middle-east\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Middle East<\/a> is going to get solved&rdquo; as &ldquo;a nice aspiration, but it&rsquo;s a goal that has eluded presidents since 1948.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump managed expectations <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7201565\/person-of-the-year-2024-donald-trump-transcript\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">during his extended interview with <em>Time<\/em><\/a>  that was published Thursday to coincide with the magazine&rsquo;s Person of the Year awards.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding inflation, Trump conceded that &ldquo;it&rsquo;s hard to bring [prices] down once they&rsquo;re up,&rdquo; repeating that &ldquo;it&rsquo;s very hard&rdquo; before expressing confidence that &ldquo;they will.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/energy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">energy<\/a> is going to bring them down,&rdquo; he told <em>Time<\/em>. &ldquo;I think a better <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supply-chain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">supply chain<\/a> is going to bring them down. You know, the supply chain is still broken. It&rsquo;s broken.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Then regarding Ukraine, Trump compared the war with Russia with the Middle East conflict, asserting the latter &ldquo;is an easier problem to handle than what&rsquo;s happening with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Russia<\/a> and Ukraine.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think the Middle East is going to get solved,&rdquo; he reiterated. &ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s more complicated than the Russia-Ukraine, but I think it&rsquo;s, it&rsquo;s, it&rsquo;s easier to solve.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But during the same interview, Trump additionally underscored his campaign promises regarding mass deportations, pardoning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/january-6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jan. 6<\/a> convicted felons and defendants, and &ldquo;virtually&rdquo; closing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/education-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Department of Education<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Of his Jan. 6 clemency, Trump said, &ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to look at each individual case, and we&rsquo;re going to do it very quickly, and it&rsquo;s going to start in the first hour that I get into office. And a vast majority of them should not be in jail. A vast majority should not be in jail, and they&rsquo;ve suffered gravely.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>To that end, Trump&rsquo;s transition, including announcing all his Cabinet officials, except for his White House Council of Economic Advisers chair, before the end of December, has proceeded with alacrity. Many of his nominees are already in Washington, D.C., to meet with the senators who will or will not confirm them.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not sure if it&rsquo;s going well but it&rsquo;s certainly going quickly by any standard,&rdquo; presidential historian David Pietrusza told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;One of the inevitable historical comparisons with Trump at this point in time is, of course, to Grover Cleveland and his two nonconsecutive terms. But there are other parallels as well.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Pietrusza continued, &ldquo;Both Trump and Cleveland feature different vice presidents in their second terms. And, as Trump has avoided holdovers from his first term in his second Cabinet, so also did Cleveland.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Two of Trump&rsquo;s nominees have withdrawn themselves from consideration, most prominently former Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/matt-gaetz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Matt Gaetz<\/a>, who was replaced by former Florida Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pam-bondi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pam Bondi<\/a> as Trump&rsquo;s nominee to become U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ag-barr-authorizes-federal-prosecutors-to-pursue-substantial-allegations-of-voting-irregularities-before-2020-election-is-certified\/\" title=\"BREAKING: AG Barr Authorizes Federal Prosecutors to Pursue &quot;Substantial Allegations&quot; of Voting Irregularities Before 2020 Election is Certified\">attorney general<\/a><\/a> after it became apparent the unpopular congressman did not have enough support in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has been more supportive of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-defense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">defense secretary<\/a> nominee, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-hegseth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pete Hegseth<\/a>, who has been accused of sexual misconduct, abusing alcohol, and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">financially mismanaging veterans advocacy organizations<\/a> that he directed, after he was reportedly advised to project strength to Republican senators and defend Hegseth. Hegseth has denied the allegations.<\/p>\n<p>More generally, Trump&rsquo;s election win last month has been met with a warmer reception than in 2016, demonstrated by <em>Time<\/em> awarding him its Person of the Year award this week and the applause he received at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday. Trump last won Person of the Year in 2016.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another example is a CNN poll published this week that found a majority of its respondents are confident Trump will &ldquo;do a good job upon his return to the White House next month&rdquo; and 55% approve &ldquo;of how he&rsquo;s handling the presidential transition so far.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Simultaneously, challenges for Trump are already emerging, such as inflation, with last month&rsquo;s annualized rate of 2.7%&nbsp;higher than expected. There is disagreement, too, between Republican congressional leadership about how to fund the government next year, which could create problems for Trump, despite GOP control of Congress.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1910599\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1910599\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump moderates expectations as inauguration approaches<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2379701,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/trump-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[8427,45689,5894,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2379699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-expectations","tag-inauguration-day","tag-politics","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/trump-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2379699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2379699"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2379699\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2379703,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2379699\/revisions\/2379703"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2379701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2379699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2379699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2379699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}