{"id":2393537,"date":"2025-01-22T06:36:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T11:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-the-showman-returns-to-washington-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-22T06:39:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T11:39:29","slug":"trump-the-showman-returns-to-washington-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-the-showman-returns-to-washington-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump, the showman, returns to Washington &#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\">18<\/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-the-showman-returns-to-washington-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=2393537&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 article discusses Donald Trump&#8217;s return\u200d to the White \u2064House, marking a stark contrast\u200b to Joe Biden&#8217;s quieter presidency. Trump, known for his showmanship and \u2064dramatic\u200c flair, re-energized the Oval Office with unconventional \u200dinauguration activities,\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">including signing executive orders<\/a> in front of a lively crowd and engaging with reporters in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/confederate-monuments-at-center-of-deadly-unite-the-right-rally-to-come-down\/\" title=\"Confederate Monuments At Center Of Deadly \u2018Unite The Right\u2019 Rally To Come Down\">lengthy press conference<\/a>.His inaugural actions \u200dincluded dynamic speeches and public appearances filled with humor and off-the-cuff remarks. Trump\u2019s return\u200c is characterized by a\u200c focus on \u2064attention-grabbing gestures, such as throwing\u2064 Sharpies into the audience \u200cand making\u200b bold promises regarding \u2062artificial intelligence investments. Comparisons are\u2062 made between Trump and former presidents known for their charismatic public\u2064 personas,highlighting the blend \u200bof showmanship and politics. While some experts see advantages in Trump&#8217;s approach\u200b to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-absent-as-hunter-soaks-up-spotlight\/\" title=\"Joe Biden missing as Hunter steals the show\">capturing public attention<\/a>,others caution about the implications of an outrageous style in political dealings. This new chapter is set \u2063against the backdrop of a\u2063 more tumultuous political atmosphere, asserting that Trump&#8217;s presence coudl \u2062dramatically shift the dynamics in U.S. politics.  <\/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\">Donald Trump, the showman, returns to the White House<\/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_1941470\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s return to the White House came with upending <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/inauguration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Inauguration Day<\/a> traditions, signing orders before a roaring crowd, and freewheeling banter with the press.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>And that was just Day One.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After four years of a subdued term under President Joe Biden, 82, Trump has brought energy and unpredictability back to the Oval Office. The former reality TV star and businessman known for his branding, Trump, 78, jump-started his agenda with an eye for dramatics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After declaring America&rsquo;s &ldquo;decline&rdquo; to be over during his inaugural address in the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/capitol-hill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Capitol Rotunda<\/a> and delivering a lengthy bonus speech in Emancipation Hall before lunch, Trump appeared at a packed Capital One Arena to sign executive actions, where he delighted in throwing his Sharpies into the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>He also reveled in reporters peppering him with questions for almost an hour during his return to the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> White House<\/a>&lsquo;s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/oval-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Oval Office<\/a> as he granted pardons to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/january-6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Jan. 6<\/a> rioters before he headed to three inaugural balls. At the Commander in Chief Ball, he cut an<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/air-force-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Air Force One<\/a>-shaped cake with a sword.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Did Biden ever do news conferences like this?&rdquo; Trump asked reporters from behind the Resolute desk.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, while live on TV and after being prompted by a reporter, Trump found the letter Biden left for him in one of the desk&rsquo;s drawers, quipping that &ldquo;maybe we should all read it together.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>All &ldquo;good presidents&rdquo; are showmen who can deliver a line, according to Ronald Reagan biographer Craig Shirley, noting the stark comparison between Trump and Biden, who had a light public schedule and did few interviews, including not holding an end-of-administration news conference.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When Reagan was leaving office, he was doing a network interview, and the reporter asked Reagan if there was anything he learned from his Hollywood days that helped him become a better president, and Reagan replied, &lsquo;I don&rsquo;t know how you can do this job and not be an actor,&#8217;&rdquo; Shirley told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;All presidents know what Shakespeare said, &lsquo;All the world is a stage.&rsquo; And &lsquo;the play&rsquo;s the thing.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s first full day in office started at the Washington National Cathedral for a prayer service, during which Mariann Budde, the Episcopal Diocese of Washington&rsquo;s bishop, implored him to show &ldquo;mercy&rdquo; to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">illegal immigrants <\/a>and members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lgbt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">LGBT community<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Not too exciting was it,&rdquo; he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hypocrisy-trump-team-shows-videos-of-democrat-lawmakers-during-impeachment-trial\/\" title=\"\u2018Hypocrisy:\u2019 Trump Team Shows Videos of Democrat Lawmakers During Impeachment Trial\">told reporters afterward<\/a>. &ldquo;They could do much better.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump then sat down with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Republican<\/a> congressional leadership, House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) and Senate Majority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-thune\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">John Thune<\/a> (R-SD). After, he announced in the Roosevelt Room that Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son, and OpenAI&rsquo;s Sam Altman had agreed to spend at least $500 billion to develop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/artificial-intelligence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">artificial intelligence<\/a> infrastructure in the U.S. under the name Stargate, an arrangement White House press secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karoline-leavitt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Karoline Leavitt<\/a> previewed on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fox-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Fox News<\/a> that morning instead of through emailed media guidance as per convention.<\/p>\n<p>During his remarks, Trump joked it was his &ldquo;first day back from having a nice life.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re back,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;I think we&rsquo;re going to do things that people would be shocked at.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump went on to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3296061\/trump-stargate-defends-pardons-five-takeaways-white-house-event\/\" title=\"answer questions\">answer questions<\/a> from reporters for another 30 minutes, during which he defended his Jan. 6 pardons, teased his travel to North Carolina, California, and Nevada on Friday, and criticized the Golden State&rsquo;s water policies.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They wanted to restrict you to 38 gallons of water a day,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;That sounds like a lot, but it&rsquo;s not. When you&rsquo;re a rich person and you like to take a shower, 38 gallons doesn&rsquo;t last very long.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>For Cesar Conda, a founding partner of Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lobbying\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">lobbying<\/a> firm Navigators Global, Trump has been a showman since &ldquo;he burst on the scene as a real estate developer in New York in the early 1980s.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Ronald Reagan was a movie actor,&rdquo; Conda told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-clinton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Bill Clinton<\/a> played &lsquo;Heartbreak Hotel&rsquo; on his saxophone. They used these skills as showmen to capture the public&rsquo;s attention and to draw them in to support their agenda.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But Larry&nbsp;Jacobs, director of the University of Minnesota&rsquo;s Center for the Study of Politics and Governance, contended showmanship has advantages and disadvantages.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Donald Trump uses the outrageous to drive business deals and now to drive U.S. politics,&rdquo; Jacobs told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;It can be a resource by resetting the terms of negotiation &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mexico<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Canada<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/greenland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Greenland<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/panama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Panama<\/a> may be more apt to cut a deal with Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>To that end, Canada has started running ads, at least in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Washington, D.C., <\/a>metro area, underscoring the importance of &ldquo;this ally to the north,&rdquo; on which Trump has threatened to impose 25% <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">tariffs<\/a> and as he mocks Canadian Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/justin-trudeau\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Justin Trudeau<\/a> as a U.S. governor.<\/p>\n<p>Mexican President <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/claudia-sheinbaum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Claudia Sheinbaum<\/a>, whose country Trump has threatened with tariffs as well,&nbsp;has promised to defend her country as Trump told reporters on Monday he was open to using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/u-s-military\/\">military force<\/a> in Mexico after designating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/drugs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">drug cartels<\/a> as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/terrorism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">foreign terrorist organizations<\/a>. Mexico is concerned, too, about Trump rolling back the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/customs-and-border-protection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">U.S. Customs and Border Protection<\/a> app through which asylum-seekers have been making appointments.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Greenlandic Prime Minister M&uacute;te Egede is seeking a meeting with Trump to emphasize his people&rsquo;s desire to remain a Danish territory and not become an American one. Panamanian President Jos&eacute; Ra&uacute;l Mulino&nbsp;has been more forceful in response to the president&rsquo;s other desire regarding reclaiming the Panama Canal.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;On the other hand, the power of a threat loses its potency if it comes to be seen as &lsquo;cheap talk,&#8217;&rdquo; Jacobs, the professor, said. &ldquo;This will especially become a problem for Trump as the 2026 election approaches and Trump&rsquo;s political relevance fades because he can&rsquo;t run for a second term.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Republican strategist Duf Sundheim similarly argued that for showmanship to remain &ldquo;effective long after the performer has pulled a rabbit out of a hat, it must be grounded in authenticity.&rdquo; Sundheim cited former California Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arnold-schwarzenegger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Arnold Schwarzenegger<\/a>, for whom he used to work, as another good example. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Showmanship &hellip; cuts through the noise, creates an emotional bond with the audience, and builds trust in the speaker&rsquo;s ability to lead,&rdquo; he told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;However, if overdone, it risks creating an impression of being &lsquo;all hat, no cattle.&rsquo; &hellip; When used as a mask, its shelf life is limited.&rdquo;<\/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_1941470\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1941470\"}});<\/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>Donald Trump, the showman, shakes up the White House on Day One<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2393538,"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\/2025\/01\/Trump-Dance-inauguration.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4133,5894,43793,3634,4086],"class_list":["post-2393537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-news","tag-politics","tag-showman","tag-trump","tag-washington"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Trump-Dance-inauguration.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2393537","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=2393537"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2393537\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2393541,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2393537\/revisions\/2393541"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2393538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2393537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2393537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2393537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}