President Trump

AP

Welcome back, and happy MLK day! I'm in Davos, Switzerland this week for the World Economic Forum. My schedule is full of meetings, so you'll be in the very capable hands of my UK colleague Hallam Bullock for the rest of the week.

You can't get rid of me that easy, though. Look out for daily dispatches from me in the newsletter on the latest at Davos. And if you're in town, drop me a line.

In today's big story, all eyes are on Washington and the incoming administration.

But first, we can't keep swiping.

If this was forwarded to you, sign up here.

The big story

Here comes Trump (again)

Donald Trump is seen in the Oval Office during his first term in 2020.
President-elect Donald Trump, seen here in 2020, has promised to rollout a series of executive orders once he returns to the Oval Office.

Erin Schaff-Pool/Getty Images

Same face. Same place. Different case.

Donald Trump returns to the White House today, but his arrival looks and feels a lot different than his first stop there in 2017.

No longer a political outsider, Trump has firm control of the Republican party and a slew of high-profile executives backing him this time around. Business Insider's John L. Dorman and Brent D. Griffiths broke down all the ways 2025 Trump is a lot different from 2017 Trump.

One of the most obvious differences is the support he's gotten from a number of business leaders, particularly in the tech industry. A laundry list of CEOs and companies made $1 million donations to Trump's campaign. And many will be at the inauguration, delaying their trips to the annual gathering of the world's elite at Davos.

One major tech leader expected to attend Trump's inauguration is TikTok CEO Shou Chew. TikTok restored its services in the US on Sunday following 12 hours of downtime, after Trump said he plans to issue an executive order on Monday to delay the ban. The president-elect once sought to ban TikTok in the US. But over the past year, he has embraced the app.

On the political side of things, Trump also has the benefit of his party controlling Congress. The GOP's advantage in the House isn't big (219-215), but the president-elect has a much better grasp of Washington's inner-workings than last time around.

So what can we expect from Trump early on?

With no chance of another reelection — although, never say never — Trump will need to act fast to execute his agenda. Brent and John also have some analysis on all the changes he could look to make immediately after his inauguration.

He joked with Fox News host Sean Hannity last year that he'll only be a dictator "on day 1" as he looks to get his immigration and energy policies in place.

Another area Trump will likely look to move quickly on is tariffs, writes BI's Ayelet Sheffey. The president-elect's trade policies were a key piece of his campaign and a point he stressed following his victory.

Meanwhile, how people find out about any of these plans or the Trump administration's day-to-day dealings remains to be seen. During his first term, the "Trump bump" saw media outlets enjoying a rise in traffic from their coverage.

However, this time around, more Americans are tuning out of the mainstream media, writes BI's Lucia Moses.

News brief

Top headlines

First hostages arrived back in Israel on Sunday as Gaza cease-fire begins.

What's happening now

The Insider Today team: Dan DeFrancesco, deputy editor and anchor, in New York. Grace Lett, editor, in Chicago. Ella Hopkins, associate editor, in London. Hallam Bullock, senior editor, in London. Amanda Yen, associate editor, in New York. Elizabeth Casolo, fellow, in Chicago.

Read the original article on Business Insider

Source: View source