The head of the two-party background firm Mehlman Consulting, Bruce Mehlman, is about to release a report titled "Decoding Trump 2.0." The report states that although challenges such as inflation and court rulings are increasing, Trump "may be stronger in many ways than at the end of 2017 — more experienced, and more clear on how to use power to maximize results, and avoid the headwinds that have inevitably slowed down the second terms of the previous four presidents." However, Mehlman believes that Trump 2.0 differs profoundly from Trump 1.0 in terms of thinking, behavior, and operations. "In attitude, political maneuvering, and global scale, Trump 2.0 shows greater ambition, less fear, and a deeper understanding of how to manipulate power levers to drive things forward. From the very beginning, Trump 2.0 clearly knows who they want for their cabinet (only one person has left this year)… how to launch an all-out campaign to overwhelm opposition forces (starting on day one, fighting all battles everywhere at once)… how to deal with other power centers in Washington (disregarding Democrats, dominating Republicans, suing on every issue, acting quickly and 'breaking the deep state')."
Specifically, the core elements of the "Trump 2.0 operating system" that Mehlman attempts to decode include: "the principle of dominance (if challenged, it will retaliate twice as hard); a transactional rather than ideological orientation (in the style of the author of The Art of the Deal); a preference for 'unilateral' actions, such as issuing executive orders or declaring emergencies ('act quickly, break precedents')." Mehlman also said that the Trump 2.0 team and its leadership "clearly heard the countdown of time." "The political pendulum always swings in the direction unfavorable to the ruling party." "They have all experienced 2018, so they are doing their utmost to avoid repeating that by fundraising, redistricting, and getting the president involved in the campaign, but for any president, it's a difficult uphill road."
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