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The former Australian ambassador to the US, Joe Hockey, spoke with Sunrise earlier from Washington DC ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration. He believes Trump will deliver “a very different speech to what we heard back in 2016, which became known as the carnage speech.” It was simply weird, because it was full of very aggressive vitriol, and everyone – even previous presidents – were aghast at what he said.
I’m told this time his speech is going to be measured, it is going to be about bringing the nation together, but at the same time, as soon as he is sworn in, he is going to go back into the office in the Capitol Building and sign more than 100 executive orders, many of which will be a massive surprise to global leaders and will deliver on his promise of disruption. Hockey expects Trump to “immediately” impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and potentially on China.
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