Admiration for and anxiety over Trump 2.0

January 20, 2025 – January 26, 2025 | Vol.15, #04 Event: On January 20, 2025, Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the U.S.[1][2] Trump was re-elected to serve a second term in office in November 2024. [3][4] Analysis A closer reading of the Sinhala print, TV and social media discourse surfaced two sentiments on President Trump’s second term in office. Sentiment I: Admiration  On his first day in office, Trump signed over 40 executive orders, proclamations and memoranda, earning admiration from the…