Issues that will come under Trump 2.0 fire

At times, the best way to understand the future is to raise questions about it. You may not have the answers, but you will, at least, identify the concerns. This should prepare you for what to expect as the future unfolds.

- Karan Thapar

As we await Donald Trump's inauguration tomorrow as the 47th President of the United States—his second non-consecutive stab at the job—let me pose some questions that could indicate what lies ahead.

Two men who've worked closely with Trump, John Kelly, his former chief of staff, and Anthony Scaramucci, his former director of communications, have called him a fascist. Will that prove to be accurate?

Many of his appointments are controversial. Will Pete Hegseth as defense secretary, Robert Kennedy as health secretary, Kash Patel as FBI director, and Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence, get confirmed or rejected?

However, two appointments have been applauded: Marco Rubio, as secretary of State, and Michael Waltz, as national security advisor. But will they really determine Trump's foreign policy?

Perhaps more importantly, how influential is Elon Musk? He certainly seems very close to Trump and he's paid $270 million to help elect him. Does that make him some sort of eminence grise?