The Third Eye: Unpredictable President Trump accepts 'course correction'

President Donald Trump on his return for a second term was apparently creating a reputation for 'unpredictability' and even 'arbitrariness' by issuing a large number of Executive Directives many of which were being questioned in courts and evoking adverse reactions from the international community as well.

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which was the hallmark of democracy, and acceptance of the need to 'course correct' in suitable cases.

Trump's clear emphasis on the economic advancement of the US is traceable to his shrewd observation that America's main rival, Communist China, had drawn lessons from the demise of the USSR and consciously taken the economic route to becoming the second superpower, at a time when the American economy had dipped in terms of the balance of trade and budget deficit.

Trump has, therefore, focused his attention on the cost-effectiveness of federal administration enforced through lay-offs where necessary, cutting down on the funding of projects that did not yield any direct benefit to the US and bringing back manufacturing and other sources of employment to America.

A new departmentDepartment of Government Efficiency (DOGE)-under Elon Musk, a close confidant of President Trump, is driving the campaign for downsizing federal agencies, unearthing systemic corruption and reorganizing various wings of the federal government.