On January 21, 2025, Donald Trump resumed the presidency, with global media highlighting concerns over tariffs, conflicts, and foreign alliances. Italian daily La Repubblica dubbed his return “Trump 2: Revenge,” promising a “new golden age” for America. The German tabloid Bild covered Trump’s issuance of 78 executive orders, including his withdrawal from the WHO and Paris Climate Accord, under the banner “Signatures that will change the world.” In his second inaugural address, Trump proclaimed, “America’s golden age begins now.” Media in Ukraine and Greenland noted the implications of his presidency on their futures amid Russian commentary hinting at dialogue with Putin.
The world woke up Tuesday to Donald Trump’s return to the presidency with most headlines highlighting global concerns about tariffs, global conflicts and the future of America’s foreign alliances.
“Trump 2: Revenge,” the Italian daily La Repubblica said, expanding on the promise of a new golden age for America: “The emperor of the future is back.”
The German tabloid Bild highlighted a series of executive orders he issued “in front of the world’s eyes” as the 47th president under the banner “Signatures that will change the world.”
Seventy-eight orders from the previous administration were rescinded overnight, and President Trump wasted no time in withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Paris Climate Accord.
Spain’s La Vanguardia newspaper reported that after President Trump was sworn in and delivered his second inaugural address, he said, “America’s golden age begins now.”
Press outlets in Ukraine and Greenland realize how much weight a Trump presidency carries over the future of their territories, with Russian media hinting at possible “dialogue” with Putin over the war. However, he pointed out that the inauguration of President Trump was not mentioned.
Bild newspaper leads coverage of Trump’s inauguration with “Signatures that will change the world”
“The golden age has arrived,” La Vanguardia paraphrased what President Trump said last night.
Spain’s ABC broadcast pays attention to “Trump’s New World”
“In a speech announcing extreme violence, the American president promised a new golden age for a declining nation. Another nightmare begins.”
In Madrid, Spain’s state-run ABC reported on President Trump’s “New World,” in which he signed a series of decrees aimed at “revitalizing” the United States.
The president quickly pardoned approximately 1,500 supporters charged in the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
He also reversed a Biden-era policy banning drilling in the Arctic and pulled the US out of the Paris climate accord, which aims to limit global temperature rise.
El Pais is also based in Spain, but has a large readership in Latin America, where it led the coverage with “Trump Unchained.”
“The President of the United States is in charge; [his] first measure.
Portuguese media took a more pointed view. The Journal de Noticias featured a photo of a victorious President Trump with the caption “America vs. the World” superimposed on it.
In Denmark, which is at the center of a spat over President Trump’s comments that the United States controls Greenland, Mr. “I haven’t gotten over it,” he added.
The Kiev Independent had a more neutral report, writing that President Trump had been sworn in, then adding: “No mention of Ukraine.”
Russian media outlet Meduza criticized President Putin’s war in Ukraine and focused on global issues that are overshadowing President Trump’s domestic agenda, including rising nuclear tensions, competition in the Arctic, and energy. .
French daily newspaper Libération, founded by philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, gave an even more scathing assessment of Trump’s inauguration, writing, “The nightmare begins all over again.”
“In a speech announcing extreme violence, the American president promised a new golden age for a declining nation. The nightmare begins all over again.”
Italy’s Corriere della Sera newspaper was sympathetic, writing: “Trump’s attack: everything changes.”
The Kiev Independent had a more neutral report, writing that President Trump had been sworn in, then adding: “No mention of Ukraine.”
The newspaper Le Figaro echoed La Vanguardia’s report, reporting, “Trump declares America’s ‘golden age.”’
Meduza has been critical of the Ukraine war and focused on global issues that have overshadowed his presidency.