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Many believe country should be run like business - but will that feeling hold?

MattBlack:

Why has no one asked why the hell Trump is running a country like a company, because this ain't Apprentice ?

"Well, you had me fooled," jokes James Matthews, with The Apprentice analogy not going "unnoticed".

"The smouldering Donald Trump, everything bar the crunching violins when you switch on the TV, and he's doing his thing," Matthews adds. 

He does deals according to business principles - not necessarily for the best way the world works, he says.

But the idea of running a country like a business is not a new one and not restricted to the US.

"I was reading the Wall Street Journal, they're saying CEOs are actually becoming restless and alarmed for fear of the way it's all going," Matthews says.

"They were expecting a low regulation, light touch approach."

Instead, what they are witnessing is chaos and uncertainty.

Voters were expecting prices to drop, but we haven't seen that yet, Matthews says.

"In fact, Trump has shown little interest in lowering prices... rather, he seems to be engaged in this trade policy that is expected to increase inflation," he adds.

But to sum up: "The idea that a government is like a business probably doesn't get seriously questioned, because many people believe that's as it should be."

Whether that sentiment holds remains to be seen.

Why it's a 'torturous longshot' for those who want a Trump third term

Derek:

Trump will clearly try to steal the next presidential election for himself or a family member/crony by any means possible. Is the US constitution robust enough to prevent this?

Matthews says the constitution is clear that nobody can run for more than two terms.

"That, however, isn't going to stop some of his supporters trying to make it happen and Donald Trump himself hasn't really ruled it out."

Matthews recounts how at the Conservative Political Action Conference there was a group calling themselves the Third Term Project.

They are lobbying for a constitutional amendment, led by a Republican congressman from Texas, Matthews explains.

Amending the constitution is possible but "pretty torturous" and "a longshot", says Matthews.

A large majority of states would have to agree to it, and given "where we are right now, given the division and the way the numbers stack up, that isn't going to happen soon".

Watch below: Key moments from Trump's second inauguration in January

'There is pushback to Trump's lies - but it's hard to challenge everything he's saying'

Colin :

Why is Trump not directly challenged on his lies? Reporters seem to let him say the craziest lie without putting him immediately on the spot

US correspondent Martha Kelner says this is a "curious question" because Donald Trump offers more access to the White House than Joe Biden ever did. 

But she also notes it is a difficult White House to work in for journalists because things have changed since the first Trump administration. 

"It was mostly rhetoric back then - being branded fake news and an enemy of the state," Kelner says.

"Of course, words are dangerous but it's now changed from rhetoric to action. 

"Trump promised in his election campaign to go after journalists this time round - he even threatened jail.

"I have seen a push to punish journalists if they go against the Trump narrative." 

Kelner says the president and his team favour interviews with conservative outlets like  Fox News.  

She adds: "I would argue there is pushback to what Trump is saying; you often hear dissenting voices in those news conferences.

"There is pushback to his lies, but there is a lot of disinformation and it's hard to challenge everything that he is saying." 

'I steeled myself': How Martha kept her cool confronting Marjorie Taylor Greene - and story behind interview

Sam:

How did you keep your cool interviewing Marjorie Taylor Greene? I was stressed just watching it unfold.

Martha Kelner says she had "steeled" herself for a "testy interaction" with Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Knowing the story and the nature of the interviewee was key to her composure, she says.

The second Atlantic story seemed to suggest the messages on the Signal chat were classified information, according to a string of generals and former national security advisers she spoke with, she explains.

"I thought it important to put these questions to those who are at the heart of this Donald Trump movement, the MAGA movement," Kelner says.

So she approached Greene, who was finishing up an event trying to pull federal funding from broadcasters NPR and PBS.

"Never one to miss an opportunity to speak to the cameras, she pitched up right in front of our position," said Kelner.

"I'd seen the way she interacts with journalists in the past."

She reminds Matthews how Greene slammed the door in his face in response to a question - after telling David Cameron to kiss her ass.

Greene also told journalist Emily Maitlis to "f*** off" in another interview.

"I steeled myself for what I thought was going to be a testy interaction," says Kelner.

"I'd prepared questions that were very legitimate."

Kelner knew she had a right to ask them, whether or not Greene was rude.

"There is no rule against who can and can't ask questions. And I think it's just persistence."

Litany of lawsuits against Trump's executive orders

Pmitch:

You mentioned lots of executive orders were going to court. Which are they?

As of right now, Donald Trump has signed 106 executive orders -  a record amount and still only 70 days in. 

There are a few orders that have been temporarily blocked by a judge - they include:

  • his bid to end birthright citizenship;
  • freezing foreign aid by shutting down USAID;
  • suspending the refugee programme;
  • ending federal support for gender-affirming care;
  • and banning transgender people from serving in the military.

There are too many lawsuits against orders to list, says Kelner.

But to give you an idea: 

  • some nonprofit groups are suing over the creation of Elon Musk鈥檚 Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE);
  • a group of environmentalists is suing to reverse the offshore drilling ban;
  • The National Treasury Employees Union is suing over an executive order to make it easier to fire federal employees.

That's a "lot to keep up with", says Kelner.

"Some of these will go as far as the Supreme Court, others will be settled in lower courts," she adds.

Could Trump make Greenland, Canada or Panama takeover irreversible?

Primrose:

Assuming Trump gets his way over Greenland, Canada or Panama Canal - hypothetically how easy would it be for the next president to reverse everything? Could Trump make it irreversible?

I don't think we can easily assume Donald Trump will get his way over Greenland, Canada or Panama, James Matthews replies.

Matthews says: "Greenland has repeatedly said it's not for sale, Canada has said it will not become the 51st state, and Panama has said they 'reject' any affront to their dignity as a nation.

"Sometimes it feels like it's Trump's way or the highway, but there are many, many roadblocks to him bulldozing his way into other countries."

Matthews also says that territory changing hands is something that has happened many times but "it's never clean-cut".  

"Giving territory back, we assume, could be done with the flourish of a pen if parties are in agreement," he adds.

"But dealing with the consequences of an acquisition, and rebuilding trust and allied relationships in the world, won't necessarily be easy."

'Focus on Hegseth' after chat breach: Could he eventually end up as a sacrificial lamb?

CONOR:

Could it really be that Pete Hegseth and that crowd can just control the narrative and brush off the leak like it鈥檚 nothing?

Donald Trump's team was certainly planning on toughing this one out, says Kelner.

When the story first broke - that a journalist was mistakenly added to a group chat detailing sensitive plans to strike Yemen's Houthis - Kelner remembers her bosses trying to understand the scale of the story unfolding.

"[I said] I think the Trump White House will try to ignore it," she says.

But it quickly became clear that wasn't going to happen.

US defence secretary Pete Hegseth - who Kelner says is controversial anyway - adopted the strategy of vilifying the journalist added into the group chat.

"The easiest way to make these scandals disappear is to offer a sacrificial lamb, someone to take the fall," she adds.

"I think the focus has landed on Pete Hegseth."

Mike Waltz has also been under the spotlight.

But Kelner doesn't think Trump will want to be seen "giving into the media". 

He won't want to be seen sacking anyone just because he's being told to do so.

Watch: Hegseth's defence after chat breach exposed

'Tempting' for UK and Europe to hit back on tariffs - but they need to 'keep Trump on side'

Bigmartin:

Is it not time for Britain and the Europeans to hit America where it hurts with massive tariffs, even hitting their tourist trade with tariffs? The Americans don't like us, so why not get together as one and hit them

US correspondent James Matthews says it is a "tempting prospect for many", especially those who feel beaten down by Donald Trump.

But he says generally there is a lot of worry that more tariffs just puts more strain on supply chains.

"That is an extremely costly business," he says.

"There is also concern of any severe retaliatory action and that it would anger Trump and put NATO at risk, who are scrambling to figure out their own security and Ukraine's." 

He notes that the US is a big part of NATO and therefore the UK and Europe need to "keep Trump on side".

Read more below on the growing fears over tariffs...

Will tariffs backfire?

Kev6:

Do you think that Trump's tariffs will have a negative effect on US trade in reality?

Tariffs are a huge part of Donald Trump's economic vision, says Kelner.

He was telling people he was going to bring back jobs, bring back manufacturing and lower the costs for consumers during the campaign, she says.

But if you're a business that needs imported goods from one of those countries hit by tariffs, it's not easy to suddenly start moving manufacturing plants back to the US to avoid them, explains Kelner.

"Who ultimately bears the burden? If an American business relies on imported goods from overseas and they decide to pass those tariffs on to the consumer, then clearly what is going to happen is there is going to be much higher prices, certainly in the short term."

Economic experts have long been warning they are not a "sound economic way to manage a country and ultimately it is Americans who will pay the price for this."

Watch below: Sky News' economics and data editor Ed Conway explains the likely impact of Trump's latest tariffs