Between trying to ‘save’ TikTok, offering to buy Greenland, and mooting a plan to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, US President-elect Donald Trump has been pretty busy since his election victory last November.

But as Washington prepares for the second Trump inauguration on Monday, the reality of the 78-year-old Republican’s return to the White House is beginning to hit home.

A convicted felon and climate change denier who was twice impeached for his behavior during his last spell in office, Trump and his ultra-conservative agenda will have profound implications for the lives of ordinary Americans, while his views on international relations, and occasionally erratic decision-making, mean diplomatic incidents abroad will likely be myriad over the next four years.

For American data center operators, many of whom are planning multi-billion dollar investments during Trump’s term in office, the incoming administration’s pro-business stance could mean their lives are about to get considerably easier. But Trump’s foreign policy could lead to their supply chains, particularly those relating to AI components, becoming a lot more complicated.

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