Video: Trump’s Unlikely Return To Power

By Jonathan Swan, John Pappas, Christina Shaman, Nikolay Nikolov, Christina Thornell and Pierre Kattar •January 20, 2025

Donald J. Trump is returning to the White House in a far stronger position. He’s facing a depleted opposition and a more compliant Congress. Jonathan Swan, a politics reporter for The New York Times, breaks down how President Trump overcame significant challenges to consolidate his power over the Republican Party and voters in the four years since he lost the 2020 presidential election.