| Event type: | Monthly meeting |
| Date: | Mon 13 Jan 2025 |
| Time: | 10:00am - 12:00pm |
| Venue: | St Margaret’s United Reformed Church, N3 1BD |
On 20 January 2025, Donald J Trump will be inaugurated as President of the United States for the second time. Dire predictions have been coming fast and furious since his electoral victory. So how does the American political system work, and will the famed checks and balances provide any guardrails to constrain a Trump presidency?
London-based American journalist Tom Arms has been reporting American, British and world affairs for half a century. He is currently the foreign editor of the website Liberal Democrat Voice. His books include America: Made in Britain (2021) and Encyclopaedia of the Cold War (1994). He is currently working on a social history of modern Britain.