Trump faces pressure to keep coalition together before term even starts

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President-elect Donald Trump has not been inaugurated yet, but he is already experiencing difficulties keeping his coalition together as his populist base and new tech baron allies splinter over his expansive second-term legislative agenda.

Amid a more organized transition period than ahead of his first term, Trump appears more mindful of the small window of opportunity he will have to capitalize on his political goodwill and make progress on his legislative priorities. Trump has been proactively stepping into the policy disagreements over H-1B visas and the political disagreement over this week’s speakership election.

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