We’ve caught up with the American Football Team Leicester Panthers to see what they think of the new President of the United States

Leicester Panthers, an American football team, have shared with us their thoughts on the return of President Donald Trump in the United States.

Mr Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the US yesterday, promising a “revolution of common sense” and taking charge as Republicans assume unified control of Washington and set out to reshape the country’s institutions.

The man who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and two assassination attempts to win another term in the White House, acted swiftly after the ceremony, with executive orders already prepared for his signature to clamp down on border crossings, increase fossil fuel development and end diversity and inclusion programmes across the federal government.

Declaring that government faces a “crisis of trust”, Mr Trump said in his inaugural address that under his administration “our sovereignty will be reclaimed. Our safety will be restored. The scales of justice will be rebalanced”.

Mr Trump claimed “a mandate to completely and totally reverse a horrible betrayal”, promising to “give the people back their faith, their wealth, their democracy and indeed their freedom”.

He added: “From this moment on, America’s decline is over.”

Well, Richard Swain, one of the Directors of the American football team Leicester Panthers, says the sport somewhat reflects the pressures the President may face:

“Ultimately we come together to achieve success which I think is what Mr. Trump will try and do. Obviously he’s not going to be everyone’s cup of tea, and he may rub people up the wrong way with some of his decisions, but that’s just how things go, so it’ll be very interesting to see what happens over the next 4 years.

“I think our relationship with the US is very important to maintain. They are our cousins across the pond and a lot of our cultures are inter-connected hence why we have such a huge interest in their sport and why we play American football here at Leicester Panthers. We’ve even been fortunate enough to have a lot of US player come through and create some great memories that bond us.”

Richard added how the President brings about mixed views:

“He’s a huge character, just like marmite you can why some people love him and some people hate him, and for us in an American football context, we’re going to be watching with a combination of awe, shock, amusement and sometimes being utterly baffled by the decisions and actions being taken so it’s definitely going to be interesting.

“But what we love about the sport is no matter what happens politically, whether you are a democrat, republican, conservative or labour here, you still come together on the field in support of each other for the success of the team. As a community club we have such a diverse background of players and coaches.”

If you want to find out more about the Panthers, take a look at their website here.

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