Why so surprised by Trump?
Why is everyone so surprised by Trump doing exactly what we thought he was going to do? I mean project 2025 had much of his domestic agenda in writing, it didn't have that it would be Elon, some kids and chainsaw actually doing it, but the Elon was not a surprise either he was up there on stage in the campaign he practiced this technique on twitter. I understand that the American voters were frustrated by Biden and voted for 'the other guy' but you did know this was coming.
As my American friend put while he applied for permanent residency "They'll be no adults in the room this time".
The media and politicians are all going "OMG"! Why? We knew he was going to shaft Ukraine, the guy calls Putin as a mate FFS? We knew he was going to impose tariffs, why the surprise?

Also top tip "asking for exemptions" is not a foreign policy or even a state or organisational policy, multiple republican states asking him for exemptions to his tear up of funding and government jobs. Here's some Americans pleading for exemptions, the UK PM is about to ask for them, the Aussie one already did.
They're not going to get them from Musk (Trump play golf, he not listening)

This is going to be very unpopular and that also seems to be the story, not sure why? Trump doesn't care, complaining is not going to help. He's told us "you'll never need to vote again" called him self King talked about a third term, he's not going to do that by winning hearts and minds or elections, he going to do it the other way.
The more crisis (even of his making) the more emergency powers he'll take. The worse it gets the more it plays into his hands. There's a very real chance the first one executed will be Musk, he's axe man and future fall guy. He probably knows that and is hoping for an early Trump demise. Or planning it.
America is on its way to dictatorship or revolution, or both don't act surprised and start thinking the unthinkable.