WASHINGTON (TNND) — As President-elect Donald Trump prepares for his second term, his approach to technology policy is becoming clearer, with significant implications for major tech companies and the apps used daily by millions.

President-elect Trump says "everyone wants to be my friend" this time around. But in Washington, friendships can fade quickly.

CEOs have recently been trying to improve their standing with President-elect Donald Trump before he takes office, hoping to clear the way for more AI development and less regulation.

The Apple supplier has spent millions in the United States, India and Mexico over the past two years to lessen its dependence on China.

Donald Trump has turned the U.S. government into one giant pacifier to calm his fear of seeming less than all-powerful.

Yuchen Jin also appealed to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a federal initiative created by US President-elect Donald Trump comprising Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, to reform the high-skilled immigration system.

Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos has become the latest billionaire to meet Donald Trump at his Florida resort. He was seen entering Mar-a-Lago on Wednesday night on his way to dinner with the president-elect, in video posted on social media.

Apple is expected to have a strong holiday season, while crude also heads higher. Elsewhere, Donald Trump has threatened to retake the Panama Canal, while UK growth flat-lined in the third quarter.

Rudy Giuliani is apparently trying to perk up his depleted coffers by portraying Santa Claus to sell his Rudy Coffee. On Monday, the former Trump lawyer posted an ad in which “Mrs. Santa Clause” [sic] sits on his lap and reveals what she wants for Christmas.

Listen to this full episode of The New Abnormal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon and Stitcher (update links). President-elect Donald Trump’s right-hand man Elon Musk is already giving America’s elected leaders a taste of what’s to come,

Friday on the RealClearPolitics radio show -- weeknights at 6:00 p.m. on SiriusXM's POTUS Channel 124 and then on Apple, Spotify, and here on our website -- Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, and Carl Cannon discuss how Democrats are focusing on "President Musk" as the richest man in the world wields influence on the Congressional budget process.

"Disabling or destroying TSMC is table stakes if China is taking over Taiwan," former senior Pentagon official Elbridge Colby said in February.