Drastic deportation program, ending 'transgender madness', 'drill, baby, drill' and bringing peace to Ukraine: President-elect Donald Trump will act big and fast once he returns to the White House on Monday I swore that I would.
Here are his sensational but often vague promises for a second term. Many of them are likely to be enacted by executive order.
immigration
President Trump has vowed to take a tough stance against the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States.
“If I am re-elected, I will launch the largest deportation operation in American history,” the Republican billionaire said on the campaign trail.
He also vowed to abolish birthright citizenship, calling it “ridiculous.”
To achieve these goals, President Trump is considering declaring a national emergency that could free up Department of Defense resources.
Analysts also expect him to issue executive orders on other aspects of immigration policy, including possibly ending apps used by immigrants seeking asylum. I am doing it.
But birthright citizenship is guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution, and deportation programs not only face legal challenges, but some countries may refuse to accept deportees.
Trade war?
President Trump has vowed to impose 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, the United States' major trading partners, as punishment for failing to stop the flow of drugs and illegal immigrants into the United States.
But is President Trump really ready to tear up the North American Free Trade Agreement and start a trade war with America's neighbors? Some see this, and the even more provocative proposal that Canada be absorbed into the United States, as pre-negotiation rhetoric.
Beijing should also sit firm.
President Trump has threatened to impose 10% tariffs on Chinese goods, on top of existing tariffs dating back to his first term. President Trump accused China of allowing the use of chemical ingredients used to make fentanyl.
Is there an amnesty on January 6th?
The president-elect will pardon some or all of those involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, where his supporters tried to overturn the 2020 election he lost to Democrat Joe Biden. suggested the possibility of doing so.
President Trump has described them as “hostages” and “political prisoners” and said he would “do a massive pardon” in connection with this case, but how will he distinguish between cases involving violence against police officers? remains unclear.
More than 1,500 people were charged with federal crimes in the deadly assault, and more than 1,100 of them were sentenced.
war and diplomacy
President Trump warned that “all hell is going to break out in the Middle East” if Hamas doesn't release Israeli hostages before he takes office, as soon as a ceasefire and hostage release deal negotiated by the Biden administration was announced on Wednesday. I took credit for it.
President Trump has also said he intends to quickly end Russia's war with Ukraine, but it is unclear when and how he intends to do so.
President Trump promised over the summer to end the nearly three-year-old conflict “within 24 hours,” but just recently suggested a timeline of several months.
climate
Trump, a climate change skeptic, promised to “drill, baby, drill” oil and gas.
He plans to repeal some of Biden's key climate policies, including electric vehicle tax credits aimed at spurring the transition to a green economy.
President Trump also wants to boost offshore drilling, but that may require support from Congress. Biden has selected certain ocean areas as no-drilling protected areas.
transgender rights and race
“From day one, with the stroke of my pen, we're going to stop transgender insanity,” Trump said in December. “We're going to end child mutilation, we're going to remove transgender people from our military, our elementary schools, our middle schools. ” he swore. And high school too. ”
He also said that the US government recognizes only two genders: male and female.
His plans include cutting federal funding for schools that use “critical race theory,” an approach that looks at U.S. history through the lens of racism. There is.
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