Donald Trump was sworn in on the 20, of January 2025 as the 47th President of the United States.
During his presidency, Trump wants to impose tariffs on all imports, adding a 10 to 20 percent increase on all imported goods. The most notable increases would be a 60% tariff increase on Chinese imports and a 25% increase on goods from Canada and Mexico.
Trump is promising that over the next four years, he will pay off the United States debt of $36.17 trillion dollars. He also wants to try and collect oil from the US instead of importing it from other countries, which would drop consumer prices by almost half. His goal in collecting oil at home is to make America the largest energy producer, this promise would also help to decrease inflation. The 47th president also promised a tax cut of 15% to 21% which would be “the largest tax cut in our country’s history,” said Trump.
Trump is calling for a cutback on diversity, equality, inclusion, or DEI programs. Wanting to end “boys in girls’ sports,” and asking Congress they require there be only two genders recognized at birth.
A main topic that was focused on while Trump was running was deportation. There are an estimated 11.7 million illegal immigrants in the US and Trump is promising a mass deportation of these illegal immigrants. Trump isn’t against people immigrating into the US but wants it to be done the right way. Trump wants to close the border because 573 thousand pounds of illegal drugs were seized by Border Patrol in 2024 and it’s estimated that only 10% of illegal drugs are seized. Trump wants to end the fentanyl pandemic by fortifying the border and strengthening military power.
Part of the plan for the next four years is to cut off the cartel’s access to the global finance system. Trump pledged to destroy the drug flow into America by deploying the US Navy to ensure that drugs can’t be smuggled via the region’s waterways. The Department of Defense is being asked to make appropriate use of Special Forces and cyber-warfare to damage cartel leadership, infrastructure, and operations hoping to cripple the cartel. Trump is also asking that Congress reinstate the death penalty on anyone found guilty of drug smuggling and human trafficking because it is estimated that 60% of children who attempt to cross the border alone are captured and used explicitly by the cartels.
During his presidency, Trump plans to shut down the US Department of Education wanting to give the states full power over education as well as forbidding gender identity, sexual orientation, critical race theory, or any inappropriate or political to be taught in the classrooms. Trump is proposing a plan to create “The American Academy.” He plans to finance it by taxing large private universities to create a “world-class education available to every American, free of charge” This new Academy would directly compete with expensive four-year universities by granting full degrees equivalent to a bachelor’s degree that would be recognized by the US governments and federal contractors.
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https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-finance-guide/national-debt/
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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-promised-to-end-wokeness-in-education-he-has-promised-to-use-federal-funds-as-leverage
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