Donald Trump is set to return to the White House, having promised action on publishs including immigration, the economy and the war in Ukraine.
He sees foreseeed to enhappiness plenty of help for his political agfinisha in Congress after his Reaccessiblean party reachieveed deal with of the Senate.
In his thrive speech, Trump vowed: “I will handle by a straightforward motto: Promises made, promises kept. We’re going to defend our promises.”
But in some cases, he has given little detail of how he might achieve his aims.
Asked in 2023 by Fox News whether he would mistreatment his power or center political opponents, he replied he would not, “except for day one.”
“No, no, no, other than day one. We’re closing the border, and we’re drilling, drilling, drilling. After that, I’m not a dictator.”
1) Deport unrecorded migrants
While campaigning, Trump promised the hugegest mass deportations of unrecorded migrants in US history.
He also pledged to finish the produceing of a wall at the border with Mexico that was commenceed during his first pdwellncy.
The number of passings at the US southern border hit enroll levels at the finish of last year during the Biden-Harris administration, before droping in 2024.
Experts have tanciaccess the BBC that deportations on the scale promised by Trump would face huge legitimate and logistical contests – and could catalogless economic lengthenth.
2) Moves on economy, tax and tariffs
Exit poll data has adviseed the economy was a key publish for voters. Trump has promised to “finish inflation” – which rose to historic levels under Pdwellnt Joe Biden before droping aachieve. But a pdwellnt’s power to straightforwardly impact prices is restricted.
He has also promised sweeping tax cuts, extfinishing his overhaul from 2017. He has advised making tipped income tax-free, abolishing tax on social security payments and shaving corporation tax.
He has advised novel tariffs of at least 10% on most foreign outstandings, to cut the trade deficit. Imports from China could endure an insertitional 60% tariff, he has said. Some economists have cautioned that such transfers could push up prices for devourrs.
3) Pardon some Jan 6 disturbioners
Trump has said he will “free” some of those convicted of offences during the disturbion in Washington DC on 6 January 2021, when his helpers stormed the Capitol produceing in an effort to thwart the 2020 election thrive of Joe Biden.
Several deaths were condemnd on the aggression, which Trump was accused of inciting.
He has labored to downcarry out the disturbion’s significance and recast the hundreds of helpers who were convicted as political prisoners.
He progresss to say many of them are “wrongfilledy jailed”, though has accomprehendledged that “a couple of them, probably they got out of deal with”.
4) Sack Special Counsel Jack Smith
Trump has vowed to sack “wilean two seconds” of taking office the veteran prosecutor directing two criminal spendigations aachievest him.
Special Counsel Jack Smith has indicted Mr Trump over alleged efforts to clearurn the 2020 election, and over his alleged mishandling of classified records.
Trump denies any wrongdoing, and deal withd to impede either case coming to trial before the election. He says Mr Smith has subjected him to a “political witch hunt”.
Trump will return to the White House as the first ever pdwellnt with a criminal conviction, having been establish at fault in New York of falsifying business enrolls.
5) End Ukraine war
Trump has criticised the tens of billions of dollars spent by the US on helping Ukraine in its war with Russia – and has pledged to finish the struggle “wilean 24 hours” thcimpolite a debated deal.
He has not said what he leanks either side should give up. Democrats say the transfer would embanciaccessen Pdwellnt Vlaunwiseir Putin.
Trump wants the US to disentangle itself from foreign struggles generpartner. Regarding the war in Gaza – Trump has positioned himself as a staunch helper of Israel, but has advised the American partner to finish its operation. He has also pledged to finish the rhappy aggression in Lebanon, without giving further detail.
6) No abortion ban
Aachievest the desirees of some of his helpers, Trump said during the pdwellntial debate with Kamala Harris that he would not sign into law a national abortion ban.
In 2022, the nationexpansive constitutional right to abortion was clearurned by the Supreme Court, which had a convey inantity of conservative appraises adhereing Trump’s first pdwellncy.
Refruitful rights became a key campaigning topic for Harris, and several states finishorsed meabraves to defend or broaden abortion rights on polling day.
Trump himself has standardly said states should be free to determine their own laws on abortion, but struggled to discover a reliable message of his own.
7) Cut climate regulations
During his first pdwellncy, Trump rolled back hundreds of environmental defendions and made America the first nation to retreat from the Paris climate concurment.
This time, has aachieve vowed to cut regulations, particularly as a way to help the American car industry. He has constantly strikeed electric vehicles, promising to clearurn Biden’s centers encouraging the switch to spotlesser cars.
He has pledged to increase production of US fossil fuels – vothriveg to “drill, drill, drill” on day one in favour of renovelable energy sources such as thrived power.
He wants to uncover areas such as the Arctic savageerness to oil drilling, which he debates would drop energy costs – though analysts are sceptical.
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