US President-elect Donald Trump has been claiming for months that all would be well in the world if he were president. Only time will tell whether his statements are true, as he is responsible for how the United States responds to the challenges it faces.
Trump will officially be inaugurated for his second term as President of the United States on January 20th. During his 2024 presidential campaign, Trump promised to tackle a variety of domestic issues, including immigration and inflation. He signaled a return to an “America first” foreign policy.
On the global front, President Trump claims he can end Russia’s war with Ukraine within 24 hours of taking office. Throughout his campaign, he has vowed to end wars in West Asia. He also announced an increase in tariffs on foreign goods imported into the United States.
The following is a summary of the policies that President Trump has said he will pursue when he takes office on January 20th.
further tariffs
This month, the US president-elect threatened to impose 100% tariffs on BRICS countries, including India, and demanded clear commitments from these countries to refrain from creating new currencies or supporting other currencies to replace the US dollar.
In a post on the social media platform Truth Social, President Trump said the idea of BRICS countries trying to wean the dollar while the US stood by and watched was “over”. He further warned that any country seeking to displace the US dollar would lose access to the US market, adding that such a country would need to find “another sucker” if it pursued such an action. He added that there is.
“We are done with the idea that BRICS countries are moving away from the dollar while we stand by. Ask for a promise not to support the US dollar or they will face 100 percent tariffs, Trump said, and should expect to say goodbye to the great sell-off to the U.S. economy.
He added: “BRICS has no chance of replacing the US dollar in international trade, and countries that aspire to do so should say goodbye to the US.”
In November, President Trump promised to impose a 25% tariff on all goods from Mexico and Canada in one of his first executive orders. He said the move would be in retaliation for illegal immigration and drugs flowing across the border.
“As we all know, thousands of people are pouring into Mexico and Canada, bringing with them levels of crime and drugs we’ve never seen before,” President Trump said on the social media platform. It appears that a caravan of several thousand people is coming from Mexico.” On January 20th, as one of my first executive orders, I will sign all necessary documents to impose a 25% tariff on Mexico and Canada on all products imported into the United States. , and the ridiculous opening of borders. ”
“This tariff will remain in effect until drugs, especially fentanyl, and all illegal aliens are stopped from this invasion of our country! They have the absolute right and authority to make it easy. We hereby demand: “They are harnessing this power, and it is time for them to pay a very high price until they do so. “There is,” he added.
It also announced that it would impose an “additional” tariff of 10% on Chinese products. In a social media post, the US president-elect said: “We have had multiple discussions with China about the large amount of drugs being shipped to the US, especially fentanyl, to no avail. Chinese representatives have told me: ” he said. He said the drug traffickers who did this would receive the maximum penalty of death, but unfortunately they were not carried out, and drugs were flowing into our country at levels never seen before, primarily through Mexico. are. They stop, we charge China a fine of 10% on all of the company’s products imported into the United States, above and beyond the additional tariffs. ”
President Trump mocked Canada in a post on social media platform Truth Social, criticized U.S. subsidies to Canada and claimed that many Canadians want to become the 51st U.S. state. .
In a post on Truth Social, President Trump wrote, “Can’t anyone answer why we give Canada over $100 million a year in subsidies? It makes no sense!” “Many Canadians want Canada to become the 51st province. That would save a lot of money on taxes and military protection. I think it’s a great idea. 51st province!!! ” the post added.
Earlier this month, Donald Trump criticized Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, calling him the “governor” of Canada, a “great nation.” He said he would like to meet “the governor” again, adding that in-depth consultations would yield “excellent” results.
In a post on Truth Social, President Trump said: “Last night I had the pleasure of having dinner with the Governor of Canada’s Great Province, Justin Trudeau. I look forward to meeting with the Governor again soon and continuing our in-depth discussions.” “There is,” he said. Regarding tariffs and trade, the results will be really great for everyone! ”
His remarks were made after having dinner with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Nov. 30 at Mar-a-Lago, Florida, CNN reported. The meeting between the two leaders came days after President Trump promised to increase tariffs on products from Mexico and Canada starting on his first day in office.
During campaign events in September, President Trump threatened to enter into reciprocal trade with other countries that would impose tariffs of the same amount.
“You mean they charge us, we charge them? Okay…so we’re going to call it the Trump Reciprocal Trade Act, or else As long as we do that, we’ll stop calling him Trump,” Trump said.
President Trump emphasized reciprocal trade policies, saying, “If someone charges us 10 cents, if they charge us $2, if they charge us 100 percent, if they charge us 250 percent. We’ll charge them the same, and you’ll see what happens. Everything will disappear, and if it doesn’t, we’ll have free trade again.”
mass deportation
The president-elect of the United States has confirmed that he will declare a national emergency to carry out mass deportations of immigrants living in the United States without legal permission.
In response to a social media post by Judicial Watch’s Tom Fitton, he said on November 9 that the incoming administration would prepare such a declaration and use “military assets” to deport immigrants. He said there are reports that he will.
President Trump responded to Fitton’s social media post by saying, “It’s true!!!”
promote peace
Donald Trump has said he could end the war within 24 hours if elected. However, it has not disclosed how this will be achieved.
He traveled to Paris to attend the reopening ceremony of Notre Dame Cathedral. During the visit he met
French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discuss how to end the war in Ukraine. It was Trump and Zelensky’s first meeting since winning the November election.
After the meeting, Trump shared a post on Truth Social calling on Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate an end to the war, adding that China could help. He even noted that Russia is “currently in a weakened state” due to “Ukraine and the economic recession.” His remarks came after Syrian rebels entered Damascus, claiming the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
“Assad is gone. He fled the country. His protectors, Russia, Russia, Russia, led by Vladimir Putin, are no longer interested in protecting him,” Trump said on the social media platform Truth Social. There was no reason to protect Assad.” Russia should never have been there in the first place and has completely lost interest in Syria because of Ukraine, where nearly 600,000 Russian soldiers have been injured or killed in a war that could last forever. ”
“Russia and Iran are currently in a weakened state, one because of Ukraine and its depressed economy, and the other because of Israel and its combat successes. Similarly, Zelensky and Ukraine have no agreement. We want to stop this madness. They have done terrible things.” 400,000 soldiers and many more civilians have been lost, too many lives have been wasted needlessly. families have been destroyed and an immediate ceasefire should be initiated. I know very well that it’s time for Vladimir to take action, which could lead to something bigger and worse. The world is waiting for it,” he added.
President Zelensky also revealed details about Trump’s meeting with Macron at the Elysée Palace. President Zelenskyy shared a post about X and wrote, “Had a fulfilling and productive tripartite meeting with President Real Donald Trump and President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysée Palace.”
He added: “President Trump is as resolute as ever. We thank him. We also thank Emanuel for organizing this important meeting. We all… We want this war to end as soon as possible and in a fair manner. We talked about: We agreed to continue peace for our people, local conditions and justice, and to maintain peace by force. ”
Earlier this month, Donald Trump said that if hostages held in the Gaza Strip during Israel’s ongoing war were not released by his inauguration on January 20, “there will be hell to pay.” I warned you. He made the statement following Hamas’ release of the video. American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander is shown pleading for release.
In a post on There is no action! Please stop it.” This truth is that if the hostages are not released by January 20, 2025, the day I proudly take office as President of the United States, there will be hell in the Middle East, and for the hostages. It means it’s going to be like hell. Those responsible for these atrocities against humanity will be punished worse than anyone in the long history of the United States. Release the hostages now! ”
Following the US President-elect’s statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his gratitude for President Trump’s strong stance on the release of prisoners held in Gaza.
“I would like to thank President Trump for his strong statements yesterday about the need to free Hamas hostages and Hamas’s responsibility. This adds to our continued efforts to free all hostages,” Netanyahu said in a post on X. It adds strength,” he said. Thank you, President Trump. ”
The coming months will lay the groundwork for how the U.S. government will move forward when Donald Trump returns to power. Exactly four years after his defeat in the 2020 election, the United States and the world must prepare for Trump’s second stint in the White House and the policies he will implement. His re-election will make him the second person in U.S. history to serve nonconsecutive terms, following Grover Cleveland, who served as the 22nd and 24th presidents.
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