The Return of Donald Trump
What to Watch in Donald’s Trump First Week Back in the White House
Donald Trump was ill-prepared to take over the presidency of the United States in 2017. This time around, he is much-better prepared and will enact major policy changes in his first few days back in the White House.
What Might Happen
- The Trump Administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration could result in immigration raids beginning this week, with undocumented migrants being deported from the US in large numbers.
- President Trump will introduce tariffs on imports from several countries, most notably China. It remains to be seen if new tariffs will be placed on imports from Canada and Mexico, the US’ two other leading trade partners.
- President Trump vowed to bring an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine on his first day in office, but has tempered these expectations. Nevertheless, he is likely to pressure Ukraine to reach a deal with Russia on a ceasefire.
- The Trump Administration will move to improve the efficiency of many public bodies, but will face calls from more hardline Republicans in the Congress for much greater public spending reductions.
In a Nutshell
- President Trump could enact as many as 100 executive orders and directives in his first days in office, many of which will undo policies enacted by the Biden Administration over the previous four years.
- President Trump’s powers will be considerable over the next two years as Republicans control the White House and both houses of Congress, while conservative judges hold a 6-3 majority in the Supreme Court.
- However, small Republican majorities in both houses of the Congress could expose deep divisions within the Republican Party and weaken the Trump Administration’s ability to enact new policies.
Summary
The policies changes expected to be enacted by the Trump Administration are expected to bring a major transformation to many areas of United States, including the areas of the economy, immigration and foreign policy. With an aging president and a two-year window of controlling all levels of government, the Trump Administration will be very aggressive in pursuing its agenda in the first days of the 47th president’s term in office.