A victory of his Donald Trump in the presidential elections is expected to bring huge changes in the American trade policy, in the attitude of the USA regarding the war in Ukrainein environmental policy of the country, in taxation and its treatment immigration.

The following are the basic principles of the policy that Trump has announced that he will follow in his second term in the presidency of the USA.

Duties

Trump has said he plans to impose 10% tariffs on all goods imported into the US in a bid to close the country’s trade deficit. But his critics believe that doing so will lead to price increases that will hurt American consumers and cause economic instability worldwide.

He has also warned that he will impose higher tariffs on countries that have adopted tariffs on US imports and has threatened to impose 200% tariffs on some imported cars.

The Republican is primarily targeting China, but US allies such as EU member states could also see higher tariffs on their products.

It proposes a four-year phase-out of imports of Chinese goods, including electronics and pharmaceuticals and steel.

Mass deportations

Trump has said he will roll back his first-term policies on undocumented immigrants and impose new restrictions.

He has pledged to limit the number of immigrants granted asylum in the US and to proceed with the largest deportations of undocumented immigrants in the country’s history.

The Republican has said he will use the National Guard and even federal troops if necessary to achieve that goal.

At the same time, he will seek to end the automatic granting of US citizenship to the children of immigrants born in the US, while he has hinted that he will remove the protection status for some immigrants, such as Haitians and Venezuelans.

He would also reinstate the “travel ban,” which barred citizens from many Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States.

Mining

Trump has pledged to increase US fossil fuel production by easing mining on federal land and encouraging the construction of new natural gas pipelines. He even plans to re-authorize mining in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.

The Republican has warned that he will withdraw the US from the Paris Climate Agreement again.

Tax exemptions

Donald Trump has promised to roll back federal regulations that he says are limiting job creation.

He has pledged to maintain the tax cuts he signed into law in 2017 during his previous presidency, while his economic team has considered a new round of tax cuts for individuals and businesses.

Trump has promised to cut the tax rate from 21% to 15% for companies that make their products in the US.

Abolition of minority support programs

Trump has said he will demand that American universities “defend American tradition and Western culture” and stop implementing programs to support minorities.

The Republican has also said he wants to abolish the Department of Education and allow each state to implement its own education policy.

Abortions

Trump appointed three new conservative justices to the Supreme Court, shifting the balance and leading to the reversal in June 2022 of his landmark decision that protected women’s right to abortion at the federal level.

The Republican is likely to continue in his second term to appoint federal judges who will uphold abortion restrictions.

However, he has stated that it is not necessary to adopt a ban on abortion at the federal level, considering that the states should legislate on the matter.

Trump has also hinted that he will not seek to restrict access to mifepristone, a drug used for medical abortions.

At the same time, it states that it supports policies to promote IVF, women’s prenatal care and contraception.

Ending wars

Trump has criticized US support for Ukraine in its war against Russia and has said he could end it within 24 hours, though he has not explained how. He has suggested that Kiev cede some of its territory in order to reach a peace deal with Moscow, which Ukraine rejects.

The Republican has said that during his presidency the US will radically revise “the purpose and mission of NATO”.

As for Israel, Trump supports it in its war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, but has asked it to complete its operations. The Republican is expected to continue supplying weapons to Israel, but at the same time it appears that he will seek to normalize relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia.

He has also said he will “end the suffering and destruction in Lebanon”, but has not explained how.

At the same time, Trump would like to create an “iron dome” — a huge air defense shield similar to Israel’s — over the continental US, and he has mentioned the idea of ​​sending the military to Mexico to fight drug cartels.

Chasing enemies, supporting allies

Trump has repeatedly said he will ask US law enforcement agencies to investigate his political opponents, including campaign officials, lawyers and party donors.

At the same time, he has said that he will consider the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate US President Joe Biden, without explaining which or which cases.

Trump has also indicated that he is considering pardoning those of his supporters who were sentenced to prison terms for storming the Capitol in January 2021.

Bureaucracy

Trump will seek to crack down on the “deep state” — career federal employees who he accuses of pushing their own agenda — through an executive order that would change the status of thousands of them so they could be fired.

He has also promised to create an independent commission to assess the effectiveness of the federal government. He has said that the head of this committee will be the billionaire businessman Elon Musk.