In most countries, convicted felons don’t even have the privilege of voting. But in the United States, a convicted felon, otherwise known as Donald Trump has become the 47th president of America. Back in May of this year, a New York jury found Trump guilty of all 34 charges in a scheme to influence the 2016 election illegally. So what happens now that he is president?
Due to the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling, Trump’s charges may be dropped. Further information will be revealed after his trial on November 26th. Despite this, it remains uncertain what having a convicted felon as president means for the US and the rest of the world.
We need to delve into his policies to better understand what a Trump presidency will look like. His main three focuses have been immigration, the war in Ukraine and the economy, yet little to no mention of stopping arms exports to Israel and ending the brutal genocide.
The seven policies that Trump put forward during the election were:
1) Deport undocumented migrants: Now this in theory sounds like he is anti-illegal immigration, which who can be mad at him for? Except for the fact that many documented migrants get caught in the deportation crossfire, not to mention how hard obtaining said documents can be regardless of how you got to the US.
2) Moves on economy, tax and tariffs: Trump has promised to end inflation and introduce drastic tax cuts.
3) Cut climate regulations: So while Mount Fuji experiences its longest time in history without snow, Donald Trump thinks it's the right time to amp up carbon emissions.
4) End Ukraine war: As president, Trump wants the US to cut all ties with foreign wars, yet has failed to give any concrete plan on how he plans to tackle this.
5) No abortion ban: Previously Trump said that states should be responsible for their own abortion rules, but more recently peer pressure seems to have steered him in the direction of respecting women, as he recently said he would not sign into law a national abortion ban.
6) Pardon some Jan 6 rioters: If we’re pardoning white supremacists, surely we can pardon people arrested for selling weed, considering half the states have legalised marijuana? But no it seems this privilege is kept for only white Trump supporters.
7) Sack Special Counsel Jack Smith: This is just giving petty. So Trump is gonna fire the guy who held him accountable? Sounds like a Trump thing to do.
Trump has been very adamant on his “America First” foreign policy, indicating a turn towards greater isolationism and less international collaboration. Ideally this would mean an end to US arms sales to Israel, however, Trump has kept rather quite about this. His efforts are more focused on cutting ties with Ukraine and China.
He has in passing mentioned being peace to the Middle East region, however, the manner in which this will be done remains unknown. “Get it over with and let’s get back to peace and stop killing people,” Trump said of the conflict in Gaza in an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt in April.
It’s also worth noting that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once described Trump as the “best friend that Israel has ever had in the White House”.
During his previous presidency, Trump was known for his unpredictable nature, could we see that happening again this time? It’s possible with how vague and unplanned his policies have been thus far.
Based on what we’ve seen so far, things are still up in the air about what a Trump presidency could mean for the US and the rest of the world. One thing is for certain though, if Trump remains set on the idea of isolationism and removing the US from foreign issues then the world is up for a big shake up.
America currently stands as a superpower and dabbles its fingers in all possible areas. From imports and exports to war - thus taking a step back would change everything. From a possible increase in US prices due to a decrease in imports or even a drop in foreign exchange students. In conclusion, Trump’s victory has now added to global uncertainty.
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