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09th Nov 2016

These are the policies Trump supports  

Cassie Delaney

The world is waking up  the news that Donald Trump is the 45th President of the United States.

Hearts are breaking, minds are baffled and we need to prepare for what a Trump presidency might look like.

We, on our green shores, protected by the jovial Michael D. Higgins have probably heard snippets of Trumps policies. We know the top line information of course, primarily that he has absolutely no previous governmental experience and has been, on multiple times accused of sexual harassment.

So when it comes down to the nitty gritty, what does this man actually want to achieve?

 

Trump on Climate change

Folks, the 45th president of the United States has on multiple occasions called global warming a hoax. According to The Financial Times, Trump believes it was “invented” by China to make US manufacturers uncompetitive and he has vowed to “cancel” the Paris climate agreement, which was built on a deal  Obama struck with China. He also says he would stop all US payments for UN global warming programmes.

 

Trump on Immigration

That wall around Mexico thing was not a joke.

Trump has campaigned build a wall on the Mexican border, has called for a ban on Muslim immigration and promotes the deportation of 11m immigrants. Welcome to America.

 

Trump on Tax

One of the biggest supports for Trump comes from his desire to see tax cuts across the country. He says no American business would pay more than 15 percent of their profits in tax, compared with a current maximum of 35 percent.

 

Trump on Healthcare

He literally has no plan.

 

Trump on Infrastructure

Trump pledges to pursue an “America’s Infrastructure First” policy that supports investments in transportation, clean water, a modern and reliable electricity grid, telecommunications, security infrastructure, and other pressing domestic infrastructure needs.

 

Trump on Weapons

Trumps is a big lover of war. He plans to increase the size of the U.S. Army to 540,000 active duty soldiers. Trump thinks Obama’s deal with Iran, which seeks to prevent the Islamic Republic from attaining nuclear weapons, should actually be dismantled. While Obama worked towards vision of a world without nuclear weapons, Trump has said he would be open to both Japan and South Korea developing nuclear arsenals.

 

Trump on Choice

While Trump won’t ciminalise abortion, he has publically stated that funding it is offensive.

 

Trump on ISIS

Trump plans to work with “Arab allies and friends in the Middle East” to fight against ISIS. He says America can “defeat the ideology of radical Islamic terrorism just as we won the Cold War.”

 

Trump on Guns

Trumps policy his is basically unwavering support to keep and bear arms. He says he will “get serious about prosecuting violent criminals.” “Get gang members and drug dealers off the street” and “expand mental health programs keep the violent mentally ill off of our streets.”

 

Trump on LGBT Rights

Trump thinks same-sex marriage should have been decided by the state as opposed to the supreme courts.