Are they hot air? Donald Trump has promised to unleash a torrent of revenge on his enemies in the United States and the wider world. Here are some of his most eye-catching policies.
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Trump’s revenge: the main threats
Are they hot air? Donald Trump has promised to unleash a torrent of revenge on his enemies in the United States and the wider world. Here are some of his most eye-catching policies.
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Donald Trump is back. He will be President of the United States in January and has said he will be a "dictatorA ruler who has total power, and has often taken power by force. on day one". Here are some of his threatened policies.
Trump has promised to launch the largest deportation operation in American history. He will also order the completion of the MexicoA country in the southern part of North America. It shares a long border with the USA. Most people in Mexico speak Spanish. border wall he began in 2016.
He wants to scrap support for green energy and instead ramp up fossil fuelFossil fuels, including coal, crude oil and natural gas, are made from decomposing plants and other organisms. The non-renewable fuels are burned for energy, emitting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. production. He also wants to impose tariffsA form of tax on imports. Each product will have a different tariff - for some EU dairy products, such as French cheese, tariffs in the UK will be more than 30%. on all imports to the US, especially those from China.
Trump advisors have suggested firing 50,000 government employees. His friend and supporter Elon Musk will be asked to make $2tn cuts in government spending.
The US has provided over $64.1bn in military assistance to Ukraine since Russia's invasion in 2022. Trump has vowed to stop this, whatever the cost for Ukraine.
Some think that these threats might just be hot air, but Trump and his team have had four years to prepare their revenge.
Are they hot air?
Yes! Trump promised to unite the country in his victory speech. And in his first term, he was persuaded to back down on some of his wildest instincts by advisors. This could happen again.
No! It would be unwise not to take him at his word. There is no reason to believe that a better prepared Trump will not deliver on his promises.
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Dictator - A ruler who has total power, and has often taken power by force.
Mexico - A country in the southern part of North America. It shares a long border with the USA. Most people in Mexico speak Spanish.
Fossil fuel - Fossil fuels, including coal, crude oil and natural gas, are made from decomposing plants and other organisms. The non-renewable fuels are burned for energy, emitting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Tariffs - A form of tax on imports. Each product will have a different tariff - for some EU dairy products, such as French cheese, tariffs in the UK will be more than 30%.
Trump’s revenge: the main threats
Avenger: Trump sees himself as a latter-day Captain America (above) saved by divine intervention to defeat the forces of corruption. His supporters say his sweeping election victory means nothing can stop him. Glossary
Dictator - A ruler who has total power, and has often taken power by force.
Mexico - A country in the southern part of North America. It shares a long border with the USA. Most people in Mexico speak Spanish.
Fossil fuel - Fossil fuels, including coal, crude oil and natural gas, are made from decomposing plants and other organisms. The non-renewable fuels are burned for energy, emitting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Tariffs - A form of tax on imports. Each product will have a different tariff - for some EU dairy products, such as French cheese, tariffs in the UK will be more than 30%.