Donald Trump says he wants to “stop the transgender madness” on his first day as president

Donald Trump announced on Sunday December 22 that he wanted to stop the “transgender delirium” from his first day at the White House next month, in a new salvo from the Republican camp against the rights of the LGBTQ+ community.

From the inauguration on January 20, “I will sign decrees to put an end to sexual mutilation of children, exclude transgender people from the army and exclude them from primary, middle and high schools”declared the next American president. “It will be the official policy of the United States that there are only two genders: male and female.”continued the winner of the November 5 presidential election in front of a crowd of young conservatives gathered in Phoenix, in the southwest of the country.

Medical treatments intended for minors to block puberty – not to “change sex”as the Republican wrongly asserts – or the access of transgender women to women's sports competitions are hot topics in a United States divided on these issues. During the electoral campaign, the Republican billionaire repeatedly brandished the scarecrow of what the conservative camp sees as the diktat of « wokisme » and right-thinking.

Republicans oppose LGBTQ+ rights in the states they control and, in the US Congress, right-wing elected officials wanted to block access to the women's toilets in the Capitol for the first transgender woman elected to the House, Sarah, in November. McBride. THE “Wokism must stop”said the president-elect again to the applause of the crowd.

“The largest expulsion operation in history”

Donald Trump, who on January 20 will become the 47^e President of the United States, has also redoubled his attacks on immigration, another favorite theme during his campaign. That day, he promised, “I will sign a series of executive orders to close our border to illegal immigrants and stop the invasion of our country. And on the same day, we will begin the largest deportation operation in American history.”

The president-elect denounced the arrival of illegal people from the southern border of the United States, claiming to have spoken to the President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum: “I said: You can’t do this to our country. » “January 20 will truly be the day of liberation in America”he asserted during this event, organized by Turning Point USA, an organization founded by far-right polemicist Charlie Kirk, support of Donald Trump. “Any foreign gang member will be expelled and I will immediately designate the cartels as foreign terrorist organizations”thundered Mr. Trump.

In his speech lasting more than an hour – in the style of his campaign meetings – the former and future president linked his priorities for his next mandate, which he promises as a “golden age”and insisted on the speed with which he wants to implement his reforms.

Without mentioning the long political negotiations which avoided a paralysis of the American federal government at the last minute on Saturday, he also repeated his priorities in terms of foreign policy: “I will end the war in Ukraine, I will stop the chaos in the Middle East and I will prevent, I promise, World War III”declared Donald Trump, without giving details on how he achieved this.

He also reiterated his threats from the day before regarding the Panama Canal, accusing the Panamanian authorities who have controlled it entirely since 1999 of not treating American ships. “fairly”. If this does not change, the former real estate mogul proclaimed, “We will demand that the Panama Canal be immediately returned to the United States.”

The President of Panama, José Raul Mulino, immediately rejected Donald Trump's threat. “The canal is not controlled, directly or indirectly, by China, the European Community, the United States or any other power. As a Panamanian, I firmly reject any expression that distorts this reality”said Mr. Mulino, in a video on his X account, without explicitly mentioning the American president-elect. The Panamanian president demands « respect » of his country and assured that “every square meter of the Panama Canal and its adjacent areas belongs to Panama and will continue to belong to it”. “The sovereignty and independence of our country are non-negotiable”he added.

“President Musk”

Faced with questions about Elon Musk's growing political influence, Donald Trump assured that his ally could not become president of the United States: “I’m calm, you know why?he asked the crowd. He can't be, he wasn't born in this country.”continued the Republican about the boss of Tesla and SpaceX, born in South Africa and naturalized American. “I like being around intelligent people”developed Donald Trump, assuring that Elon Musk was not in the process of “reclaim the presidency”.

Donald Trump responds to criticism, particularly from the Democratic camp, who have portrayed the richest man in the world as “President Musk” in recent days, as he occupies the political space with the elected president.

This week, the one who is responsible for an extra-governmental mission of deregulation and reduction of public spending seemed to set the tone of the political agenda. The man with more than 200 million subscribers on his “This law must not pass. » Donald Trump followed suit, pushing the United States to the brink of budgetary paralysis. Congress reached an agreement at the last minute during the night from Friday to Saturday.