immigration, economy, foreign policy… What is Donald Trump's program?

Decryption Throughout the campaign which pitted him against Kamala Harris, Donald Trump increased his invectives against migrants and hammered home his plan to lower taxes.

Four years after contesting his defeat against Joe Biden, will Donald Trump make his comeback to the White House? In a campaign where he has multiplied the invectives, we take stock of his positions on several key subjects of the election.

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• Economy and purchasing power

Three years of high inflation in the United States have made purchasing power one of the main concerns of American voters. Donald Trump, who as president reduced the tax rate on the richest and businesses, promised to “ end inflation and make America affordable again “. He said he wanted to introduce customs duties of “more than 10%” on all imports, which will allow it to finance a large tax cut – a move that economists have warned against, saying it will raise prices.

He said drilling for more oil would reduce energy costs, and also pledged to make the U.S. “the world capital of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies”.

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• Immigration

It is one of the favorite things of the former American president, who deployed xenophobic and dehumanizing rhetoric throughout his campaign, multiplying invectives and conspiracy theories about migrants, between « invasion » et “poison in the blood of America”. The question of the border is according to him “subject number 1”, while, under the Biden presidency, the country saw a spike in illegal entries.

He promised to launch, from the first day of his mandate, “the largest expulsion operation” illegal immigrants in the history of the United States.

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• Abortion

Two and a half years after the revocation of Roe v. Wade by the US Supreme Court, which guaranteed federal protection of abortion, the issue has been one of the hottest of the campaign, as at least 20 states have implemented partial or total restrictions on the voluntary termination of pregnancy. The war between “pro-life” and “pro-choice” continues to rage across the country.

Where Kamala Harris wants to protect this right at the federal level, Donald Trump, aware that the issue could push many voters towards the Democrat, prefers to tack on. He said he was proud to have put the subject back in the hands of the States while declaring that certain “had gone too far”. After ambiguous comments from him, some fear that he will use his presidential power to limit access to drugs used in medical abortions.

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• Foreign policy

Donald Trump has been regularly attacked over his foreign policy during his presidency, with Kamala Harris saying he did “friend-friend with dictators”.

Believing that America has never been so little respected on the world stage as during Joe Biden's mandate, the Republican defends an isolationist position while ensuring that he would end conflicts in the world – without ever specifying how. He has already said he wants to pursue a deal with Russia, a position that Democrats say could encourage Vladimir Putin. He has also often denounced the enormous aid sent by Washington to kyiv since the beginning of 2022.

He is also a staunch supporter of Israel, but has rarely discussed its proposals to end the war that continues to rage in Gaza.

• Climate

The climate was mentioned very little during this campaign. Donald Trump, himself a climate skeptic, has promised to reverse subsidies for renewable energy and electric vehicles, and has also planned to “drill at all costs” and exit the Paris agreement again.

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• Health

Donald Trump said he would not touch Medicare, through which the federal government provides health insurance for the elderly. And if he has long criticizedAffordable Care Act or « Obamacare »signed into law in 2010 and which expanded health care coverage for Americans, he recently said he would not tackle it during a possible presidency.

He also says he wants to increase the “transparency” on drug prices and “further reduce health insurance drug costs [dites] premium ». And called for taxpayer-funded fertility treatments – a measure that will, however, need the support of congressional Republicans.

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• Corruption

As during his 2016 campaign, Donald Trump continues to assert that he will “drain the swamp”. The former president regularly defends the conspiracy theory of a “deep state” and promises to “cleansing the federal bureaucracies of the rot and corruption of Washington DC”. In particular, he states that he will impose a term limit on members of Congress through a constitutional amendment.

• Censure

The former president, who repeatedly repeats that “freedom of expression is under attack” in the United States, promises multiple measures against « censure », particularly in administrations, on social networks and in associations and academic programs. At a time when Republicans are waging a war against “wokism” and the candidate is multiplying lies and conspiracy theories, some fear that Donald Trump will ultimately use his power to muzzle criticism of him.

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