Donald Trump is formally the forty seventh President as of Inauguration Day. In a 30-minute speech, Trump proclaimed that “the golden age of America begins proper now,” and promised many adjustments. Listed here are a couple of of them under, together with how viewers on social media reacted to it:
Declaring a nationwide emergency on the southern border
Trump ran on an anti-immigration stance, discussing ending birthright citizenship and planning sweeping deportations throughout his marketing campaign. On Monday, Trump talked about that he would declare a nationwide emergency on the southern border of the U.S., halting immigration. Trump used the time period “felony aliens,” which was acknowledged a number of instances in Mission 2025 (the conservative coverage wishlist for Trump’s second time period).
Following the speech, the Trump administration shut down CBP One, an app for migrants to legally enter the U.S. The consequences had been on the spot:
‘Rescinding’ the Inexperienced New Deal
The “Inexperienced New Deal” is not the regulation of the land, regardless of efforts by progressive politicians lately. On Inauguration Day, nonetheless, Trump promised to “terminate” spending on the Inexperienced New Deal. Axious speculated that he meant Biden’s Inflation Discount Act, which did deal with local weather change.
Nonetheless, social media was fast to notice that Biden did not run nor attempt to enact the Inexperienced New Deal:
Sen. Ed Markey, who did run on the Inexperienced New Deal, got here to X to specific his emotions:
Make an official coverage that there are “solely” two genders
It is no secret that Trump’s insurance policies are a risk to trans individuals, and since his first time period trans individuals stated Trump is “not a good friend.” On Monday, Trump stated he would instate an official coverage that there are “solely” two genders, female and male.
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Trans journalist Erin Reed posted on Bluesky that, “It will be fairly a slog for 4 years”:
A number of individuals identified that Trump acknowledged this quickly after declaring that “free expression will not be restricted”:
4. ‘Convey again’ freedom of speech
Trump stated he’ll signal an govt order to cease “authorities censorship” and “convey again free speech in America.”
Whereas it is not instantly clear what Trump means by this, web page 687 of Mission 2025 recommends Trump “[s]upport free speech and maintain massive tech accountable. Instantly conduct an intensive evaluation of federal coverage relating to free speech on-line and supply coverage options to handle massive tech’s censorship of speech.”
Mission 2025 additionally requires the elimination of range, fairness, and inclusion (DEI) insurance policies, which Trump additionally talked about throughout Monday’s speech:
5. Ending DEI insurance policies
Trump known as for an “finish [to] the federal government coverage of making an attempt to socially engineer race and gender into each facet of private and non-private life,” an usher in a society that’s “colorblind” and “merit-based.”
Individuals on-line retorted, saying such actions do not lower inflation.
6. Renaming the Gulf of Mexico because the Gulf of America
The notion to rename the area to the Gulf of America is not new, however Trump has run with it in latest months. He talked about it in his inaugural speech on Monday.
As Trump’s first 100 days unfold, we’ll see which of those insurance policies he tries to enact.
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