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Donald J. Trump

Donald J. Trump was a career businessman who went into politics in 2015 and became president. He has been a highly controversial figure and he continues to be scrutinized in this year's race. As the main focus of this site is on local politics and there is plenty of coverage on the presidential race, we recommend that you follow it yourself. However, we have provided links to his sites, laid out his agenda, and provided a partial voting record for him below. Click the red x at the top of this box and then scroll down down for more in-depth information and sources.

Donald J. Trump

Running for:
President
Incumbent
Challenger

Websites

This election is on November 5th, 2024

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individual agenda


  • Campaign Site
  • GOP Platform
  • Secure the border, including finishing the wall, restoring previous Trump border policies, shifting federal law enforcement to immigration enforcement, using advanced technology, bringing overseas troops to the border, deploying the navy to blockade fentanyl shipments.
  • Deport illegal migrants, starting with dangerous criminals using the local police. Strengthen ICE, increase penalties for illegal entry and overstaying visas. Reinstate Remain in Mexico. Reinstate the Alien Enemies Act to remove known or suspected gang members, drug dealers, or cartel members. Use Title 42 to end child trafficking.
  • Merit-based immigration to ensure migrants are a net positive to the economy and put American workers first.
  • Cut federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that release illegal alien criminals rather than handing them over to ICE.
  • Cut regulations for businesses so they can create more jobs and incentivize innovation
  • Bring back Trump tax cuts, including doubling the standard deduction and expanding the child tax credit
  • America First foreign trade policy
  • Innovation in crypto, including opposing a Central Bank Digital Currency, the right to mine bitcoin, and allow surveillance-free digital transactions
  • Allow unrestricted innovation in AI (artificial intelligence) while keeping it free from left wing influence.
  • Become leaders in space pioneership
  • Bring back domestic manufacturing
  • Lower inflation
  • Drill, baby, drill (for oil in America) by lifting restrictions on American energy production, terminating the Green New Deal, and implementing nuclear energy.
  • Help lower mortgage rates through reducing inflation, opening federal lands to housing development, promoting homeownership through tax incentives
  • Promote accessible higher education through alternatives to traditional 4 year colleges
  • Support parental rights in schools
  • End teacher tenure and adopt merit pay
  • Adopt Universal School Choice, expand 529 Education Savings Accounts, and support homeschooling
  • Support project based learning in schools, support meaningful work experience at schools, and expose politicized education
  • Defund schools that engage in inappropriate political indoctrination
  • Promote civics education
  • Freedom to pray in school
  • Close the department of education in Washington and return education to the states
  • Culturally promote the sanctity of marriage, the blessings of childhood, the foundational role of families, and support working parents
  • Pro-policing policies and stand up to Marxist prosecutors
  • Compassionately address homelessness
  • Reassert federal control of Washington D.C.
  • Redirect funds appropriated to illegal immigrants to Veterans
  • Combat antisemitism
  • Stop weaponized government
  • Stop censorship of lawful speech
  • Defend religious liberty including a task force on fighting anti-christian bias
  • Oppose late term abortion while supporting prenatal care, access to IVF, and birth control
  • Ban tax-payer funded sex change surgeries and schools promoting gender transition
  • Reverse Biden's rewrite of Title IX and restore protections for women and girls
  • Protect Americans in our territories like Guam, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, etc.
  • Stand with Israel and seek peace in the middle east
  • Restore peace in Europe
  • Overhaul standards on school discipline, advocate for immediate suspension of violent students.
  • Affordable healthcare through transparency and competition
  • Baseline tariffs on foreign-made goods, pass the Trump Reciprocal Trade Act, and address unfair trading practices
  • Decouple from China through revoking their Most Favored Nation Status, phase out imports of essential goods, halt their purchasing of American real estate and industries
  • Revive the American auto industry by cutting regulations, canceling the electric vehicle mandate, and preventing Chinese vehicle imports.
  • Bring back supply chains to the US
  • Prevent jobs outsourcing through Buy American and Hire American policies
  • Fund the military to be the best in the world
  • Equal treatment for all under the law
  • Tax cuts for workers, including no tax on tips
  • Defend the constitution and the bill of rights
  • Prevent WWIII
  • End weaponization of government against the American people
  • Demolish foreign drug cartels, gang violence, and lock up violent offenders
  • Rebuild cities to make them safe and clean again
  • Keep the US Dollar as the world's reserve currency
  • Protect social security and medicare, including no changes to the retirement age
  • Increase focus on chronic disease prevention and management, long-term care, and in-home care for seniors
  • Cancel the electric vehicle mandate
  • Cut federal funding to schools pushing critical race theory, radical gender ideology, and other inappropriate racial, sexual, or political content
  • Keep men out of women's sports
  • Deport pro-hamas radicals
  • Secure the elections, including same day voting, voter identification, paper ballots, and proof of citizenship
  • Slash wasteful government spending
  • Cut burdensome regulations for low and middle income households


experience

  • Career businessman
  • President 2016-2020


Partial Voting record

  • Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017: This was a significant piece of legislation that Trump signed into law, which lowered the corporate tax rate and aimed to stimulate economic growth. It was a key promise of his campaign.
  • Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019: Trump signed this bill, which increased federal spending and raised the debt ceiling, reflecting his administration's willingness to expand fiscal policy despite rising national debt. Politifact​
  • Trump made multiple attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). Although a full repeal was unsuccessful, his administration rolled back certain provisions, including the individual mandate that required Americans to have health insurance​ VoteSmart
  • USMCA Trade Agreement: Trump fulfilled a campaign promise by renegotiating NAFTA, resulting in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which altered trade rules in several sectors, including automotive and agriculture​
  • Vetoes on Military and Security Issues: Trump vetoed several resolutions that sought to limit his administration’s military actions, including arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the U.S. involvement in Yemen​
  • First Step Act of 2018: Trump signed this bipartisan criminal justice reform bill, which aimed to reduce recidivism and reform sentencing laws, particularly for non-violent offenses​