 "FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump gets on stage to deliver remarks during a rally at Lee's Family Forum in Henderson, Nevada, U.S. October 31, 2024. REUTERS")
Donald Trump has won the US elections in a win that will go down in history. He is only the second leader to have returned to the White House after a hiatus of four years. Trump’s win in key battleground states including Pennsylvania and North Carolina paved the way to the presidency with the gain in Wisconsin giving him the final push to cross the 270 threshold.
Like any other election winner, Trump is also expected to fulfil the promises he made during campaigning, and he made plenty. But, the 78-year-old Republican has very specific plans for the first day of his second presidency.
Here’s what his first day at the Oval Office would look like:
Be a dictator, just for the day
A Fox News anchor last year asked Trump if he would abuse his power as a president and to that Trump vowed that he would not be a dictator except for “Day One.”
As a “dictator” the Republican leader would, “close the border and drill, drill, drill.” On the first day after taking oath, Trump would seemingly settle the score with the special counsel, Jack Smith, who brought the two criminal cases against him and fire him “within two seconds”.
“We got immunity at the Supreme Court. It’s so easy. I would fire him within two seconds. He’ll be one of the first things addressed,” he said.
The president-elect has also intended to free “some” of the convicts charged with the January 6 Capitol attacks, who he believes were “wrongfully imprisoned.”
“We got immunity at the Supreme Court. It’s so easy. I would fire him within two seconds. He’ll be one of the first things addressed,” he said earlier this year.
‘Begin the largest deportation ops’
Ever since he began his presidential bid, Trump has always centred his campaign on the issue of immigrants. But the 2024 re-election bid was a bit different in the sense that he made more unique promises about the matter that he would adapt on day one, according to an analysis by The Washington Post.
He said that his administration would begin “the largest deportation operation in American history” and “eliminate every open borders policy of the Biden administration” on the first day of his second presidency.
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More ShortsI will rescue every city and town that has been invaded and conquered, and we will put these vicious and bloodthirsty criminals in jail, then kick them the hell out of our country as fast as possible,” he said.
Cut off federal funds if…
Trump seems to be on a warpath against the US education system that teaches what he calls “critical race theories” and “transgender insanity”.
On the first day after assuming office, the leader would stop the flow of federal funds to schools that teach and discuss race, gender and sexual orientation with students.
At the same time, he also wants to cut funding for educational institutions that mandate masks or vaccine.
Repeal some of Biden’s orders
Among other things, Trump has said that he would revoke some of his predecessor Joe Biden’s executive orders.
These include one related to the expansion of Artificial Intelligence in American society and the increase of background checks on gun purchases.