The 47th president of the United States of America, Donald Trump, made quite a few important announcements after taking the oath of office on Monday, January 20, 2025. The announcements, related to American defence, security, trade, society, foreign policy and space programme, are bound to have far-reaching impact on the U.S. as well as on the rest of the world. Following are the main ones:
National Emergency declared on the southern border
“ All illegal entry will immediately be halted and we will begin the process of returning millions of criminal aliens back to the places from which they came. I will end the policy of ‘Catch and Release’ and I will send troops to the southern border to repel the disastrous invasion of our country.”
The Panama Canal to be taken back from Panama
“The Panama Canal has been foolishly given back to the country of Panama after the United States, I mean, think of the money spent, more than ever spent on a project before, and lost 38,000 lives in the building of the Panama Canal. We have been treated very badly from this foolish gift that should never have been made… The purpose of our deal and the spirit of the treaty has been totally broken.
“American ships are being severely overcharged and that includes the United States Navy, and above all, China is operating the Panama Canal. We didn’t give it to China, we gave it to Panama and we are taking it back.”
American defence forces to be freed from the burden of Democratic Party’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) agenda
“ I will sign an order to stop our warriors from being subjected to radical political theories and social experiments while on duty. Our Armed Forces will be free to focus on their sole mission of defeating American enemies
Trump’s official policy will recognise only two genders, male and female
“I will end the government policy of trying to socially engineer race and gender into every aspect of public and private life. We will forge a society that is colour blind and merit-based. It will henceforth be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders, male and female.”
Declaration of ‘ National Energy Emergency’
“I will declare a National Energy Emergency. We will drill, baby, drill. America will be a manufacturing nation once again and we have something no other manufacturing nation will ever have, the largest amount of gas and oil on earth and we are going to use it, we will export American energy all over, and we will be a rich nation again, and it is the liquid gold under our feet that will do it.”
Restoration of Free Speech
“I will immediately sign an executive order to stop all government censorship and bring back Free Speech to America. Never again will the immense power of the state be weaponised to persecute political opponents. It will not happen under my leadership.”
New parameters for judging military’s strength and success
“Like in 2017, we will again build the strongest military the world has ever seen. We will measure our success not only by the battles we win, but also by the wars that we end, and most importantly, by the wars we never get into.”
Trump wants to be known and remembered as a unifier and a peace-maker
“My proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker and a unifier. I am pleased to say that as of yesterday, one day before I assumed office, the hostages in the Middle East are coming back home to their families.”
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