Tariffs, Deportation, Flags On Mars: US President Trump Keeps To His Poll Promises

As Donald Trump took over as the 47th president of the United States he promised several actions that could have far-reaching effects for world trade and business.Keeping with his poll promises, Trump announced the signing of several executive orders on border policies, trade tariffs and deporting illegal immigrants.

“Will begin overhaul of trade system. Will establish external revenue service. Will tariff and tax foreign countries to enrich our citizens,” Trump said, promising a “golden age” for America.

National Emergency On Southern Borders

The US president said that all illegal entry would be immediately halted and deport millions of illegal aliens. He promised to end the practice of “catch and release” and deport “millions and millions” of illegal immigrants. For India, this could mean thousands of immigrants being deported. This comes even as the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement had also categorised India “uncooperative” and alleged there were delays by Indian authorities in verifying citizenship or giving travel documents.

“We will reinstate my remain in Mexico policy. I will end the practice of catch and release. And I will send troops to the southern border to repel the disastrous invasion of our country,” Trump said.

‘Drill Baby Drill’

The Trump administration will rehaul the Joe Biden administration’s electric vehicle mandate. Trump also promised to “drill baby drill” abandoning America’s plans for sustainable energy and returning it to a “manufacturing nation”.

“We have something that no other manufacturing nation will ever have, the largest amount of oil and gas of any country on Earth and we are going to use it, and they use it,” Trump said to thumping applause from the crowd.

Pledge To US Autoworkers

Trump, who has denied climate change and doesn’t believe in clean energy, said America will reverse Joe Biden’s electric vehicle mandate so that Americans could buy the vehicles of their choice.

“We will build automobiles in America again at a rate that nobody could have dreamt possible just a few years ago and thank you to the autoworkers of our nation for your inspiring vote of confidence. We did tremendously with their vote,” Trump said.

Trade Tariffs

While he did not name the countries he will impose tariffs on, Trump promised to overhaul the trade system to “protect American workers and families”.

“Instead of taxing our citizens to enrich other countries, we will tariff and tax foreign countries to enrich our citizens. For this purpose, we are establishing the External Revenue Service to collect all tariffs, duties and revenues. It will be massive amounts of money pouring into our treasury coming from foreign sources.”

While he did not name any countries during the inauguration, Trump had threatened to impose tariffs on India.

Renaming The Gulf Of Mexico

Trump said that America will soon rename the Gulf of Mexico “to the Gulf of America and we will restore the name of a great president, William McKinley to Mount McKinley, where it should be and where it belongs”.

Take Back Panama Canal

Trump said the Panama Canal was foolishly given away and was being run by China. “We didn’t give it to China, we gave it to Panama and we’re taking it back”.

Expanding Territory

While he had promised to take over Canada and buy Greenland, Trump mentioned America as an expanding nation in his speech.

“The United States will once again consider itself a growing nation, one that increases our wealth, expands our territory, builds our cities, raises our expectations, and carries our flag into new and beautiful horizons. And we will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars launching American astronauts to plant the stars and stripes on the planet Mars,” he said.