Arizona? Red. Michigan? Red. Pennsylvania? Red. North Carolina? Red. Georgia? Red. Wisconsin? Red. Nevada… Red. Donald Trump swept all seven battleground states, awarding him 93 electoral votes between the states. With this comes a complete political reform for the Executive Branch. A new cabinet, chief of staff, a new National Poet, and, of course, a new President. So the key question is raised: what now?
Cabinet: Trump’s cabinet consists of some familiar and unfamiliar names. One former presidential candidate, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has been nominated for Secretary of Health and Human Services. Kennedy, a vaccine-denier, has vowed to end chronic disease in America. He may be the first HHS secretary in American history to believe that this could be accomplished without the vaccine. It provides an interesting perspective on how to improve the country’s health. Will it work? We shall see…
One of the most talked about members of Trump’s new cabinet is the nominee for Attorney General, Matt Gaetz, former congreeman from Florida. Gaetz has defended Trump countless times and defended himself when they were both charged criminally. Gaetz has pledged to end “weaponized government”, restore the Faith and Confidence in the Justice Department, protect the border, and dismantle countless criminal organizations. Will his leadership of the Justice Department bring failure and bigotry? Or will it bring a strengthened justice system that makes our country safer than ever? Again, time will tell…
Finally, arguably the most important member of the Trump administration staff is Susie Wiles. She has been named the White House Chief of Staff. Unlike Gaetz and Kennedy, her position does not require congressional approval. A Florida native, she will be the first woman ever to hold the position. While her strengths lie in creating a good campaign, she is credited with the reorganization of a dysfunctional Trump campaign. In August, Harris was polling ahead of the former president, and Wiles is often seen as the force who regrouped the Trump campaign and brought it back into form.
Policy: The Trump Administration is set to follow the 2016 plan, just a little more vigorously. He’s set to decrease federal spending on the environment, shrink the federal government to give individual states more power, cut taxes, reform the Education Department, strengthen the border, and much more. For people focused on the ongoing war between Israel, Hamas, and Iran, they will likely be pleased as Trump has set his eyes on the Middle East. For Ukrainians, it seems their luck has run out as the administration is set to end support for the war. In fact, NATO Europe as a whole should be watching as the President has set an ultimatum: NATO Europe has to spend more, or the United States will stop supporting it or even pull out of the military alliance. China is another foreign country Trump has not only set on decreasing their importance in the world but also making peace with as he sets off on a mission to have a better relationship with many communist countries. As previously stated, his economic plan includes major tariff increases, tax cuts while also decreasing international trade. His border policy should increase the security of the border, but hurt the refugee system. He has promised he will abolish the Department of Education and reform the education system. Finally, his health policy, implemented by Kennedy, will likely make it so the vaccines are not legally required to attend school.
President Donald J. Trump returns to the White House four year after being voted out of office. His policy and cabinet will likely create a complete political reform, and with the help of a Republican House and Senate, it looks like Donald Trump hopes that the United States will be looking at four years of smaller government, lower taxes, increased border security, and a focus not on the world, but on the United States itself.
