President-elect Donald Trump announced his sweeping plans for a new nation on December 8 during his interview with NBC News, emphasizing “America First” in his agenda; many of these plans will be initiated on his first day in office (NBC News, Meet the Press). Following the Inauguration Ceremony on January 20th, Trump will get straight to work, promising a list of changes to many areas of the United States, rewriting much of the work done by the Biden Administration.

Economic

A large concern of the American voter, the economy is a major focus for Trump, promising long-term goals of ending inflation and even removing 10 regulations for every new regulation introduced during the Biden Administration (Axios, Trump’s First Day).

On Day One, Trump will also seek to sign executive orders that will speed up the approval process for drilling and fracking permits, part of his Drill Baby Drill plans to increase US oil production (Donald J. Trump, Platform).

Regarding tariffs, Trump plans a long list of new policies which he has discussed on multiple occasions, proposing varying numbers for his new economic policies. On one occasion, Trump declared a 25% tariff on all Canadian and Mexican goods, an across-the-board 5% tariff on Mexico until action is taken to prevent illegal immigration, and a 10% tariff on Chinese goods until action is taken to curb the drug flow from China to the US (Morgan Lewis, Trump Second Year Tariffs). On a different occasion, the president-elect declared a 10% across-the-board tariff on all imported goods and specifically noted a 60% tariff on Chinese goods (BBC News, What Trump Could Do) (Axios, Trump Sticks by Tariff). On this occasion, Trump also mentioned consequences for Mexico, such as a 25% general tariff, and unspecified consequences for Canada.

Despite varying accounts of Trump’s proposed policies for Day One tariffs, his sentiment is clear: “I’m a big believer in tariffs. I think tariffs are the most beautiful word. I think they’re beautiful. It’s going to make us rich.”

Trump also aims to reduce energy prices in the United States by 50% (Axios, Trump Halve Energy Prices) within his first year in office, a long-term goal starting on Day One (Axios, Trump’s First Day).

Immigration

Continuing the actions from his first term, President-elect Trump is steadfast in his fight against illegal immigration.

Within hours of his first day in office, Trump is expected to sign executive orders to re-open construction on the southern border wall, rollback the ideas stated in the Mayorkas Memo (Axios, Trump’s First Day), and end special visa programs for Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan immigrants from the Biden Era which aimed to reduce illegal immigration by providing alternatives (Politico, Trump’s Immigration Crackdown).

Primarily, Trump will aim to perform a mass deportation of illegal immigrants eventually numbering in the millions. His plans include prioritization of immigrants with criminal convictions or court-decided final orders for deportation, which includes over 1.19 million individuals (Politico, Trump’s Immigration Crackdown). The backlog of court cases regarding deportations currently sits upwards of 4 million, which Trump aims to combat. It should be noted that Trump’s first term deported 1.7 million people, and the Biden Administration deported nearly 2 million people (The Independent, Trump Promising Deportation Surge).

Critics from both sides have raised concerns regarding the cost of such a large deportation effort since Trump’s goals of deporting a million illegal immigrants every year would require a massive hiring of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, which the US does not currently have the infrastructure to train and manage (Politico, Trump Mass Deportations). Despite concerns, the president-elect told NBC News: “It’s not a question of a price tag. It’s not — really, we have no choice.”

In his second term in office, Trump will also utilize his presidential power to alter birthright citizenship, a right currently guaranteed in the 14th Amendment of the Constitution (BBC News, What Trump Could Do). During his interview with NBC News Meet the Press, Trump labeled the principle as “ridiculous.”

Foreign and Domestic

In terms of foreign policy, Trump, on multiple occasions, has pledged to settle the Russia-Ukraine war within 24 hours (BBC News, What Trump Could Do).

Domestically, Trump plans a rollback on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs started under the Biden Administration, such as protections for transgender students. He also aims to “Cut federal funding for any school pushing critical race theory, radical gender ideology and other inappropriate racial, sexual, or political content on our children” (Axios, Trump Anti-DEI Brigade).

On Day One, the president-elect stated he would pardon those who were convicted following the January 6th insurrection at the Capitol. Trump believes these individuals were convicted on “unfair” charges, pledging to get the task done “very quickly.” However, Trump has pointed out that not all individuals convicted deserve a pardon, commenting that “A couple of them, probably they got out of control” (BBC News, What Trump Could Do).

In the military, Trump will end travel reimbursement for military members seeking abortions and restrict transgender members’ access to gender-affirming care (NBC News, Trump Team Readies Flurry).

Climate

President-elect Trump will continue his Drill Baby Drill policies from his first term on Day One in office, increasing drilling and fracking efforts (Axios, Trump’s First Day).

Trump will also begin a rollback on Biden-era vehicle emissions standards and eliminate tax credits on electric vehicles (BBC News, What Trump Could Do).

It is also likely that Trump will pull the United States from the “restrictive” Paris Climate Agreement, something he did in his first term which was reversed by President Biden upon taking office.

President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed Day One policies will undoubtedly spur widespread change throughout the nation. Though primarily focused on immigration affairs, it is clear that the soon-to-be president will leave no sector untouched.