President Trump did a lot of things in the second quarter of his second term as the President of the U.S. Let’s assess these policies.
Tariffs:
President Trump declared numerous tariffs all over the world. Since many of these tariffs are still being discussed, changed, challenged, and are far from being finalized, It is pre-matured to discuss and especially past judgment on these tariffs.
But I think it is legitimate to make the following comment. One of Trump’s guiding principles is that the manufacturing of various products should happen in the U.S., and he will impose tariffs when that doesn’t happen. I think Trump is just ignoring what has happened in the world during the past few decades, in particular, that different countries may play different roles in the manufacturing process, and different countries have different cost structures. That is why not every product must be manufactured in the U.S.
Economics: What we just said under tariffs is also applicable under economics.
Domestic Policies: The Trump administration has focused on the wealthier class, and ignore many of the financial issues faced by the well less off (see e.g., Ref. 1). The people who want to win against the Trump team must take into account these other issues, but they must also discuss and formulate the financial resources to fund these other programs, and should not just add to the national debt, even though Trump and his people are also doing similar tactics.
Environmental Protections: President Trump has basically ignored the environmental issues. In his first term as the President of the U.S., he withdrew from the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement (Ref. 2). It is the only country of the nearly 200 signatories that has withdrawn. President Biden on his Inauguration Day in January 2021 signed the documents needed to rejoin the agreement, and that work has been carried out under the National Climate Assessment (Ref. 3). That work is the most trusted source of information about how climate change affects the U.S. However, President Trump on January 20, 2025 signed an executive order directing the U.S. to again withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, dealing a blow to worldwide efforts to combat global warming and once again distancing the U.S. from its closest allies. The U.S. government must continue to work on the most urgent climate issues facing mankind. The longer we wait, it will be more difficult and expensive to address these problems.
World Peace: The Trump Administration must reassess its issues with respect to Israel, the Palestinian people, the Gaza Strip, and many other problems facing the world, as well as his support of Putin. He must understand the series of actions in the past decade that led to the Ukraine issue, including actions that led to threats to Russia.
On the U.S.-China relationship, President Trump’s latest action seems to have stopped the relationship between the two countries, a development that could easily lead to armed conflicts. This is a very serious topic. We will have to see what will emerge.
Presidential Pardons and Other Unethical Issues: Trump must not enrich his own family with Presidential pardons, with crypto currency, and accepting personal gifts.
Human Spirits: The American people’s attitude and satisfaction toward the country have taken a significant decline, Americans have serious conflicts over many issues, and the American spirit must be lifted back up.
It is fair to say that President Trump’s numerous actions have raised many issues facing the American people. He has taken punitive actions against those who do not assess issues similar to his. He has also taken many actions which benefit himself and his relatives. The American people are experiencing a lot of anxieties, worries about their own welfares, dissatisfaction with how their country and the world are approaching the future, including on the most important issue of U.S.-China relationship, which could lead to armed conflicts.
References
- See, e.g., “The Biggest 15 Social Issues We Are Facing Today: https://socialimpactguide.com/journal/social-issues/
- The 2015 Paris Climate Agreement: https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/the-paris-agreement.
- National Climate Assessment: https://nca2023.globalchange.gov/
Amazing that our current President forgets so quickly that his own daughter had a clothing factory in China. I disagree with most of what he is saying and doing especially that cuts for DEI ( and A – taking away things that make life accessible for the handicapped, cuts to aid for special needs children and adults) as well as the cuts that are coming to social security and medicaid and medicare.