Mass deportations, Muslim entry ban, tariffs on all imported goods. The issues focused on by Donald Trump, the leader in the Republican race for the presidential nomination despite the criminal proceedings against him, are diametrically different from those focused on by the current President of the United States of America (USA), Joseph Biden.
If they come true, Trump's plans will mean big changes in the state administration, even bigger than in the first term. Trump's first four years were marked by chaos, internal struggles and numerous presidential decrees that were later overturned by the courts, according to the Voice of America.
That media reports what Trump is now announcing if he comes to power.
Dismantling the "deep state"
Trump promises to try to fire tens of thousands of government employees because he wants to "totally destroy the deep state."
He will try to do this with the help of a regulation he passed in 2020 known as "Schedule F", which allows him to transfer a large number of workers to other jobs. His focus, as he announced, will be on "corrupt bureaucrats in the justice system, national security and intelligence services."
It is assumed that the targets could be employees of the FBI and the judiciary involved in the criminal proceedings against Trump.
He also wants to deal with those who provide information to journalists. He also announced that employees in the state administration will have to undergo new training.
US-Mexico border
Trump has promised that if he comes to power, he will "immediately stop the invasion of the southern border of the United States" and end illegal immigration.
Part of that plan, he says, is the most mass deportation in American history, targeting illegal immigrants — especially those with "jihadist sympathies." He also announced that he would revoke student visas for those who hold anti-American and anti-Semitic views.
In an attempt to secure the U.S.-Mexico border, Trump says he will deploy tens of thousands of troops who are currently overseas there, as well as transfer some federal agents - such as those from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and the FBI - to border service. He also promises more walls on the border.
The former president wants to reinstate the ban on Muslims from seven countries entering the US, which was already in place when he was in office. After the Hamas attack on Israel, he promised to introduce "ideological screening" for immigrants. It aims to ban "dangerous lunatics, haters, racists and maniacs" and those "sympathetic to radical Islamist terrorists and extremists".
Trump says he will end the practice of obtaining US citizenship at birth for those who are in the US illegally. That is, for a child to receive citizenship at birth, at least one parent must be a citizen or be in the US legally.
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If he comes to power, Trump promises to impose tariffs of 10 percent on almost all imported goods, and traders will pay higher fines if they violate existing regulations.
He will appeal to Congress to pass the "Trump Reciprocal Trade Act," which gives the president the authority to impose tariffs on those countries that have imposed tariffs on America.
Much of the agenda is focused on China.
Trump has proposed a four-year plan to completely carve out Chinese imports, including staples, electronics, medicine and steel. He wants to ban Chinese companies from owning important infrastructure in the US in the energy, technology, and agriculture sectors. He claims he will force Chinese owners to sell assets that "endanger US national security."
Foreign policy
Trump announces that he will end the war between Russia and Ukraine even before the inauguration. This includes stopping the "continuous sending of American treasures to Ukraine". Trump says he will ask European countries to reimburse America for the cost of replenishing depleted supplies.
He did not specify whether he would insist that Russia withdraw from Ukraine, from the territories it occupied.
He says he will stand by Israel, which is at war with Hamas, and will support Israel's efforts to "destroy" the militants. Trump announces that he will again "fundamentally review" the purpose and mission of NATO.
Transgender rights
Trump has said he will ask Congress to pass a law that says there are "only two sexes" given at birth.
Hospitals that perform hormone therapy and gender reassignment surgery will no longer receive federal funding because they will not meet federal health and safety standards.
They will ask Congress to ban hormonal or surgical interventions for transgender minors. Doctors usually guide minors through therapy before medical intervention and hormone therapy is much more common than surgery. They have been available in the US for over a decade and are endorsed by all the major health organizations - such as the American Medical Association.
Energy Industry
Trump's goal is for the US to have the cheapest electricity of any country in the world, including China.
He says he would support drilling for oil on public land and would offer tax breaks to gas, coal and oil producers. It would reverse the Biden administration's policy to encourage the use of electric cars and prescribe new pollution limits - which would require at least 2030 percent of vehicles in the US to be electric by 54.
Trump reiterates that he will withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change and that he will repeal the Biden administration's regulations related to light bulbs, gas stoves, dishwashers and certain types of showers.
Education
The former president has promised to close the Department of Education, but he still wants to have influence over local school districts and colleges.
He proposes giving money from the federal budget to those states and school districts that eliminate existing protections from layoffs for teachers, adopt the principle of merit-based rewards for teachers and allow direct election of school principals by parents.
Trump says he would cut funding to schools that require mandatory vaccinations and face masks, and promote prayers in public schools. He would fight for so-called "patriotic education" - that children should be taught to "love their country, not to hate it, as they are taught now". Trump stands for a "nuclear family, with the roles of father and mother".
To further protect students, he announces that he will support those school districts that allow teachers to carry guns. It would provide budget money for schools to hire veterans, retired police officers and others trained in the use of firearms to serve as school security guards.
Homeless people
The former president wants to remove the homeless from the streets by building tent settlements on open and cheap lots. He says that he will work with the states to abolish "urban camping", and that those who do it can end up in prison or in a medical facility.
Trump wants to re-actualize large mental hospitals that will receive those with "severe mental illness" or the "dangerously disturbed".
Public safety
One of the promises is to send the National Guard to cities struggling with violence, like Chicago.
Trump announces that he will require police stations that receive money from the Secretary of Justice to use controversial police methods such as stop and frisk. He believes that local police should have the authority to shoot shoplifting suspects.
"It's simple, if you shoplift, you should expect someone to shoot you on your way out," Trump said recently.
He called for the death penalty for drug traffickers and traffickers of women and people.
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