47th US Presidency 2025-2028

47th US Presidency 2025-2028

Summary

The second tenure of Donald Trump as the president of the United States is set to begin on January 20, 2025, when he is to be inaugurated as the 47th president. Trump, who previously served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021, is scheduled to take office following his victory over Democratic incumbent vice president Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.

Upon taking office, he will become the second president in U.S. history to serve non-consecutive terms after Grover Cleveland in 1893, the oldest individual to assume the presidency, the first to take office after having been impeached, and the first convicted felon to take office.

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Trump threatens to primary Republicans who don’t support funding demands
Associated Press – December 18, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan Wednesday to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown, instead telling House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans to essentially renegotiate — days before federal funding runs out.

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Trump speaks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago
PBS NewsHour, December 16, 2024 – 11:00 am to 12:00 pm (ET)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9-vr1woO6Y

The Morning: Trump’s speedy selection process
So What, Chris Cillizza – November 12, 2024

And the Rubio pick is the rule, not the exception. In each of his Cabinet and senior staff choices so far in his 2nd term, Trump is moving faster — at times MUCH faster — than he did in 2016.

  • Secretary of State: Rubio (11/11/24), Tillerson (12/13/16)
  • National Security Advisor: Mike Waltz (11/11/24), Mike Flynn (11/18/16)
  • UN Ambassador: Elise Stefanik (11/11/24), Nikki Haley (11/23/16)
  • EPA: Lee Zeldin (11/11/24), Scott Pruitt (12/7/16)
  • Chief of Staff: Susie Wiles (11/7/24), Reince Priebus (11/13/16)
  • DHS: Kristi Noem (11/12/24), John Kelly (12/7/16)
How Trump Won the First “Influencer Election”
Hollywood Reporter, Taylor Lorenz – November 7, 2024

While both campaigns worked overtime to court influencers, Donald Trump invested early and heavily in relationships with podcasters and livestreamers in a strategy that ultimately proved more successful.

While half the country is reeling from the potential consequences of another Trump term, concerned about deepening social divisions, the dismantling of democratic norms and the normalization of far right extremism, there is one group that has emerged from this election cycle as a definitive winner: influencers.

But while both campaigns worked overtime to court influencers, their strategies were divergent. The Harris campaign prioritized shortform clips, investing in quick videos and viral remixes on TikTok and Instagram. The Trump campaign went deep and long, investing heavily in longform YouTube podcasts and building partnerships with livestreamers. Ultimately, the latter proved wildly more successful.

How Trump’s reelection signals a broader acceptance of authoritarian leadership
PBS NewsHour – November 28, 2024 (06:09)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvnYKwJi9f4

President-elect Trump ran much of his campaign based on retribution and absolute loyalty. As he prepares for a second term in office, what might that mean for the future of U.S. democracy? Laura Barrón-López discussed more with Jason Stanley, a Yale philosophy professor and author of “Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future.”

About

Donald Trump

Donald J. TrumpCurrent Position: President Elect as 47th US President
Affiliation: Republican
Former Positions: President of the United States from 2017 to 2021

Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.

Born and raised in Queens, New York City, Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor’s degree in 1968. He became the president of his father Fred Trump’s real estate business in 1971 and renamed it The Trump Organization. Trump expanded the company’s operations to building and renovating skyscrapers, hotels, casinos, and golf courses. He later started various side ventures, mostly by licensing his name.

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JD Vance

JD VanceCurrent Position: US Senator since 2023
Affiliation: Republican
Former Positions: Venture Capital since 2017; Author, Hillbilly Elegy
Candidate: Vice President Elect

After working at a corporate law firm, Vance moved to San Francisco to work in the tech industry. He served as a principal at Peter Thiel’s venture capital firm, Mithril Capital.

n 2016, Harper published Vance’s book, Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis. It was on The New York Times Best Seller list in 2016 and 2017. In 2017, Vance joined Revolution LLC, an investment firm founded by AOL cofounder Steve Case, as an investment partner, where he was tasked with expanding the “Rise of the Rest” initiative, which focuses on growing investments in under-served regions outside the Silicon Valley and New York City tech bubbles.

In 2019, Vance co-founded Narya Capital in Cincinnati, with financial backing from Thiel, Eric Schmidt, and Marc Andreessen. In 2020, he raised $93 million for the firm.

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White House

Executive Office of the President

Source: White House website

Every day, the President of the United States is faced with scores of decisions, each with important consequences for working families. To provide the President with the support that he or she needs to govern effectively, the Executive Office of the President (EOP) was created in 1939 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The EOP has responsibility for tasks ranging from communicating the President’s message to the American people to promoting our trade interests abroad.

Council of Economic Adviser

Source: White House website

Established by Congress in 1946, the Council of Economic Advisers is charged with advising the President on economic policy based on data, research, and evidence.

The CEA is composed of three members, including a Chair who is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, who analyze and interpret economic developments and formulate and recommend economic policies that advance the interests of the American people.

Some of the tasks of the CEA include:

  • Assisting the President in preparing the Economic Report, an annual report written by the CEA Chair that provides an overview of the nation’s economic progress
  • Analyzing information on economic developments and trends
  • Reviewing federal government policies and programs to ensure they continue to promote sound economic policy
  • Recommending economic policies that will benefit American workers

Under President Biden, Cecilia Elena Rouse serves as Chair of the CEA, and Jared Bernstein and Heather Boushey serve as members. Together, they are helping steer America’s economic recovery and ensure that our nation builds back better.

Council on Environmental Quality

Source: White House website

The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) within the Executive Office of the President coordinates the federal government’s efforts to improve, preserve, and protect America’s public health and environment.

CEQ, which was created in 1969 by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), advises the President and develops policies on climate change, environmental justice, federal sustainability, public lands, oceans, and wildlife conservation, among other areas. As the agency responsible for implementing NEPA, CEQ also works to ensure that environmental reviews for infrastructure projects and federal actions are thorough, efficient, and reflect the input of the public and local communities.

Brenda Mallory

Brenda Mallory was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 14, 2021 and sworn in as the 12th Chair of CEQ. She is the first African American to serve in this position. As Chair, she advises the President on environmental and natural resources policies that improve, preserve, and protect public health and the environment for America’s communities. She is focused particularly on addressing the environmental justice and climate change challenges the nation faces while advancing opportunities for job growth and economic development.

To see her full bio, click here.

Domestic Policy Council

Source: White House website

The Domestic Policy Council (DPC) drives the development and implementation of the President’s domestic policy agenda in the White House and across the Federal government, ensuring that domestic policy decisions and programs are consistent with the President’s stated goals, and are carried out for the American people.

President Biden has directed Ambassador Susan Rice, Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, to lead a Domestic Policy Council system that brings  greater dignity, equity, opportunity, and prosperity to the everyday lives of Americans. Staffed by policy experts on a range of issues, the DPC will craft and implement policies on everything from education to health and immigration, along with cross-cutting issues that tackle the profound and multifaceted challenges and opportunities before us.

You can read the 1993 Executive Order that established the DPC here.

Domestic policy staff have existed in the White House since the 1960s. President Lyndon B. Johnson assigned a senior-level aide to organize staff and develop domestic policy. In 1970, President Richard M. Nixon issued an executive order that created the Office of Policy Development, a large White House office with jurisdiction over economic and domestic policy. President William J. Clinton split the office, forming the current Domestic Policy Council and the National Economic Council.

Gender Policy Council

Source: White House website

The Gender Policy Council (GPC) was established by President Biden to advance gender equity and equality in both domestic and foreign policy development and implementation. The GPC covers a range of issues—including economic security, health, gender-based violence and education—with a focus on gender equity and equality, and particular attention to the barriers faced by women and girls. It also plays an essential role in the President’s efforts to advance equity in government policy for those who face discrimination and bias based on multiple factors—including members of the Black, Latina, Native American, AAPI, and LGBTQI+ communities, as well as persons with disabilities.

The GPC works in coordination with the other White House policy councils—including the Domestic Policy Council, National Security Council, and National Economic Council—and across all federal agencies to instill a strategic, whole-of-government approach to gender equality and gender equity. Its co-chairs are Jennifer Klein, who also serves as the Executive Director, and Julissa Reynoso, who also serves as First Lady Dr. Jill Biden’s Chief of Staff. The council is staffed by domestic and global gender policy experts, including a Senior Advisor focused on gender-based violence.

While previous administrations have had offices focused on women and girls—including the White House Council on Women and Girls under President Obama and the Office of Women’s Initiatives and Outreach under President Clinton—the Gender Policy Council is the first freestanding policy council focused on gender equity and equality within the Executive Office of the President.

You can read the March 8, 2021 executive order establishing the Gender Policy Council here.

National Economic Council

Source: White House website

The National Economic Council (NEC) was established in 1993 to advise the President on U.S. and global economic policy. It is part of the Executive Office of the President. By Executive Order, the NEC has four key functions: to coordinate policy-making for domestic and international economic issues; to give economic policy advice to the President; to ensure that policy decisions and programs are consistent with the President’s economic goals; and to monitor implementation of the President’s economic policy agenda.

Working with many department and agency heads within the administration, the NEC Director coordinates and implements the President’s economic policy objectives. The Director is supported by a staff of policy experts in various fields including: infrastructure, manufacturing, research and development, small business, financial regulation, housing, technology and innovation, and fiscal policy.

President Biden has appointed Brian Deese as the Director of the National Economic Council.

National Security Council

Source: White House website

The National Security Council (NSC) is the President’s principal forum for considering national security and foreign policy matters with his or her senior advisors and cabinet officials. Since its inception under President Truman, the Council’s function has been to advise and assist the President and to coordinate matters of national security among government agencies.

The National Security Council is the President’s principal forum for national security and foreign policy decision making with his or her senior national security advisors and cabinet officials, and the President’s principal arm for coordinating these policies across federal agencies.

Today’s challenges demand a new and broader understanding of national security–one that facilitates coordination between domestic and foreign policy as well as among traditional national security, economic security, health security, and environmental security. The Biden-Harris NSC recognizes and reflects this reality.

The NSC is chaired by the President. Its regular attendees are the Vice President, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Chief of Staff to the President, and the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the military advisor to the Council, and the Director of National Intelligence is the intelligence advisor. Counsel to the President and the Legal Advisor to the NSC are invited to attend every NSC meeting. The heads of other executive departments and agencies, as well as other senior officials, including the COVID-19 Response Coordinator and the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, are invited to attend meetings of the NSC when appropriate to address the cross-cutting nature of many critical national security issues, such as homeland security, global public health, international economics, climate, science and technology, cybersecurity, migration, and others.

The National Security Council was established by the National Security Act of 1947 (PL 235 – 61 Stat. 496; U.S.C. 402), amended by the National Security Act Amendments of 1949 (63 Stat. 579; 50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.). Later in 1949, as part of the Reorganization Plan, the Council was placed in the Executive Office of the President.

National Space Council

Source: White House website

he National Space Council (NSpC) is the White House policy council responsible for ensuring the United States capitalizes on the rich opportunities presented by our nation’s space activities. Under the leadership of its chair, Vice President Kamala Harris, the NSpC advises and assists the President on the development and implementation of space policy and strategy and is comprised of Cabinet-level Secretaries and other senior executive branch officials.

The NSpC synchronizes the nation’s civil, commercial, and national security space activities to advance the broader priorities of the Biden-Harris Administration.

The NSpC was established by law as part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 1989. The Council was not operational from 1993-2017. The NSpC is aided by a staff from the Executive Office of the President led by a civilian Executive Secretary. It is also supported by the Users Advisory Group, a Federal Advisory Committee consisting of outside experts from industry, academia, and other non-Federal organizations.

United States Space Priorities Framework

Office of Domestic Climate Policy

Source: White House website

The Office of Domestic Climate Policy (Climate Policy Office) implements the President’s domestic climate agenda, coordinating the all-of-government approach to tackle the climate crisis, create good-paying, union jobs, and advance environmental justice.

President Biden has appointed Gina McCarthy as the National Climate Advisor and Ali Zaidi as the Deputy National Climate Advisor. Under their leadership, the Climate Policy Office convenes the National Climate Task Force, which assembles Cabinet-level leaders from across 21 federal agencies and departments.

The Climate Policy Office also convenes a wide range of interagency working groups to assist the National Climate Task Force on federal actions to: reduce climate pollution in every sector of the economy; increase resilience to the impacts of climate change; protect public health; conserve our lands, waters, oceans, and biodiversity; deliver environmental justice; and spur good-paying, union jobs and economic growth.

President Biden established the Climate Policy Office in the January 27, 2021 Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad.

Office of Intergovernmental Affairs

Source: White House website

The Office of Intergovernmental Affairs serves to engage State, local, and Tribal governments, in addition to elected officials across Puerto Rico and our island communities to address the most pressing issues impacting our country and communities.

President Biden has appointed Julie Chavez Rodriguez to serve as Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs.

Office of Management and Budget

Source: White House website

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) serves the President of the United States in overseeing the implementation of his or her vision across the Executive Branch. OMB’s mission is to assist the President in meeting policy, budget, management, and regulatory objectives and to fulfill the agency’s statutory responsibilities.

the implementation of the President’s vision across the Executive Branch. OMB carries out its mission through five main functions across executive departments and agencies:

  1. Budget development and execution;
  2. Management, including oversight of agency performance, procurement, financial management, and information technology;
  3. Coordination and review of all significant Federal regulations from executive agencies, privacy policy, information policy, and review and assessment of information collection requests; and
  4. Clearance and coordination of legislative and other materials, including agency testimony, legislative proposals, and other communications with Congress, and coordination of other Presidential actions.
  5. Clearance of Presidential Executive Orders and memoranda to agency heads prior to their issuance.

Office of National Drug Control Policy

Source: White House website

The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) is a component of the Executive Office of the President. The mission of ONDCP is to reduce substance use disorder and its consequences by  coordinating the nation’s drug control policy through the development and oversight of the National Drug Control Strategy and Budget.

(ONDCP) leads and coordinates the nation’s drug policy so that it improves the health and lives of the American people. ONDCP accomplishes this through:

  1. Developing and overseeing implementation of the National Drug Control Strategy. The Strategy uses the latest evidence and research to promote public health and public safety approaches that address substance use disorder, reduce the consequences associated with it, and help Americans recover from substance use disorder.
  2. Developing and overseeing implementation of the National Drug Control Budget. Through the budget, ONDCP aligns the funding resources for sixteen Federal government agencies and departments with the goals of the National Drug Control Strategy; and
  3. Administering High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) and Drug-Free Communities (DFC) grant programs.  Through the HIDTA program, ONDCP supports collaborative Federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and public health efforts to address overdoses and disrupt drug trafficking and production. Through the DFC program, ONDCP supports community-led efforts to reduce youth substance use across the nation.

Office of Public Engagement

Source: White House website

The Office of Public Engagement supports the President’s goal of building a government that is inclusive, transparent, accountable, and responsible to its citizens.

inclusive and accessible to its citizens, the Office of Public Engagement is responsible for creating and coordinating direct dialogue between the Biden-Harris administration and the diverse American public.

The Office of Public Engagement works at the local, state, and national levels to ensure community leaders, diverse perspectives, and new voices all have the opportunity to inform the work of the President.  Creating and maintaining a two-way dialogue between the administration and communities across the nation ensures that voices are heard and that concerns can be translated into action across the administration.

Through outreach, communication, public events, and official announcements from the administration and the various departments of the Executive Office of the President, the Office of Public Engagement removes obstacles and barriers and creates opportunities to improve public awareness and involvement in the work of the Biden-Harris administration.

Working alongside the citizens who want a government that works and that they can be a part of, the Office of Public Engagement helps build and maintain the transparent, responsible, and accountable government President Biden and Vice President Harris have promised.

President Biden has appointed Rep. Cedric Richmond to serve as Senior Advisor and Director of the Office of Public Engagement.

White House website

Office of Science and Technology Policy

Source: White House website

The mission of OSTP is to maximize the benefits of science and technology to advance health, prosperity, security, environmental quality, and justice for all Americans.

Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in 1976. The OSTP advises the President and others within the Executive Office of the President on the scientific, engineering, and technological aspects of the economy, national security, homeland security, health, foreign relations, and the environment.

OSTP leads efforts across the Federal government to develop and implement sound science and technology policies and budgets, and works with the private and philanthropic sectors, state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, the research and academic communities, and other nations toward this end.

OSTP also assists the Office of Management and Budget with an annual review and analysis of Federal research and development in budgets, and serves as a source of scientific and technological analysis and judgment for the President with respect to major policies, plans, and programs of the Federal government.

OSTP’s Senate-confirmed Director may also serve as Assistant to the President for Science and Technology. The Director co-chairs the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) and supports the Cabinet-level National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), which is chaired by the President.

United States Trade Representative

Source: White House website

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) was created in 1962 to advise the President on trade issues, lead international trade negotiations, and oversee the resolution of disputes, enforcement actions and other matters before global trade policy organizations such as the World Trade Organization.

With more than 200 committed public servants, USTR meets with governments, business groups, legislators and the general public to gather input on trade issues and discuss the President’s trade policy positions. With offices in Washington, Geneva, and Brussels, USTR is also part of the Executive Office of the President.

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For a chronological guide, see Timeline of the Donald Trump presidencies.

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Seal of the President of the United States

The second tenure of Donald Trump as the president of the United States is set to begin on January 20, 2025, when he is to be inaugurated as the 47th president. Trump, who previously served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021, is scheduled to take office following his victory over Democratic incumbent vice president Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. Upon taking office, he will become the second president in U.S. history to serve non-consecutive terms after Grover Cleveland in 1893, the oldest individual to assume the presidency, the first to take office after having been impeached, and the first convicted felon to take office.

Background

First presidency and 2020 presidential election

Main articles: First presidency of Donald Trump, Donald Trump 2020 presidential campaign, 2020 United States presidential election, and Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election

Trump served his first term as the 45th President of the United States, winning the 2016 presidential election against Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.[1] He was inaugurated on January 20, 2017.[2] While in office, Trump cut back spending to major welfare programs, enacted tariffs, withdrew from the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and signed the USMCA, a successor agreement to NAFTA, grew the national debt through spending increases and tax cuts for the rich, and enacted a unilateral foreign policy based in offensive realism.

Trump was involved in many controversies related to his policies, conduct, and false or misleading statements, including an investigation into the Trump campaign‘s alleged coordination with the Russian government during the 2016 election, the House of Representatives impeaching him in December 2019 for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress after he solicited Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden (he was acquitted by the Senate in February 2020), his family separation policy for migrants apprehended at the U.S.–Mexico border, limitations on the number of immigrants permitted from certain countries (many of which were Muslim-majority), demand for the federal funding of the Mexico–United States border wall that resulted in the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history, withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, withdrawal from the Paris Accords, attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and loosening of the enforcement of numerous environmental regulations.

His re-election loss to Biden came amidst a series of international crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting recession, and protests and riots following the police murder of George Floyd. In the aftermath of the election, Trump repeatedly made false claims that widespread electoral fraud had occurred and that only he had legitimately won the election. Although most resulting lawsuits were either dismissed or ruled against by numerous courts,[3][4][5] Trump nonetheless conspired with his campaign team to submit documents in several states (all of which had been won by Biden) which falsely claimed to be legitimate electoral certificates for President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.[6] After the submission of these documents, the Trump campaign intended that the presiding officer of the United States Senate, either President of the Senate Pence or President pro tempore Chuck Grassley, would claim to have the unilateral power to reject electors during the January 6, 2021 vote counting session; the presiding officer would reject all electors from the several states in which the Trump campaign had submitted false documents, leaving 232 votes for Trump and 222 votes for Biden, thereby overturning the election results in favour of Trump.[7][8][9] The plans for January 6 failed to come to fruition after Pence refused to follow the campaign’s proposals.[10][11] Trump nevertheless urged his supporters on January 6, 2021, to march to the Capitol while the joint session of Congress was assembled there to count electoral votes and formalize Biden’s victory, leading to hundreds storming the building and interrupting the electoral vote count; as a result, the House impeached Trump for incitement of insurrection on January 13, 2021, making him the only federal officeholder in American history to be impeached more than once (the Senate would later acquit him for the second time on February 13, 2021, after he had already left office).

First post-presidency and 2024 presidential election

Main articles: Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign and 2024 United States presidential election
Further information: 2024 United States elections, 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries, and 2024 Republican National Convention
2024 Electoral College vote results.

Donald Trump officially announced his candidacy for the nomination of the Republican Party in the 2024 presidential election on November 15, 2022, at his Mar-a-Lago residence in a roughly hour-long speech.[12][13] In March 2024, Trump clinched the nomination by winning a majority of the delegates to become the presumptive nominee for the Republican Party following the party’s presidential primaries.[14] Trump selected Senator JD Vance of Ohio, a former critic of his, as his running mate, and the two were officially nominated as the Republican ticket at the 2024 Republican National Convention.[15]

Incumbent president Joe Biden initially ran for re-election for the Democratic nomination, becoming the party’s presumptive nominee in March 2024 after comfortably winning the primaries with little opposition.[16][17] However, following a widely panned debate performance and amid increasing concerns about his age and health, Biden officially withdrew from the race in July 2024.[18][19] Biden endorsed Kamala Harris, his 2020 running mate and vice president of the United States, as his successor, who announced her campaign on July 21.[20] The following day, Harris received enough non-binding delegates to become the party’s new presumptive nominee;[21] at the Democratic National Convention in August 2024, she formally accepted the party’s nomination with Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota as her running mate.[22]

Early on November 6, 2024, the day after the election, Trump was projected to have won Wisconsin (a flip from the previous presidential election), thereby receiving enough electoral votes to secure the presidency, becoming the president-elect of the United States.[23][24] It was noted that leading up to election night and including his victory speech Trump had not slept for 72 hours.[25] Trump won the presidential election with 312 electoral votes compared to Harris’ 226. The electoral votes were certified on January 6, 2025.[26] Trump, upon taking office, will be the second president in U.S. history to serve non-consecutive terms after Grover Cleveland in 1893,[27] the oldest individual to assume the presidency, and the first convicted felon to serve the presidency following his conviction in May 2024.[28] Vance, as the third-youngest vice president in U.S. history, will be the first Millennial vice president; additionally, he will be the first vice president to have served in the Marine Corps.[28] In the concurrent congressional elections, Republicans retained a narrow majority in the House of Representatives and took control of the Senate.[29]

Transition period and inauguration

Main articles: Second presidential transition of Donald Trump and Second inauguration of Donald Trump
Outgoing president Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office on November 13, 2024
President-elect Trump meets with French president Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the reopening of Notre-Dame on December 7, 2024

The presidential transition period began following Trump’s victory in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, though Trump had chosen Linda McMahon and Howard Lutnick to begin planning for the transition in August 2024. According to The New York Times, Trump is “superstitious” and prefers to avoid discussing the presidential transition process until after Election Day. His transition team is expected to rely on the work of the America First Policy Institute, rather than The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank that garnered controversy during the election for Project 2025, a set of initiatives that would reshape the federal government.[30] By October, he had not participated in the federal presidential transition process,[31] and he has not signed a required ethics pledge, as of November.[32] During the transition period, Trump announced nominations for his cabinet and administration.

Trump is expected to be inaugurated at the United States Capitol on January 20, 2025, succeeding Joe Biden as president.[33] He is expected to be sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts.[citation needed]

Administration

Further information: Political appointments of the second Trump administration

Vice presidency

Main article: 2024 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection

In July 2024, Trump selected Ohio senator JD Vance as his running mate at that year’s Republican National Convention. Vance was supported by Donald Trump Jr., Elon Musk, and Tucker Carlson and bolstered by a series of media events, including a contentious primary debate with Josh Mandel and Mike Gibbons, an affirmation of his support for Trump in The Wall Street Journal as Ron DeSantis advanced in conservative media, and a cooperative visit to East Palestine, Ohio, following a train derailment in February 2023.[34]

Cabinet

Main article: Second cabinet of Donald Trump

On November 11, 2024, The New York Times reported that U.S. senator Marco Rubio of Florida was expected to be Trump’s secretary of state;[35] he was officially named on November 13.[36] It had been reported on November 8 that representative Mike Rogers was being considered for Secretary of Defense,[37] but on November 12 Trump announced that military veteran and Fox News host Pete Hegseth would be his nominee for the position.[38] That same day, CNN reported that South Dakota governor Kristi Noem would be named as Secretary of Homeland Security,[39] which Trump later confirmed.[40] On November 13, Trump selected Representative Matt Gaetz for Attorney General,[41] but Gaetz withdrew from consideration on November 21.[42] On November 14, environmental lawyer and activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was selected as the secretary of health and human services.[43] On November 15, North Dakota governor Doug Burgum was the selected nominee for Secretary of the Interior.[44] Former representative and Air Force reservist Doug Collins was selected for Secretary of Veterans Affairs that same day.[45] On November 16, Trump selected energy company CEO Chris Wright as his nominee for Secretary of Energy.[46] On November 18, Trump nominated former representative Sean Duffy for Secretary of Transportation.[47] On November 19, it was reported that Trump was expected to nominate his transition team co-chair and investment banker Howard Lutnick for Secretary of Commerce.[48] That same day, Trump nominated businesswoman and first-term Small Business Administration head Linda McMahon for Secretary of Education.[49] On November 21, after Gaetz withdrew from consideration, Trump selected Pam Bondi for Attorney General.[50] The next day, Trump nominated hedge fund executive Scott Bessent for Secretary of the Treasury,[51] Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer for Secretary of Labor,[52] and former state representative Scott Turner for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.[53] It was also reported that day that Trump was expected to nominate former U.S. senator Kelly Loefler for Secretary of Agriculture,[54] but on November 23 he instead chose former Domestic Policy Council director Brooke Rollins.[55]

On November 7, Trump selected Susie Wiles, a co-chair of his presidential campaign, as his chief of staff. She will be the first woman to hold the position.[56] Three days later, CNN reported that Trump had offered representative Elise Stefanik the position of ambassador to the United Nations.[57] The following day, The Wall Street Journal reported that representative Michael Waltz will serve as his national security advisor,[58] former representative Lee Zeldin was announced as Trump’s nominee for Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency,[59] and former representative Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence.[60] On November 26, Trump picked Jamieson Greer for United States trade representative.[61]

Several individuals have declined to serve in Trump’s administration or have been excluded from serving. On October 29, U.S. senator Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming declined to be considered for Secretary of the Interior.[62] On November 7, U.S. senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas declined to serve in an administration role.[63] On November 9, Trump said that he would not re-invite Nikki Haley or Mike Pompeo, his former ambassador to the United Nations and secretary of state, respectively, from his first administration.[64] On November 11, U.S. senator Eric Schmitt of Missouri declined to be considered for Attorney General.[65] The next day, John Paulson declined to be considered for Secretary of the Treasury.[66] On November 12, it was announced that Donald Trump Jr. would not be joining the administration,[67] in keeping with Trump’s past statements that he did not want his family involved in his second term.[68][69] Jared Kushner has also stated he will not join the administration.[70] On November 15, it was reported that former representative Mike Rogers was being considered for Director of the FBI,[71] but on November 22 those reports were disproven.[72] On November 21, it was reported that Roger Severino had been turned down as a candidate for Deputy Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.[73]

Other positions

On November 10, Trump announced that former acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement director Tom Homan will serve as “border czar”.[74] The following day, CNN reported that Stephen Miller will serve as Trump’s deputy chief of staff for policy.[75] The day after, Trump announced former Cabinet secretary Bill McGinley would serve as his next White House counsel;[76] real estate investor Steve Witkoff would serve as the president’s special envoy to the Middle East.[77] The Wall Street Journal reported on November 13 that Trump wanted first-term trade representative Robert Lighthizer to serve as his “trade czar”.[78] On November 20, it was reported that Trump was considering Russell Vought for Director of the Office of Management and Budget,[79] which was confirmed two days later.[80] On November 22, Trump announced Alex Wong and Sebastian Gorka as his picks for Principal Deputy National Security Advisor and Senior Director for Counter-terrorism, respectively.[81]

On November 12, Trump announced that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy would advise a new Department of Government Efficiency.[82][83]

On November 12, Trump announced that he would nominate former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee as Ambassador to Israel.[84] Trump was reported to be seriously considering nominating personal lawyer Todd Blanche as United States deputy attorney general,[85] which he went through with two days later, along with nominating personal lawyers Emil Bove as associate deputy attorney general and D. John Sauer as Solicitor General.[86] That same day, Trump announced that Steven Cheung, Sergio Gor and Karoline Leavitt would serve as White House communications director, personnel director and press secretary, respectively.[87][88] The next day, Trump announced he would appoint personal lawyer Will Scharf as White House staff secretary.[89] On November 17, Trump announced he would nominate Brendan Carr as chair of the Federal Communications Commission.[90] On November 19, Trump announced he had chosen Mehmet Oz to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.[91] On November 20, Trump nominated Matthew Whitaker for Ambassador to NATO and Pete Hoekstra for Ambassador to Canada,[92][93] and CNN reported that Robert Engel and Dan Bongino, current and former secret service agents, respectively, were being considered for Director of the United States Secret Service.[94] On November 22, Trump nominated Johns Hopkins University surgeon Martin Makary for Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration,[95] Fox News contributor and doctor Janette Nesheiwat for Surgeon General,[96] and physician and former congressman Dave Weldon for Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.[97] On November 26, Trump nominated economist Kevin Hassett to be director of the National Economic Council, and former White House economic advisor Vince Haley to be chief of the Domestic Policy Council.[98][99] On November 27, Trump nominated Stanford University professor and physician Jay Bhattacharya for Director of the National Institutes of Health[100] and businessman John Phelan for Secretary of the Navy,[101] and picked retired Army general Keith Kellogg to be the United States special envoy for Ukraine and Russia.[102] On November 30, Trump nominated former DOJ prosecutor and DoD staffer Kash Patel for Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.[103]

On December 1, Trump designated businessman and Tiffany Trump‘s father-in-law Massad Boulos Senior Advisor to the President on Arab and Middle Eastern Affairs.[104][105] On December 4, he nominated tech entrepreneur and commercial astronaut Jared Isaacman for NASA administrator,[106] former commissioner and cryptocurrency backer Paul S. Atkins for chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission,[107] and David Warrington to replace McGinley as his White House counsel nominee while McGinley would instead work with DOGE;[108] former Missouri representative Billy Long for IRS commissioner;[109] former Georgia senator Kelly Loeffler for Administrator of the Small Business Administration;[110] Fiserv CEO Frank Bisignano for Commissioner of the Social Security Administration;[111] Iraq veteran and 2020 North Carolina congressional candidate Daniel P. Driscoll for Secretary of the Army;[112] former CEO of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation and current CEO of Rubicon Founders Adam Boehler for Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs; [113] University of Maryland professor Michael Faulkender for Deputy Treasury Secretary;[114] former treasury assistant secretary for public affairs Monica Crowley for Chief of Protocol;[115] and JD Vance’s policy advisor Gail Slater for Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division.[116] On the 5th, Trump nominated venture capitalist David O. Sacks to be his ‘artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency czar’, former Georgia senator David Perdue to be his ambassador to China, weapons inspector Caleb Vitello to be his head of ICE, first-term United States Border Patrol chief Rodney Scott to be his commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, Border Patrol agent union head Brandon Judd to be his ambassador to Chile, and ICE investigator Tony Salisbury to be his deputy homeland security advisor.[117][118] On December 8, Trump announced lawyer Alina Habba as Counselor to the President and former United States Ambassador to Mexico, Christopher Landau as the United States Deputy Secretary of State.[119][120] On the 12th, Trump nominated Kari Lake to lead Voice of America,[121] Leandro Rizzuto Jr., Kimberly Guilfoyle and Ronald D. Johnson were among Trump’s ambassador nominees (Rizzuto to the Organization of American States, Guilfoyle to Greece and Johnson to Mexico), while Jacob Helberg would be the State Department’s top economic adviser and Andrew N. Ferguson would serve as Federal Trade Commission chair. [122]

On the 21st, Trump announced his nominations of television producer Mark Burnett for Special Presidential Envoy to the United Kingdom,[123] former top Department of Homeland Security attorney Chad Mizelle for Chief of Staff at the Department of Justice (Mizelle being the husband of Trump-appointed Florida federal judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle),[124] Texas Senator Ted Cruz‘s Chief of Staff Aaron Reitz as head of DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel,[125] and former Pan Am Railways President David Fink for Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration.[126]

Prospective domestic policy

Abortion

Trump declared that abortion should be delegated to states in April 2024.[127] To that extent, he stated that in a Time interview he would allow states to monitor pregnancies and criminally charge abortion patients.[128] Trump criticized the Arizona Supreme Court‘s ruling in Planned Parenthood Arizona v. Mayes (2024), in which the court upheld an 1864 law criminalizing abortions except to save the life of the mother, stating that he would not sign a federal abortion ban[129] and reaffirmed his position in October.[130]

After the Alabama Supreme Court ruled in LePage v. Center for Reproductive Medicine (2024) that frozen embryos are living beings, Trump positioned himself in favor of in vitro fertilisation.[131]

Climate and environment

Trump’s transition team for climate and the environment is led by David Bernhardt, a former oil lobbyist who served as interior secretary, and Andrew R. Wheeler, a former coal lobbyist who led the Environmental Protection Agency under Trump. The team is preparing to withdraw from the Paris Agreement for a second time, expand drilling and mining on public land, and dismantle offices working to end pollution, while other officials have discussed moving the Environmental Protection Agency from Washington, D.C. Trump will redraw the boundaries of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monuments as he did in his first presidency, end a pause on new natural gas export terminals that began under President Joe Biden, and prevent states from setting their own pollution standards.[132]

At a private dinner at Mar-a-Lago in April 2024, Trump promised fossil fuel companies that he would roll back environmental regulations if they donated to his campaign.[133]

Crime

Economy

See also: Trump tariffs

Trump has promised to impose higher tariffs on imports from all countries, particularly China.[134] On November 25, 2024, Trump said he would sign an executive order placing 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and impose an additional 10% tariff to China.[135] On November 30, 2024, Trump threatened to impose a 100% tariff to BRICS nations if they tried to create a new BRICS currency or promote another currency to replace the U.S. dollar as the global reserve currency.[136]

Education

During his first term, Trump cut funding to the Department of Education, while continuing to criticize it. During his 2024 campaign, Trump actively promoted the idea of abolishing the Department of Education and proposed handing over control of education to individual state governments.[137]

Federal government

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead the Department of Government Efficiency, a commission that would “provide advice and guidance from outside of government”.[138][139]

Healthcare

On November 14 at a speech at Mar-a-Lago, Florida, Trump announced that he would nominate Robert F Kennedy Jr for the position of health secretary. This appointment caused controversy, due to Kennedy’s repeated endorsement of anti-vaccine conspiracy theories, with the director of the American Public Health Association stating that Kennedy “already caused great damage in health in the country” and that he is also “a person without a health background”.[140] In December, Trump revealed he was discussing ending childhood vaccination programs with RFK Jr and promoted the scientifically disproven claim of a link between vaccines and autism.[141]

Immigration

Main article: Planned mass deportation of illegal immigrants under the second presidency of Donald Trump

Trump intends to expand and revive immigration policies he imposed during his first presidency, including his travel ban on Muslims, expel asylum seekers by asserting that they carry infectious diseases, deputize police officers and soldiers to assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement in mass deportations, and establish sprawling detention camps, according to The New York Times.[142] After his win, Trump said “there is no price tag” to carry out these deportations.[143]

Trump announced on November 10, 2024, that Tom Homan will be joining the incoming administration as the “border czar”,[74] writing that “Homan will be in charge of all deportation of illegal aliens back to their country of origin.”[144]

LGBT rights

See also: Social policy of Donald Trump § LGBT rights

In his second campaign, Donald Trump has detailed a range of proposals aimed at reversing recent LGBT-related policies and reshaping federal guidelines on gender identity and transgender rights. Trump has stated that on “day one,” he would reverse the Biden administration’s Title IX expansion, which protects transgender students’ rights to use bathrooms, locker rooms, and pronouns that align with their gender identity. Trump also pledged to cut federal funding to schools promoting “critical race theory, transgender insanity, and other inappropriate racial, sexual, or political content.”[145]

His proposed policies would significantly limit gender-affirming care, including calling for a federal ban on such care for minors and blocking Medicare and Medicaid funding for doctors providing gender-affirming services. Trump has also proposed forbidding federal agencies from “promoting” gender transition and plans to task the Justice Department with investigating potential long-term effects of gender-affirming treatments.[146]

Military

In November 2024, NBC News reported that the Trump administration was compiling a list of military officials who were involved in the 2020–2021 U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan in preparation for potential courts-martial.[147]

Prosecutions and pardons

See also: List of people granted executive clemency by Donald Trump

In a September 2024 Truth Social post, Trump stated that “… those people that cheated will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the Law …” in reference to the 2024 election.[148] In his 2024 book Save America, Trump threatened life imprisonment for Meta Platforms chief executive Mark Zuckerberg if he does anything illegal.[148]

Trump is expected to end the Department of Justice‘s prosecutions against him in Washington, D.C., and Florida. Special Counsel Jack Smith is considering ending his prosecutions early and submitting a final report to Attorney General Merrick Garland before Trump is inaugurated, according to The Washington Post.[149]

Trump has said multiple times that if he were reelected in 2024, he would pardon rioters of the January 6 Capitol attack.[150][151][152] As of March 2024[needs update?], 500 people had been sentenced to prison terms and 1,358 had been criminally charged.[153]

In May 2024, Trump said that he would commute Ross Ulbricht‘s sentence on his first day in office.[154][155] Ulbricht is serving a life sentence for creating and operating the darknet market website Silk Road, which operated as a hidden service on the Tor network and facilitated the sale of narcotics and other illegal products and services.[156] Trump has also floated or hinted at issuing potential pardons for Julian Assange, and Peter Navarro; media outlets have also speculated that Trump may issue pardons for Eric Adams and Todd and Julie Chrisley.[157]

Prospective foreign policy

Asia

Afghanistan

Main article: Afghanistan–United States relations

During his first term, the Trump administration signed a peace agreement with the Taliban to end the two-decade war in Afghanistan. The withdrawal of U.S. troops began in February 2020 under Trump and continued with the Biden administration, which oversaw the final phases of the withdrawal and the subsequent fall of Kabul in August 2021, leading to a re-establishment of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. While campaigning, Trump heavily criticized and condemned Biden’s handling of the withdrawal, calling it “the most embarrassing day in the history of our country” and stating that there will be consequences for those responsible. He has also expressed support for the Gold Star families of the 13 servicemen killed in a suicide bombing at Kabul International Airport during the final days of the withdrawal, who in turn supported Trump’s re-election.[158]

In November 2024, Trump’s transition team was reportedly compiling a list of military officials involved in the withdrawal from Afghanistan, and investigating whether they could be court-martialed. They were also considering creating a commission to investigate the withdrawal, including whether some officials could be eligible for treason.[159]

China

Main article: China–United States relations

South Korea

Main article: South Korea–United States relations

Europe

France

Main article: France–United States relations

A month after the election, Trump traveled to Paris to attend the reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris on December 7, five years after it was severely damaged by a fire. It was his first foreign trip as president-elect since his second electoral victory. He met with a number of world leaders ahead of the ceremony, including French president Emmanuel Macron, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and Prince William of the United Kingdom.[160]

Germany

Main article: Germany–United States relations

Russia and Ukraine

Main articles: Russia–United States relations and Ukraine–United States relations

Following his victory, Trump called Russian president Vladimir Putin to warn him not to escalate the Russo-Ukrainian War, expressing an interest in resolving the war at a later date.[161] Trump met with Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the campaign and on the reinauguration of the Notre Dame Cathedral.[162]

North America

Canada

Main article: Canada–United States relations

On November 29, 2024, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau met with Trump in Florida at Mar-a-Lago.

Mexico

Main article: Mexico–United States relations

South America

Argentina

Main article: Argentina–United States relations

On November 14, 2024, Argentine president Javier Milei headed to Florida to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago.[163] He was the first foreign head of state to travel to the United States after Trump’s victory and to meet the president-elect.[164] A right-wing libertarian economist, Milei had previously shown his fervent support for Donald Trump and his politics, wanting to strengthen diplomatic and economic ties between Argentina and the Western world. In a call following the election results, Trump called Milei his “favorite president” in response according to reports.[164] The president of Argentina gave a speech at a CPAC summit in Miami.[165] Milei also met with Department of Government Efficiency planned-directors Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to advise them on their goal to “dismantle bureaucracy”, cut government spending and reorganize the federal personnel.[164][166]

Brazil

Main article: Brazil–United States relations

Former President Jair Bolsonaro was invited to the inauguration, however the Judicial System of Brazil denied him the permission to assist. He appealed.[167]

Chile

Main article: Chile–United States relations

During Donald Trump’s second administration, U.S. foreign policy in Latin America is focused on countering China’s influence in the region, particularly in the context of strategic trade infrastructure. A notable example is the emphasis placed on strengthening ties with Chile, specifically through potential investments in the modernization of the Port of San Antonio in Valparaíso. This initiative was framed as a strategic counterbalance to the Chinese-financed megaproject at the Port of Chancay in Peru.[168] U.S. investors, facilitated by the Development Finance Corporation, were set to visit Chile to assess opportunities for technological and infrastructural development. Meanwhile, reports suggested that the Trump administration considered imposing tariffs of up to 60% on goods exported from the Chancay port, reflecting its broader strategy to support allies like Chile in the face of China’s expanding footprint in Latin America. These developments occurred amidst high-level diplomatic engagements between Chilean and U.S. officials, underscoring shared interests in enhancing Pacific trade networks.[169]

Trump appointed Brandon Judd as the United States ambassador to Chile.[170][171] Judd was a member of the United States Border Patrol, serving as president of the National Border Patrol Council union,[172] and is a supporter of building the border wall.[173] In 2025 Chile has a Illegal immigration crisis.[174]

Middle East

Iran

Main article: Iran–United States relations

Elon Musk met with Iran’s UN Ambassador, Saeid Iravani, on November 11, 2024.[175][176]

In January 2025 Elon Musk reportedly helped Italian Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni liberate their citizen Cecila Sala from Iranian regime detention.[177]

Israel

Main article: Israel–United States relations

In his first term, Trump was considered one of the most pro-Israel presidents of the United States.[178][179] During his 2024 presidential campaign, Trump urged Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the war in Gaza within two months and opened the door to attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities.[180] Trump warned Hamas that they would have “all hell to pay” if the war did not end before he took office in January.[181] Following the election, Trump spoke with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for the first time since 2017.[182] During their phone call, Trump expressed his desire to quickly end the war in Gaza.[183]

Trump’s son-in-law and former White House senior advisor Jared Kushner is expected to play a key role in the future United States’ Middle East policy as an outside presidential adviser. Being pro-Israel and having ties with several Arab leaders, Kushner previously helped to broker the Abraham Accords during Trump’s first presidency.[184] Most of Trump’s advisors and appointees are considered staunch supporters of the Jewish state,[185][186] including Hegseth, Huckabee, Ratcliffe, Rubio, Stefanik, and Waltz.[187] Lebanese-American businessman Massad Boulos, who was appointed as a senior advisor on Arab and Middle Eastern Affairs and has ties with Lebanese politicians, is viewed as an intermediary between Trump and Arab leaders.[188] While Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff is expected to deal with Israel, Boulos will help in negotiations with the Arab world.[189]

Days before the inauguration of the administration, a ceasefire agreement was reached between Israel and Hamas.[190] Trump and Biden both claimed credit for the ceasefire deal, with the former describing it as “EPIC”.[191] Several media sources, including Haaretz and The Times of Israel, credited Trump and Witkoff as responsible, reporting that the pair aggressively pressured Netanyahu to accept an agreement.[192][193]

Syria

Main article: Syria–United States relations

In the Syrian civil war, the Syrian opposition launched an offensive against the pro-government Syrian Armed Forces in late November 2024, capturing the large cities of Aleppo and Hama. As opposition forces continued to close in on Damascus, president-elect Trump stated on December 7 that the U.S. should stay out of the conflict, stating “THIS IS NOT OUR FIGHT” in a social media post.[194] Rebel groups captured Damascus the next day, December 8, as government forces surrendered and president Bashar al-Assad reportedly fled the country.[195]

NATO

Trump has repeatedly stated that he, as the president, would not commit to defending NATO member states that are not spending at least 2% of their GDP on defense. Additionally, Vice President-elect JD Vance has stated that in his view NATO is a “welfare client” and that it should be “a real alliance”.[196]

Expansionism

Main article: 51st state
United States including Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal Zone according to expansionist designs proposed by Donald Trump (2024)

Trump has stated in the lead-up to his second inauguration proposed plans and ideas that would expand the United States’ political influence and territory.[197] The last territory acquired by the United States came in 1947 with the Mariana, Caroline and Marshall Islands.

Canada

Trump has said he will impose a 25% tariff on all goods from Canada in an effort for the Canadian government to stop what in his view is an illegal migration crisis and drug crisis on the Canada-United States border.[198] Canadian officials have responded by threatening the United States with retaliatory tariffs, as well as shutting down the flow of Canadian energy into the Northern United States.[199] This has led to Trump taunting Canadian prime minister Trudeau with joke offers for Canada to join the Union, and Trump has referred to Trudeau as the ‘Governor of the Great State of Canada’.[200]

Greenland

See also: Proposals for the United States to purchase Greenland
Trump with current Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen in 2019

In December 2024, Trump stated a further proposal for the United States to purchase Greenland from Denmark, describing ownership and control of the island as “an absolute necessity” for national security purposes. This builds upon a prior offer from Trump to buy Greenland during his first term, which the Danish Realm refused, causing him to cancel his August 2019 visit to Denmark.[201] On January 7, 2025, Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr. visted alongside Greenland’s capital city Godthåb (Nuuk) alongisde Charlie Kirk to hand out MAGA hats.[202] At a press confrence the following day, Trump refused to rule out military or economic force order to take over Greenland or the Panama Canal.[203] However, he did rule out military force in taking over Canada.[203] On January 14, the Trump-affiliated Nelk Boys also visted Godthåb, handing out dollar bills to locals.[204] On January 16, the CEOs of major Danish companies Novo Nordisk, Vestas and Carlsberg among others were assembled for a crisis meeting in the Ministry of State to discuss the situation.[205][206] On the subsequent day, former chief executive Friis Arne Petersen in the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs described the situation as “historically unheard of”, while Noa Redington, special adviser to former prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, compared the international pressure on Denmark that during the 2005 Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy.[207] Political commentator Henrik Qvortrup stated on the 17th that a mention of Greenland during Trump’s inaugural address on January 20 would confirm Trump’s seriousness, definitely making the situation the biggest international crisis for Denmark since World War II.[208]

Panama Canal

In 2024, Trump demanded that Panama return control of the Panama Canal to the United States due to ‘excessive rates’ being charged for American passage.[209] If the United States were to take control of the Panama Canal, it would mark the first time the United States controlled Panamanian territory since the United States invasion of Panama.[210]

Elections during the second Trump presidency

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Footnotes

  1. ^ 17 days of the 119th Congress (January 3, 2025 – January 19, 2025) is taking place under President Biden.

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