Donald Trump has announced an extremely ambitious agenda that could be very divisive regarding immigration, the economy, climate policy, and foreign relations by promising sweeping change as he seeks to storm the White House in 2025. In a triumphant victory speech, Donald Trump vowed to “govern by a simple motto: Promises made, promises kept,” as he vowed sharp commitments to campaign promises like mass deportations, reduced environmental protections, and reshaping US foreign policy.

Trump’s return to the White House comes with renewed Republican control of the Senate, fortifying his possibilities to enact policies that could reshape America at home and abroad. Still, coupled with significant legal and logistical challenges, experts predict the execution of his sweeping proposals to be much more complicated and highly divisive.

1. Mass Deportations and Border Security Overhaul

Trump’s first moves include a commitment to executing the largest-scale deportation of unregistered aliens in US history, as well as completing the long-promised border wall with Mexico. Even though this promise is populist in appeal to his grassroots supporters, experts argue that this raid will overstretch existing resources and disrupt sectors of the economy supported by the work of migrant laborers.

2. Economy: Tax Cuts and High Tariffs

Economics is at this heart: promises to “end inflation” and wide-ranging tax cuts. Trade barriers—proposing tariffs of 60 percent on imports from China reduces the deficit in trade balances but leads to higher consumer goods. This is an economic agenda pointing back to “America First” policies, and analysts are divided evenly regarding the long-run effects.

3. Repealing Climate Change Rules

On climate, Trump plans to roll back the deregulation of fossil fuel production, aiming to double or triple US energy independence by “drilling, drilling, drilling.” Critics argue this will prevent progress in climate, raising especially damaging environmental risks in its recently announced intention to open the Arctic wilderness to oil drilling.

4. The Cooler Election Stance

He claimed the Ukraine-Russia conflict would be achieved “within 24 hours” through negotiation, a scenario his opponents say is impossible. Here, he presents himself as an ally strong with Israel even when he announces an end to all forms of conflict between Gaza and Lebanon.

5. Moderate Stand on Abortion

Contrary to some wishes by his campaign supporters, Trump has pledged not to implement a national abortion ban; instead, he has been stressing states’ rights to make their decisions. Such an ethos may resonate more with centrists but alienate some staunch right-wing voters. 

6. Clemency for January 6 Defendants

In an apparent action sure to divide the public, Trump signaled he would pardon some of the people who stormed the Capitol on January 6. This time, he called them political prisoners. It is a rhetoric that’s consistent with his campaign against the probe into the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack.

7. Shine on Special Counsel Jack Smith

Trump has pledged to fire Special Counsel Jack Smith, whom he accuses of performing politically motivated investigations of him. The latter is investigating the incidents into allegations that Trump is alleged to have interfered with the election and mishandled classified documents. The target endures as Trump returns to the White House in the face of unprecedented legal battles in his second term, promising to be as transformative and contentious as his first.

With these bold proposals, Trump’s second term promises to be as transformative and contentious as his first.