{"id":82910,"date":"2016-11-14T12:01:43","date_gmt":"2016-11-14T12:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=82910"},"modified":"2018-10-13T11:35:47","modified_gmt":"2018-10-13T10:35:47","slug":"the-trump-presidency-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2016\/11\/the-trump-presidency-4\/","title":{"rendered":"The Trump Presidency (4)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Washington Post<\/em> listed on 11 Nov “Donald Trump’s Campaign Promises”; and on 12 Nov, “Trump advisors play down some of his campaign promises”.<\/p>\n

Trump’s new focus: health care, jobs, borders, tax reform.\u00a0 The 12:<\/p>\n

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  1. Putting Hillary Clinton in jail for mishandling classified e-mails<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Unlikely, may be kept in the background as threat to control Clinton.<\/p>\n

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    1. Building the Wall between Mexico and the USA, paid by Mexico<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Will probably be postponed and dropped, in favor of No. 6 below.<\/p>\n

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      1. Imposing stricter limits in the Iran nuclear deal<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Other deal parties make it difficult; may backfire on US economy.<\/p>\n

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        1. Withdrawing the USA from the Trans-Pacific Partnership<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Will probably be done, TPP has problematic dispute settlement.<\/p>\n

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          1. Repealing the Affordable Care Act for new health care programs<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Given 25% fee increase at the end October, he will go ahead with that.<\/p>\n

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            1. Deporting all illegal immigrants convicted of crimes, and others<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Will probably be done.<\/p>\n

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              1. Rebuilding the military, cooperation with Russia in Syria<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                Will be done, reducing military to domestic operations; adding Ukraine.<\/p>\n

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                1. Canceling the Paris Climate Agreement<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  Other agreement parties make it difficult; but USA may exit.<\/p>\n

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                  1. Waterboarding to be continued as interrogation tactic<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    May be done, at great expense in US prestige-making; America look small.<\/p>\n

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                    1. Banning all Muslim refugees from Syria<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      May be done, but may also disappear given No. 7 above.<\/p>\n

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                      1. Shrinking the federal government; keeping military, police, health<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                        Standard Republican position, not much will happen.<\/p>\n

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                        1. Drilling for gas and oil, digging for coal<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                          Maybe done, at great expense in US prestige-making; America look small.<\/p>\n

                          Conclusion<\/em><\/strong>:<\/strong> Except for 4-5-7 bad promises, campaign talk; better forgotten.<\/p>\n

                          Trump’s new focus above is much better for a president “for all Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n

                          ___________________________________<\/p>\n

                          Johan Galtung, a professor of peace studies, dr hc mult, is founder of the <\/em>TRANSCEND Network for Peace, Development and Environment<\/a> and rector of the <\/em>TRANSCEND Peace University-TPU<\/a>. Prof. Galtung <\/em>has published 1670\u00a0articles\u00a0and book\u00a0chapters, over 450 Editorials for <\/em>TRANSCEND Media Service<\/a>, and 167 books on peace and related issues<\/em>, of which 41 have been translated into 35 languages, for a total of 135 book translations<\/em>, including \u2018<\/em>50 Years-100 Peace and Conflict Perspectives<\/a>,\u2019 published by the <\/em>TRANSCEND University Press-TUP<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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