Trump's Policies: A Tornado of Distraction, No Solutions for Americans
🔹 Instead of tackling rising costs and government corruption, Trump is waging war on diversity, immigrants, and career civil servants.
The last few weeks have been intense, a blitzkrieg of Executive Orders, headlines, and troubling reports. The great showman is back on his throne, and it feels like a tsunami has ripped through the ideological heart of America. But is he actually DOING anything for the American people? Is this the will of the public?
Polling data is clear: Americans care most about the economy, healthcare, immigration, and threats to democracy—yet Trump’s 2025 executive orders focus on culture wars, executive overreach, and policies that could make things worse for working families. This tornado of overreach has nothing to do with the needs and desires of the average American. Let’s break down how his actions compare to what Americans actually want.
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1. The Economy & Inflation
🔹 Polling Priority: A 2024 Gallup poll found that 52% of voters ranked economic issues, including inflation, as “extremely important” to their vote. Yet, Trump has taken no direct action to lower prices, reduce inflation, or raise wages.
🔻 Trump’s Actions:
Tariffs on Mexico & Canada (quickly rescinded): historically, prices for American consumers have been raised instead of lowered. (Business Insider)
No executive orders to address inflation, lower healthcare costs, or reduce prescription drug prices.
📉 Impact: Tariffs often lead to higher costs for goods, making inflation worse. Instead of bringing economic relief, Trump’s policies could put a financial strain on American families.
2. Healthcare
🔹 Polling Priority: A 2024 Pew survey found that Americans’ top healthcare concerns are lowering drug prices and making insurance more affordable.
🔻 Trump’s Actions:
Banned federal funding for gender-affirming care for minors.
Reinstated the Hyde Amendment, restricting federal funds for abortion.
Signed an executive order revoking Executive Order 14087, a Biden-era initiative aimed at finding new ways to lower prescription drug cost
No executive orders to reduce healthcare costs or expand access to affordable coverage.
📉 Impact: A May 2024 Pew Research Center survey found that 64% of U.S. adults believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases. Trump’s policies focused on restricting access to specific types of care do nothing to lower costs for most Americans. Instead, his revocation of EO 14087 deprioritized finding solutions to rising drug costs.
3. Immigration & Border Security
🔹 Polling Priority: Immigration is a top concern for 61% of Americans, according to a 2024 Pew poll.
🔻 Trump’s Actions:
Deployed 10,000 National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border.
Paused refugee resettlement and tightened asylum laws.
📉 Impact: While border security is a major issue, polls show most Americans want a balanced approach, not just crackdowns, and many are sounding the alarm about possible abuses. These actions do nothing to reform legal immigration pathways, which businesses rely on for workers. A fortress mentality doesn’t address the issues and, at best, delays the eventual collapse of the wall.
4. Threats to Democracy
🔹 Polling Priority: An October 2024 poll found that 81% of Americans consider “threats to democracy” a top concern.
🔻 Trump’s Actions:
Fired 17 Inspectors General, removing government watchdogs who investigate corruption.
Reclassified career civil servants, making it easier to fire them and replace them with political loyalists.
No executive orders to increase government transparency or election security.
📉 Impact: Instead of protecting democracy, these actions weaken government oversight and accountability—precisely what Americans fear.
What Trump’s Executive Orders Actually Prioritize
Instead of addressing real voter concerns, Trump's early executive orders focus on:
✅ Eliminating DEI programs – Polls show most Americans support diversity initiatives and value diversity in society.
✅ Culture war policies – Restrictions on gender-affirming care and abortion appeal to a small subset of the Republican base, but most Americans do not support them.
✅ Weakened government oversight – Americans want more transparency, not less, yet Trump has fired watchdogs and centralized executive power.
✅ Trade wars & tariffs – These policies historically hurt American consumers, yet Trump is pushing them again.
The Bottom Line
Americans want lower prices, better healthcare, and a functioning democracy—but Trump’s 2025 executive orders don’t deliver on these priorities. Instead, they focus on culture war distractions, executive overreach, and economic policies that could hurt working families.
Trump’s policies serve the desires of his oligarchy cronies and radicals, but they don’t help the rest of us. Moreover, not only are they unpopular, they are dangerous. We must come together and acknowledge that this is not the path to a thriving economy where everyone feels safe, can afford food and healthcare, and can trust their government.
Policies my ass !