DONALD TRUMP'S FIRST few days in office saw his radical viewpoints on gender and illegal immigration translate into swift action, renewing concerns among liberal politicians and civil society groups who had long feared that a second Trump presidency would harm America's diversity, equity and inclusion and bring the country to the brink of democratic collapse. They watched helplessly as Trump issued executive orders abolishing birthright citizenship, ending protections for transgender individuals and deporting hundreds of undocumented immigrants. These actions risk separating minors, including infants born in the US, from their non-American parents.
In his maiden address as the 47th president of the US, Trump berated the outgoing Biden administration as one that failed to protect law-abiding American citizens and provided sanctuary and protection for dangerous criminals who illegally entered the US. Sharpening his diatribe against Democrats for "betraying" the country—a theme central to his anti-establishment appeal—Trump pledged to upend the old order, "reclaim sovereignty" and "restore safety".
Trump declared that his presidency would end the “unfair weaponisation of the justice department”. Throughout his campaign, he had portrayed felony accusations and convictions against him as an establishment plot to thwart his return to power. Experts fear his focus on overhauling the justice system signals a politics of retribution, a threat he alluded to during the campaign. His first presidency saw American courts inundated with right-leaning justices, culminating in the 2022 overruling of the 1973 Roe v. Wade verdict, which had guaranteed federal protection for abortion rights.
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