President-elect Donald Trump unveiled plans Monday for his first 100 days in office, including proposals related to immigration, trade deals and defense policy, using a video published online to briefly outline his proposals.
"Whether it's producing steel, building cars, or curing disease, I want the next generation of production and innovation to happen right here, in our great homeland America -- creating wealth and jobs for American workers," Trump said in the two-and-a-half-minute video statement. "As part of this plan, I've asked my transition team to develop a list of executive actions we can take on day one to restore our laws and bring back our jobs."Watch the video here
Among
his first actions, the Republican said he would "issue our notification
of intent to withdraw from the Transpacific Partnership" and replace it
with negotiating "fair bilateral trade deals."
Trump campaigned on a
promise to halt the progress of the TPP trade deal, an agreement
President Barack Obama had hoped would be a part of his administration's
trade legacy.
On immigration,
Trump promised to "investigate all abuses of visa programs that undercut
the American worker," but did not mention his signature campaign
promise of building a wall along the US border with Mexico.
Like
the wall, Trump made no mention of some of other signature items, like
repealing Obama's signature health care law and spending $1 trillion on
infrastructure -- all measures that are likely to require the support of
Congress.
Instead, he focused exclusively on campaign promises that would not require congressional approval.
Still,
Trump and his team, including Vice President-elect Mike Pence, have
offered hints at their immediate priorities after they take office. And
time and speed are very likely to be key factors.
Republicans
control the House and Senate, as well as the White House -- but
Democrats struggled to pass key items, like Obamacare, when they were in
a similar position eight years ago.
CNN
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