Trump 2.0 platform

Extracted Attributes

• Economic Impact

  Contributed to downgraded GDP growth projections

• Core Policy Areas

  Trade protectionism, National Security, Law and Order, Immigration, Technology, Foreign Policy

• Technology Policy

  Executive order to stop government censorship of social media, stance against Section 230 reforms, potential American-led buyout of TikTok

• Economic Philosophy

  Views trade deficits as inherently harmful

• Key Economic Policy

  Steep tariffs on imported goods

• Foreign Policy Stance

  America First, negotiating cost-sharing with allies, reducing U.S. financial burden in joint defense, promoting self-sufficient U.S. defense

• Universal IEEPA Tariff

  10%

• US Tariff Revenue (2024)

  Under $10 billion per month

• US Tariff Revenue (Sept 2025)

  Exceeded $30 billion per month

• Specific Tariffs (Section 232)

  50% on steel, aluminum, copper; 25% on imported cars; new tariffs on pharmaceuticals and semiconductors

• Domestic Policy (Law and Order)

  Deployment of National Guard to support ICE operations

• Average US Tariff Rate (Sept 2025)

  Estimated 17.9%

• Average US Tariff Rate (Jan-Apr 2025)

  Rose from 2.5% to estimated 27%

• Legal Authority for Tariffs (Primary)

  Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act (1962)

• Legal Authority for Tariffs (Secondary)

  International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)

Timeline

• President-elect Trump is expected to begin his second term, aggressively pursuing executive action for priority policies, including an executive order to 'immediately stop all government censorship' of social media. (Source: Web Search)

  2025-01

• The average applied US tariff rate began to rise from 2.5%. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2025-01-01

• The average applied US tariff rate reached an estimated 27%. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2025-04-01

• Trump invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose Liberation Day tariffs on imports from all countries not subject to other sanctions. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2025-04-02

• A universal 10% tariff took effect under IEEPA. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2025-04-05

• Country-specific 'reciprocal tariffs' were implemented after being delayed due to a 2025 stock market crash. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2025-08-07

• The de minimis exemption, which previously exempted packages valued below $800 from tariffs, was ended under IEEPA. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2025-08-29

• The average applied US tariff rate was estimated at 17.9%, and US tariff revenue exceeded $30 billion per month. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2025-09

• Federal courts ruled that tariffs imposed under the IEEPA are illegal; however, they remained in effect until at least this date while the case was appealed. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2025-10-14

• The Supreme Court is scheduled to consider the IEEPA tariffs in the consolidated case of Learning Resources v. Trump. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2025-11

Tariffs in the second Trump administration

During his second term as President of the United States, Donald Trump enacted a series of steep tariffs affecting nearly all goods imported into the country. From January to April 2025, the average applied US tariff rate rose from 2.5% to an estimated 27%—the highest level in over a century. After changes and negotiations, the rate was estimated at 17.9% as of September 2025. By September 2025, US tariff revenue exceeded $30 billion per month, compared to under $10 billion per month in 2024. Under Section 232 of the 1962 Trade Expansion Act, Trump raised steel, aluminum, and copper tariffs to 50% and introduced a 25% tariff on imported cars from most countries. New tariffs on pharmaceuticals and semiconductors, were also implemented, with exceptions for companies manufacturing in the U.S. Trump also claimed unprecedented tariff authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). On April 2, 2025, he invoked the law to impose Liberation Day tariffs on imports from all countries not subject to other sanctions. A universal 10% tariff took effect on April 5. Although plans for additional country-specific "reciprocal tariffs" were delayed due to the 2025 stock market crash, they were implemented on August 7. The de minimis exemption, scheduled to end in July 2027, was ended on August 29, 2025 under IEEPA; previously, packages valued below $800 were exempt from tariffs. Sweeping use of the IEEPA sparked a trade war with Canada and Mexico and escalated the China–United States trade war. Federal courts have ruled that the tariffs imposed under the IEEPA are illegal; however they remain in effect until at least October 14, 2025 while the case is appealed. The Supreme Court is scheduled to consider the IEEPA tariffs in the consolidated case of Learning Resources v. Trump in November 2025. The challenges do not include tariffs imposed under Section 232 or Section 301. The Trump administration argues that its tariffs will promote domestic manufacturing, protect national security, and substitute for income taxes. The administration views trade deficits as inherently harmful, a stance economists criticized as a flawed understanding of trade. Although Trump has said foreign countries pay his tariffs, US tariffs are fees paid by businesses that import foreign goods, which are then often passed on to US consumers. The tariffs contributed to downgraded GDP growth projections in both the U.S. and its trading partners by the Federal Reserve, the OECD, and the World Bank.

Web Search Results

• Trump 2.0: Initial Roundup of Key Policy Issues and Expectations

  In January, President-elect Trump will start his second term with a perceived political mandate to extend the approach and signature policies of his first term and implement the policies he campaigned on, including on immigration and trade. He is likely to aggressively pursue executive action to quickly implement priority policies and to roll back late-stage Biden Administration orders. Post-election comments from Trump’s team have indicated, for example, that a key part of his “Day One” agenda [...] Given his “America First” philosophy, President-elect Trump’s approach could again include negotiating cost-sharing arrangements with allies, reducing the U.S. financial burden in joint defense endeavors and promoting a more self-sufficient approach to U.S. defense strategy. This is likely to create both a need, and budget opportunity, for onshoring and growing companies’ industrial footprints. Foreign Policy [...] aggressive/creative contracting vehicles that will allow for rapid development and deployment of innovative defense technologies.

• Social media use by Donald Trump - Wikipedia

  According to reports, Trump has a licensing agreement with TMTG requiring him to use Truth Social as his primary social media platform, and to wait at least six hours before reposting material to any other social media platform, with some exceptions for political activities. [...] was mistaken to be from Trump was actually from Gab CEO Andrew Torba and featured a copy of a genuine letter sent by Trump's lawyers to Democratic Representative Jamie Raskin, who had called on Trump to testify at his second impeachment hearing. Thousands of users on Gab, including QAnon influencers, were also led to believe after the post was made that Trump had joined the platform under the handle. Torba responded to the false reports in a post on Gab, saying that "@realdonaldtrump is and [...] ### Rumble On June 26, 2021, Trump joined video hosting platform Rumble "Rumble (website)") in preparation of recording his Ohio rally. On December 14, 2021, it was announced that Rumble was already providing cloud services to the Truth Social beta website. ### Gettr A new platform called Gettr was launched on July 4, 2021, with Jason Mille – an advisor to Trump's 2016 and 2020 campaigns – as CEO. Trump was reportedly not involved in Gettr, though Miller hoped he would join the platform.

• What Trump 2.0 Means for the US Technology Industry So Far

  The executive order prevents government officials from pressuring tech companies to moderate content, even regarding election security, public health crises or national disasters. It creates legal uncertainty around government agencies’ ability to communicate with platforms about disinformation threats and strengthens Trump’s stance against Section 230 reforms, ensuring platforms retain their legal immunity for user-generated content. [...] Trump has long accused Big Tech of suppressing conservative voices, and his January 2025 executive order to “immediately stop all government censorship” of social media is his boldest step yet in deregulating online platforms. [...] While an executive order cannot override an act of Congress, Trump’s move signals a potential negotiation between TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, and US officials. Some analysts speculate that Trump might push for an American-led buyout of TikTok, similar to his previous attempt in 2020. ## AI data centres and the energy emergency

• Truth Social - Wikipedia

  U.S. President Donald Trump raised the prospect of building a new social media platform after he was banned from Facebook and Twitter in 2021, following the 2021 United States Capitol attack. In May 2021, Trump launched "From the Desk of Donald J. Trump", a web page where he posted short tweet-like announcements; it was shut down after less than a month, with Trump's senior aide Jason Miller "Jason Miller (communications strategist)") confirming it would not be coming back. ### Inception [...] The New York Times described Truth Social as an addition to the field of already-existing alt-tech platforms. BBC journalist James Clayton stated the platform could be a more successful version of other alt-tech social media platforms like Parler and Gab "Gab (social network)") and is an attempt by Trump to gain his "megaphone" back. Gettr CEO Jason Miller "Jason Miller (communications strategist)"), a former Trump advisor, praised Truth Social and said the platform will cause Facebook and

• A critique of pure stupidity: understanding Trump 2.0 - The Guardian

  In a fully platform-based world, everything shrinks to the status of behaviours and patterns; meaning, intention and explanation become irrelevant. One of the most incisive accounts of this tendency in contemporary US politics comes from political scientists Nancy Rosenblum and Russell Muirhead, in their analysis of the “new conspiracism”. [...] The transition of human activities on to surveillance platforms means that truth and falsehood, fact and rumour, become mere data points of equal value. False information and stupid policies can move markets at least as much as accurate information and smart policies, and so offer equal opportunity to speculators. One morning in April, the S&P 500 jumped 6% after a viral rumour that Trump’s tariff policy was being paused – a rumour the Financial Times traced back to a pseudonymous X user named