Donald J. Trump

President of the United States

Republican

47th President of the United States, in office since January 2025. Previously 45th President (2017-2021).

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Where Donald stands

Positions inferred from the public record. Each one shows our confidence level — and when the evidence isn't there, we say so.

What should the federal government's overall approach to taxes and spending be?
Some evidence
Cut taxes and reduce federal spending significantly
Lower taxes, smaller governmentHigher taxes, expanded programs
Established the Department of Government Efficiency and issued multiple orders eliminating waste, controlling regulatory costs, and reducing federal spending (2025).
The record we reviewed on this issue — 27 executive actions
Executive actions
Proclamation · May 2026 — To Implement Certain Provisions in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, and for Other Purposes
Executive order · Aug 2025 — Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking
Executive order · May 2025 — Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Biased Media
Executive order · Apr 2025 — Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement
Executive order · Apr 2025 — Reducing Anti-Competitive Regulatory Barriers
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How should Social Security and Medicare be changed, if at all?
No clear evidence
We don't have clear evidence on this issue.
What should the federal government's role be in setting wages and protecting workers?
Some evidence
Reduce federal labor regulation; let states and markets set wages and conditions
Less federal labor regulationStronger federal worker protections
Issued multiple orders excluding agencies from federal labor-management relations programs and a DOGE Workforce Optimization Initiative reducing the federal workforce (2025).
The record we reviewed on this issue — 18 executive actions
Executive actions
Executive order · Jan 2026 — Establishing a Second Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between the Long Island Rail Road Company and Certain of Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations
Executive order · Sep 2025 — Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between the Long Island Rail Road Company and Certain of Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations
Executive order · Aug 2025 — Further Exclusions From the Federal Labor- Management Relations Program
Executive order · Apr 2025 — Preparing Americans for High-Paying Skilled Trade Jobs of the Future
Executive order · Mar 2025 — Exclusions From Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs
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How should the federal government structure healthcare coverage and costs?
Some evidence
Move away from the ACA toward market-based insurance with broader consumer choice
Market-based, private insuranceSingle-payer government insurance
Issued executive orders minimizing the ACA pending repeal, promoting healthcare choice and competition, and an America-First Healthcare Plan emphasizing market-based coverage.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 28 executive actions
Executive actions
Executive order · May 2026 — Realigning United States Core Childhood Vaccine Recommendations With Best Practices From Peer, Developed Countries
Executive order · Apr 2026 — Accelerating Medical Treatments for Serious Mental Illness
Executive order · Jan 2026 — Addressing Addiction Through the Great American Recovery Initiative
Executive order · May 2025 — Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients
Executive order · May 2025 — Regulatory Relief To Promote Domestic Production of Critical Medicines
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How should the federal government address climate change and energy policy?
Some evidence
Prioritize energy affordability and reliability; minimize climate-related restrictions on production
Prioritize energy production and affordabilityRapid transition off fossil fuels
Issued Unleashing American Energy and Declaring a National Energy Emergency orders, withdrew from international environmental agreements, and revitalized coal production.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 30 executive actions
Executive actions
Executive order · May 2026 — Removing Unnecessary and Counterproductive Restrictions on Access to Federal Lands
Executive order · Feb 2026 — Strengthening United States National Defense With America's Beautiful Clean Coal Power Generation Fleet
Proclamation · Nov 2025 — Regulatory Relief for Certain Stationary Sources To Promote American Coke Oven Processing Security
Proclamation · Oct 2025 — Regulatory Relief for Certain Stationary Sources To Promote American Mineral Security
Proclamation · Jul 2025 — Regulatory Relief for Certain Stationary Sources To Promote American Iron Ore Processing Security
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What should federal abortion policy be?
No clear evidence
We don't have clear evidence on this issue.
What should federal firearms policy be?
Limited evidence
Expand firearm rights nationally (concealed carry reciprocity, reduced federal restrictions)
Expand firearm rightsExpand firearm restrictions
⚠ The evidence here is thin — treat this as a rough read, not a firm record.
Issued the executive order Protecting Second Amendment Rights directing review of policies burdening firearm rights (2025).
The record we reviewed on this issue — 2 executive actions
Executive actions
Executive order · Feb 2025 — Protecting Second Amendment Rights
Presidential memorandum · Feb 2018 — Application of the Definition of Machinegun to "Bump Fire" Stocks and Other Similar Devices
What should US immigration policy be?
Some evidence
Reduce legal immigration levels; strict border enforcement
Reduced immigration, stricter enforcementExpanded immigration, humane policy
Issued Securing Our Borders, Protecting the American People Against Invasion, and realigned the refugee program toward strict enforcement and reduced admissions (2025).
The record we reviewed on this issue — 30 executive actions
Executive actions
Proclamation · Dec 2025 — Restricting and Limiting the Entry of Foreign Nationals To Protect the Security of the United States
Executive order · Sep 2025 — The Gold Card
Proclamation · Sep 2025 — Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers
Executive order · Jul 2025 — Amendment to Duties To Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border
Proclamation · Jun 2025 — Enhancing National Security by Addressing Risks at Harvard University
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How should the federal government approach criminal justice and policing?
Some evidence
Stronger sentencing, expanded law enforcement authority and funding
Stronger enforcement, expanded authorityDecarceration and federal reform
Issued Restoring the Death Penalty, Strengthening and Unleashing America's Law Enforcement, and orders ending cashless bail (2025).
The record we reviewed on this issue — 26 executive actions
Executive actions
Proclamation · Mar 2026 — Commitment to Countering Cartel Criminal Activity
Executive order · Mar 2026 — Combating Cybercrime, Fraud, and Predatory Schemes Against American Citizens
Executive order · Feb 2026 — Protecting the National Security and Welfare of the United States and Its Citizens From Criminal Actors and Other Public Safety Threats
Executive order · Dec 2025 — Designating Fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction
Proclamation · Nov 2025 — Granting Pardons for Certain Offenses Related to the 2020 Presidential Election
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What should drive US foreign policy?
Some evidence
America First: reduce foreign commitments, fewer alliances, no nation-building
Established an America First Arms Transfer Strategy and withdrew from international organizations and treaties deemed contrary to US interests (2025-2026).
The record we reviewed on this issue — 30 executive actions
Executive actions
Executive order · May 2026 — Imposing Sanctions on Those Responsible for Repression in Cuba and for Threats to United States National Security and Foreign Policy
Proclamation · Apr 2026 — Strengthening Actions Taken To Adjust Imports of Aluminum, Steel, and Copper Into the United States
Proclamation · Apr 2026 — Adjusting Imports of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Ingredients Into the United States
Proclamation · Mar 2026 — Commitment to Countering Cartel Criminal Activity
Proclamation · Feb 2026 — Imposing a Temporary Import Surcharge To Address Fundamental International Payments Problems
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How should the federal government approach democratic institutions and elections?
Some evidence
Strengthen election integrity through voter ID, citizenship verification, and signature checks
Issued Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections and Ensuring Citizenship Verification in Federal Elections executive orders requiring citizenship verification.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 29 executive actions
Executive actions
Executive order · Jun 2026 — Implementing Schedule Policy/Career in the Excepted Service
Executive order · Mar 2026 — Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections
Executive order · Mar 2026 — Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors
Executive order · Oct 2025 — Ensuring Continued Accountability in Federal Hiring
Presidential memorandum · Aug 2025 — Use of Appropriated Funds for Illegal Lobbying and Partisan Political Activity by Federal Grantees
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