Trump Pledges Tariffs, Stop-And-Frisk And Ban On Gender-Affirming Care—Here’s What Else He’s Promising If Elected In 2024

Tariffs: Ahead of a campaign stop in Iowa on Friday, Trump’s campaign team said the 2024 candidate will pass the so-called Trump Reciprocal Trade Act if elected in an effort to “knock down barriers for American farm products”—a pledge he also made as president, which raised criticism at the time 0ver cherry-picking certain products over others—saying the tariffs will target “India, China, or any other country” that imposes a 100% or 200% tariff on the U.S.

Birthright Citizenship: Trump promised to issue an executive order ending the longstanding practice of offering citizenship to U.S.-born people with undocumented parents, calling the policy a “reward for breaking” U.S. laws—reiterating a pledge he made as president based on a heavily questionable legal theory that the 14th Amendment does not guarantee automatic citizenship for children born to undocumented migrants.

January 6 Pardons: In September, Trump promised to issue pardons and a government apology to many rioters at the deadly January 6 insurrection on the Capitol building, telling conservative radio host Wendy Bell, “I mean full pardons,” though he later said at a CNN town hall earlier this month he hopes to pardon a “large portion” of rioters convicted for their involvement in the insurrection.

Mandatory Stop-and-Frisk: Trump also said he would require police departments nationwide to implement a controversial policy called “stop-and-frisk,” a police tactic of detaining and searching civilians for weapons and contraband items, even though the tactic was deemed unconstitutional by a federal judge in New York in 2013 and faces widespread criticism for discriminating against people of color, following up on a campaign promise he made as a then-candidate in 2016.

Gender Affirming Care: Trump said he will call on Congress to pass legislation to punish doctors who provide gender-affirming care to minors—a GOP-backed initiative decried by Democrats and LGTBQ organizations, after a slew of states enacted laws restricting gender-affirming care for trans children or banning trans children from using bathrooms that match their gender identity.

Critical Race Theory: Trump also pledged in January to cut federal funding for schools that teach critical race theory, gender identity or “inappropriate” political, racial or sexual material, after Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.), Trump’s biggest 2024 rival, signed controversial restrictions on classroom instruction on sexual orientation, gender identity and race.

School Discipline: In addition to restricting classroom instruction, Trump vowed to push the Justice Department and Department of Education to overhaul federal standards on school discipline and “end the leftist takeover of school discipline” (while in office, Trump rescinded an Obama-era policy to ensure students of color were not disproportionately disciplined).

Baseline Tariffs: Trump said in March he plans to implement universal baseline tariffs on most foreign products, amid worsening tensions between the U.S. and China and a push to stem outsourcing to foreign countries (Trump imposed 25% tariffs on Chinese exports during his presidency).

Death Penalty for Drug Offenses: Trump has also proposed instituting the death penalty for drug dealers, smugglers and traffickers, a violation of international human rights laws, even though he had pardoned multiple people convicted of selling drugs during his time in the White House.

Freedom Cities: In perhaps his most unusual policy proposal, Trump outlined a plan to create so-called freedom cities on federal land, holding a contest to design as many as 10 new cities built around “hives of industry” and futuristic vertical-takeoff vehicles, calling the initiative a “quantum leap in the American standard of living.”