Trump makes America run backwards
As the heated race between presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump concludes, Americans have chosen Trump for president. Although Trump readies himself for another presidential term, several of his policies already spark controversy.
Whether it be health care, gender issues, immigration, or education, The Olympian staff believes the direction of his agenda is undoubtedly a nasty one for the country’s future.
For health care, Trump has planned efforts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. He claims to have reduced costs in mind. However, his policies would make health care less accessible and more expensive, leaving millions without health insurance.
Additionally, Trump threatens abortion rights by leaving the issue up to the states. After the overturning of Roe v. Wade, multiple instances have shown that this decision will prevent many women from receiving life-saving health care.
As for gender issues, Trump’s campaign has evoked great fear and distress among the trans community and their allies.
His focus on “gender insanity” threatens to ban gender-affirming care which jeopardizes not only the mental and physical well-being of trans people, but those who rely on similar treatments, such as menopausal women needing hormone therapy.
Not to mention, Trump’s bias regarding immigration has remained. Trump intends to revoke citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants, challenging the 14th Amendment, which automatically grants citizenship to anyone born in the United States.
While he deems these measures as “necessary” for national security, Olympian staff members have noticed a trend of discrimination rooted in Trump’s racial as well as religious bias. His past attempts to ban Muslim immigrants and build a border wall reflect this, along with his many proposals which target Latin American migration.
Even Trump’s education policies are controversial as his desire to close the federal Department of Education and cut funding for schools teaching critical race and gender theory raises several eyebrows.
Along with his appointing of unqualified officials, these moves risk students’ access to diverse perspectives and undo incredulous amounts of societal progression. We should build our country rather than destroying everything that has been built up so far.
The division he has created is hurting the nation from within, but as he takes office, Trump should remember that he is the president of the United States and represents all Americans, even the ones that disagree with him.
As for our citizens, it is never too late to make your voice heard.