26 May Trump scores consecutive victories in his “America First” mega-plan
By,
Leonardo Morales, Senior Fellow MSI²
US President Donald J. Trump has scored another major victory on his path to Make America Great Again.
The Republican-led House of Representatives in Washington approved the massive budget bill pushed by the president, which combines tax breaks and federal spending cuts, after decades of financial squandering.
The mega-plan, which still needs to be approved by the Senate, would allow Trump to fulfill several campaign promises, such as extending the massive tax breaks implemented since his first term (2017-2021), which expires at the year’s end.
President Trump celebrated on social media that the “big and beautiful” bill had passed the House of Representatives.
“This is arguably the most important piece of legislation ever signed in the history of our country!” he added.
The White House bill covers important transformative issues for the country and the future of the so-called “Golden Age of Americans.” Hence, Trump and the Republicans were enormously interested in its final passage.
The platform includes topics such as eliminating taxpayer waste, historic tax cuts for everyone from ordinary workers to large corporations, energy independence, changes in healthcare, including a sweeping reduction in drug prices, and the reindustrialization of the United States. These are part of the President’s promises to the American people.
“I only want three things”
The $4.9 trillion proposal calls for a 22.6% reduction in non-defense spending, with the White House increasing it by 13%, equivalent to more than $1 trillion.
The bill also pursues the increase and extension of tax breaks from Trump’s first term, along with the child tax credit. It also adds new tax exemptions for tipped wages, overtime pay, Social Security benefits, and credits for purchasing American-made vehicles, which the Republican leader promised during his election campaign.
In addition, state and local tax deductions are tripled from $10,000 to $30,000 per couple, while another $350 billion is allocated to border security, deportations, and other immigration-related issues.
The far-left media, along with Democratic senators, repeatedly said that Trump’s bill seeks to cut large amounts of Medicaid and Medicare funding. This is completely false.
The White House resident has just reiterated: “We’re not going to touch anything. I just want three things: no waste, fraud, or abuse. It’s that simple.”
While this was happening on Capitol Hill in Washington, the US President had just concluded his first trip abroad, where he sealed one of the most momentous foreign policy chapters in the history of the Great American Nation, not only in the economic sphere, but also in terms of what it means for the stability of the region and for Israel, the US’s greatest ally in the region.
Resounding Success
Furthermore, Trump directly pressured Iran and led it into dialogue seeking an end to its nuclear program, which accelerated during the four years of Democratic rule and its far-left agenda.
During that period, when it rejected all of Washington’s requests for dialogue, Tehran enriched uranium to over 60% purity in pursuit of the capability to manufacture nuclear weapons or missiles, something the Iranian regime, of course, denies.
The reception for President Trump represented an open letter calling for stability and peace agreements in the Middle East, despite how difficult it has always been for the US to unite the voices of different Arab nations.
The announcement of the lifting of US sanctions on Syria, where a new interim government has been established, confirmed this. Saudi Arabia and Turkey had asked Washington for a new opportunity and the lifting of the restrictive measures imposed by the Joe Biden administration or those actually running the Oval Office behind the scenes.
Trump met with the new Syrian leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, the first meeting in 25 years between a US head of state and the Syrian leadership, following the overthrow of the dictator Bashar al-Assad.
Trump has proven to be a negotiator par excellence, and it is very important that potential enemies or traditions show respect and a desire to negotiate with the Republican leader at a time when the four years of the previous administration left the world in turmoil with major armed conflicts and dozens of social upheavals and internal wars.
Among the nations involved were Ukraine, Nigeria, South Sudan, Yemen, Pakistan, Syria, Myanmar, Cameroon, Lebanon, Israel, the Gaza Strip, Somalia, among others.
In 2024, the number of armed conflicts reached an all-time high since World War II. More than 120 conflicts were active at the end of 2024, a month before the far left left the White House.
On his successful three-country tour of the Middle East, Trump achieved what no other US president had achieved, both in foreign policy and the economy.
The investment agreements signed in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates totaled more than $3 trillion, including $200 billion in aircraft orders from Qatar Airlines to the aerospace giant Boeing, as well as contracts in defense, energy, and technology.
However, new and potential investments that could reach $7 trillion remained pending, as stated by the head of the Oval Office in Washington.
In Saudi Arabia, Trump secured a commitment of more than $600 billion, in Qatar the figure was $1.2 trillion, and in the United Arab Emirates the figure rises to $1.4 trillion.
Investments and Failed Blackmail
The deal with Boeing forced China to take a step back from its verticality in the face of Washington’s new tariffs on Chinese products.
The president of the communist regime decided to escalate the tariff war against the US and attacked, as a form of blackmail, one of the currently unstable flanks of the American economy: the current situation of Boeing, which announced the layoff of 10% (17,000 employees) of its workforce inside and outside the US, amid a general restructuring, lawsuits over accidents, criticism of quality controls in its production, and other internal problems. The investment agreements within the U.S. signed during the Middle East tour are estimated to generate some two million new jobs directly and have a historic impact on infrastructure, energy, mining, the aeronautical, automotive, and technology sectors.
Indirectly, the number of jobs could increase to more than five million in the next three years, if potential investments are added, according to analysts.
The current administration’s mega-economic, strategic, and geopolitical plan combines the arrival of trillions of dollars in direct injections of foreign capital, along with funds from tariff revenues and the global increase in dollar liquidity by central banks through the purchase of gold as a reserve, in contrast to the intentional and forced weakening of the greenback in order to attract rapid investment.
Ultimately, the objective translates into tax cuts for American taxpayers and a minimum of inflation with the fall in oil prices—due in large part to the increase in US crude oil production and exports and refining—which has put pressure on oil-producing countries to react as a whole, forcing them to lower the price of a barrel.
None of this is achieved through dialogue alone, but rather through the imposition of strength, firmness, leadership, and strategies that Trump has undertaken since his first day in the White House.
China Against the Wall and a Turnaround in Global Trade
At this moment, less than five months after assuming the Presidency, the Republican leader has made a 180-degree turn in geopolitics and global trade, repositioning the United States as the central axis in the face of China’s clear intentions to overthrow American power.
The President’s structured platform is cornering China, his main enemy, and has brought other foes like Iran and Syria into dialogue.
His adversaries understood that Trump is this time more firm and determined than in his first term. He is not here to waste time on internal distractions, as happened in his first term in office, when he faced two impeachment attempts and far-left campaigns of direct and incessant attacks on his administration. Unlike this time, the President only had the support of a slim majority in the Senate. This time, both chambers of Congress have Republican majorities.
The Trump administration continues at supersonic speed, advancing each week on key points of its agenda both inside and outside the United States.
The new White House tenant has just signed four executive orders to boost nuclear energy for industrial and civil use in the United States, another area where the country has lagged behind due to failed strategies for decades by both Democratic and Republican administrations.
The United States remains the world’s leading civilian nuclear power, with 94 operating reactors, but its average age is increasing (42 years).
“We signed important executive orders that will truly make us the true force in this industry,” Trump told reporters as he signed the four executive orders in the Oval Office.
Trump intends to accelerate the construction of new reactors and boost uranium mining and enrichment across the country, given that the United States relies on imports for most of this crucial fuel. According to one advisor, a “renaissance” of civil nuclear energy is being sought in the United States, with the ambition to quadruple nuclear energy production over the next 25 years.
The US president, who promised “fast and very safe” procedures, wants the review of an application to build a new nuclear reactor to take no longer than 18 months, and intends to reform the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, while promoting uranium mining and enrichment.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said the challenge is “to produce enough electricity to win the artificial intelligence duel with China.”
France, with 57 reactors, remains the most nuclearized country per capita and announced a new program for six or up to 14 reactors in 2022, the first by 2038.
China equals France with 57 reactors on its territory and has another 27 under construction. Russia, meanwhile, remains the leading exporter of nuclear plants.
The ultimate goal is for it all to translate into more money in the pockets of American workers, the recovery of the middle class’s power, direct support for small, medium, and large businesses, the return of domestic production through reindustrialization, and the strengthening of national security with secure borders and the defense sector in general.
Defense: A Non-Negotiable Priority
During his visit to a US military base in Qatar, where he received several standing ovations, Trump reported a substantial increase in salaries and pensions for active personnel and veterans, thanks to his economic and budget plan based on foreign taxes, increased exports, more jobs, and drastic cuts in decades of waste and embezzlement in Washington.
President Trump announced the construction of a “Golden Dome” missile defense system, modeled after Israel’s “Iron Dome.”
At the end of January, Trump signed an executive order to develop an “Iron Dome” or, according to the White House, a missile shield to protect the entire territory.
Russia and China then criticized the announcement. Moscow called it a “Star Wars-like” plan, supported by Ronald Reagan during the Cold War.
“During my campaign, I promised the American people that I would build a state-of-the-art missile defense system,” Trump said in the Oval Office of the White House.
“Today, I am pleased to announce that we have officially selected an architecture for this next-generation system,” he added, announcing that Canada will join the initiative.
He said the system would be operational by the end of his term and would cost “approximately $175 billion”—barely half of the $350 billion that the far-left Biden administration gave to Ukraine.
The term “Iron Dome” refers to one of Israel’s defense systems that protects the country from missile and rocket attacks, but also from drones.
This system has intercepted thousands of rockets since entering service in 2011. According to RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., the Israeli military company that helped design it, its interception rate is around 90%.
“Donald Trump is a phenomenon”
The President’s grand plan is based on the simultaneous concatenation of economic and fiscal actions and measures with immediate and short-term effects, with a high priority on national security.
Hence, his first trip abroad focused on a region with significant sources of wealth to which the United States opens its doors as part of the so-called “America First,” “The Golden Era,” and “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) platforms.
At times in history that have been contrary to US policies, Trump has managed to awaken interest in Arab nations to cooperate with Washington and leave behind the past of inflexible policies.
Trump’s acceptance in the Middle East is unprecedented and represents a green light for a region rife with cultural, ethnic, and territorial clashes. No US president in history has achieved such popularity and commitment in that part of the world. “Donald Trump is a phenomenon that foreign countries have never seen before!” said former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who died in 2023, in an interview during Trump’s first term.
“Liberals will never admit it. They will never admit that he is a true leader. The man is making changes like never before in American history, and he is doing it for the good and the near future of the people of this nation.”
In his second term, Kissinger would not only have reiterated his words, but would have made his statement more grandiose in the face of the sweeping and general transformation being carried out by President Trump.
Sources
AFP, EFE, The Epoch Times, The Wall Street Journal, Western Journal.
The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Miami Strategic Intelligence Institute (MSI²).