From Torture to Immigration, President Trump is Changing It All
Cities that provide sanctuary to immigrants are facing the risk of being financially cut off by the US government.
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America as a country is going through a lot of changes since Trump was elected President.
And although Donald Trump has officially taken office in Washington, it’s still unclear if his party agrees with him on Obamacare, taxes, and trade.
Immigrants have much to fear since Trump has also signed an executive order for the construction of ‘the wall’ on the US-Mexican border. It is estimated that the wall will cost about 14 billion dollars. But since Mexico has refused to pay for it, Trump said that the taxpayers will have to foot the bill until Mexico does.
Morever, those cities which in defiance to Trump, continue to provide a sanctuary to immigrants are facing the risk of being cut off financially by the federal government. For instance, Berkeley could lose up to $11.5 million in federal funds.
As far as torture practices go, Trump firmly believes that waterboarding “absolutely works”.
He even went on to say that waterboarding isn’t really torture. In an interview with ABC, Trump said he would consider reauthorising banned torture methods during interrogations.
And while Trump has repeatedly blamed immigrants for costing him his popular vote, it seems that Trump’s Chief Strategist Steve Bannon and his daughter Tiffany are both registered voters in two states each.
All that aside, Trump has nothing but praise for the White House. He said it was “elegant”. Presidency seems to be going well for Trump, who even planned a weekend getaway early in February to his home at Mar-a-lago.0
(With inputs from Today)
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