President-elect Donald Trump has promised to implement drastic and swift reforms when he takes office next month.
Mr Trump spent more than an hour discussing the policy agenda that Americans may anticipate in his next term during his first post-election network television interview with NBC News, which was held at Trump Tower in Manhattan on Friday, December 6 that went live on Sunday.
But when does Mr Trump become president and what changes did he confirm he’ll be making on day one?
When does Donald Trump become president?
Mr Trump will take sworn in at the inauguration on Monday, January 20.
What will Donald Trump do on day one in White House?
Pardon January 6 rioters
Mr Trump reiterated his pledges to pardon his followers who took part in the attack on the United States (US) Capitol in 2021.
He said a “very nasty system” had been applied to convicted Capitol attackers.
Mr Trump, who was found guilty in May by New York state authorities of fraudulently fabricating business documents to hide hush-money payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, claimed to “know the system.”
The politician stated there might be some exceptions to his pardons regarding the Capitol attack, which was intended to keep him in the White House after Joe Biden defeated him in the 2020 presidential election and was connected to several fatalities, including the suicides of police officers. He cited earlier refuted allegations of anti-Trump legislation.
The 78-year-old claimed “they had no choice” in response to a question concerning on why the Capitol assailants attacked police officers. Additionally, he asserted that many assailants were coerced into entering guilty pleas.
US prosecutors have decided to drop two criminal cases against the president-elect, which related to alleged election interference and mishandling of classified documents.
Mr Trump has suggested that members of the now-defunct House select committee "should go to jail". However, he clarified he would not direct the FBI or the attorney general to arrest them, but he believes they should be investigated.
Ukraine ceasefire
Despite still being a few weeks away from assuming office, Mr Trump urged Russian president Vladimir Putin to take action to establish an immediate ceasefire with Ukraine.
He described this as part of his active efforts as president-elect to end the war.
Mr Trump also stated that he would consider withdrawing the US from Nato and cutting military assistance to Ukraine.
Numerous members of the US national security community, Nato allies, and Ukraine are concerned about these two risks.
Immigration
Mr Trump's campaign was also centred on immigration, and he made no qualms about declaring that he would deport large numbers of people who were unlawfully in the nation.
Convicted criminals will be the first, he claimed. Additionally, American citizens may be swept up and deported together with family members who are either here illegally or may decide to leave.
Mr Trump said, “I don’t want to be breaking up families, so the only way you don’t break up the family is you keep them together and you have to send them all back.”
He claimed the cost and practical difficulties of deporting millions of people will not stop him.
The “Dreamers” who were brought to the US illegally as children and have been residents for years may be an exception. He expressed receptivity to a legislative solution that would permit them to stay in the nation.
Additionally, he declared his intention to abolish birth-right citizenship, which is guaranteed by the 14th Amendment to all people born in the US, regardless of their parents.
