As the Republican convention looms, Trump and his team have scrambled to find ways to quell concerns about the question that has bedeviled him for months: What would he do with four more years?
So as Trump and Republicans gear up to make their case to the American people this week, questions remain about whether the president, who is running on a platform of “promises kept,” will also be able to define new “promises made.” The Republican National Committee simply rolled over its platform from 2016 saying the president will win with it again in the next election.
Historically, incumbent president’s second term plans involve a continuation of existing policies paired with one new big idea, said Julian Zelizer, a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. George W. Bush, for instance, pushed to privatize social security at the start of his second term, a plan that quickly died once he was reelected.
“I assume Trump will continue with deregulation, another round of tax cuts and immigration policy, with one big thing to boast about after reelection,” Zelizer said. “People running for president for the first time have great ambitions, but normally after four years, an administration is more seasoned and has a better idea of how Congress will react, and in some ways, is more prepared.”
White House spokesman Judd Deere said the administration “is engaged in an ongoing policy process for a bold second-term agenda” that moves the country past the coronavirus pandemic and “ensures we are a safer, stronger, more prosperous America.” Trump campaign spokeswoman Courtney Parella added that Trump will also focus on “reducing taxes and cutting regulations, appointing solid conservative judges to our federal benches and the Supreme Court, protecting healthcare for people with pre-existing conditions, securing our borders and ensuring we have a reliable coronavirus vaccine to keep Americans safe.”
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