At noon on January 20 in Washington DC, Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th US president and leader of the world’s most bellicose imperialist. He will sit in power again after his first term in 2016-2020. He will stand as president with a senate and congress dominated by his party members. His billionaire supporters such as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerburg, owners of the world’s largest technology companies, attended his inauguration.

In his speech, Trump vowed his regime would implement the neofascist and imperialist policies which he had previously drummed up.

He declared “national emergency” to carry out the “largest deportation program in the history of America” continuing the anti-migrant and racist policy of his first term. Trump’s target to deport includes an estimated 370,000 undocumented Filipinos to the US. He will also continue to build a border wall at the US-Mexico border and tighten migration policies.

On his first day, he announced some of the executive orders he intended to issue. These include at least 10 immigration policies, ending government recognition of genders other than male and female, US withdrawal from climate change agreement (Paris Climate Accords) and repealing oil and LNG production regulation.

Trump will also continue its crackdown against democratic and progressive groups and even institutions that promote civil rights and oppose US imperialist policy.

On the other hand, Trump will expand the privilege given to his favorite monopoly capitalists in the fields of technology, energy, finance, real estate and the arms industry. He promised to “shrink the government” to remove regulations on monopoly companies at the expense of American employees and workers. At the same time, he will lower the tax on the largest American companies, from 21% to 18%. At least 13 billionaires are set to be part of his cabinet.

Trump has further strengthened his aggressive foreign relations policy. Before assuming power, he declared his plan to acquire (by force or purchase) Greenland, an autonomous region under Denmark, an island with its own government. Trump drools over the island for its the value in US military strategy. In his speech, he repeated the threat of seizing the Panama Canal, through which 40% of goods imported and exported by the US pass.

To arrest the slump in US production, Trump during the campaign called for tariff increases (10%-20%) on all products entering the US from abroad, including from the Philippines. He intends to impose the highest tariff (up to 60%) on products from China, which the US considers a strategic rival.

At the same time, Trump is expected to continue to impose sanctions or punitive pressures on the economy of Venezuela, Cuba, Iran and countries that promote their independence.

Under Trump, no change is expected in the US’s belligerent dealings with its rival Chinese and Russian imperialists. Behind his “anti-war” statements the militarist stance “peace by strength.” His push for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine anchored Russia’s acceptance of US conditions. While treating Russia and Ukraine, Trump is strengthening his ties with pro-Right and neo-fascist parties and regimes in the EU.

Trump is laying claim to the ceasefire agreement with the Gaza Strip, which began on January 19. There is no guarantee that this agreement will last, because Israel is notorious for disrespecting rules and agreements. In fact, every day, it violates the ceasefire it entered with Lebanon.

Trump will continue the pro-Zionist and belligerent policy in the Middle East. Since his first term, he has fully supported Benjamin Netanyahu’s regime and the occupation of the Zionist state in the territories of Palestine and beyond. He praised the Abraham Accords which he forced on Arab countries to legitimize the Zionist state’s relationship with them.

Trump is certain to intensify US war provocations with China. Trump’s regime developed the Free and Open Indo-Pacific strategy in 2017, pushing for a wider US military presence in Asia, particularly in the South China Sea. His chosen secretary of state department has already declared that “Trump will confront China, mainly by arming and meddling in Taiwan. It can be remembered that Trump was the first to implement the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement in the Philippines and pushed for the first five US military bases in the country.