The draft document mirrors the former president’s Make America Great agenda but omits some policy points Republicans traditionally favor.
The Republican National Committee’s (RNC) platform committee on July 8 approved a new policy platform, a 16-page document detailing the party’s aims and strategy for the next four years.
The platform is titled “Make America Great Again!” The policy statement mirrors former President Trump’s agenda and includes 20 action points that appear frequently in his campaign speeches.
The draft platform was released one week ahead of the start of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. The document is not official until adopted by convention delegates next week.
Lara Trump, co-chair of the RNC, has frequently said that the Trump campaign and the RNC would operate in sync.
“We are now one combined effort,” Ms. Trump said in a televised interview on April 4. “There is no daylight between us.”
The platform announcement bears that out, as it was first released by the Trump campaign via email. Several minutes later, the RNC issued an email with the subject line containing ICYMI, an acronym for “in case you missed it.”
Trump Campaign Senior Advisers Chris LaCivita and Susie Wiles referred to the document as “President Trump’s 2024 Republican Party Platform” in the RNC announcement.
The platform is dedicated to “the forgotten men and women of America.” Several policy points relate to concerns of blue-collar workers. Those include eliminating taxes on tips, making the United States a “manufacturing superpower,” and protecting Social Security and Medicare.
It also talks about making the American Dream affordable again through pledging to reducing the cost of housing, higher education, and healthcare.
Several action points address national security, including sealing the border, deporting illegal immigrants, beefing up the U.S. military, and creating an anti-missile defense system similar to Israel’s Iron Dome.
To strengthen the economy, the GOP platform proposes increasing U.S. energy production, lowering taxes, maintaining the strength of the U.S. dollar, and eliminating mandates aimed at accelerating the switch to electric vehicles.
The Republican social agenda includes traditional GOP policies related to law and order, such as halting the importation of drugs and fighting urban crime.
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