Trump’s ambitious plans if elected president in 2024: target his enemies, China and ‘settle’ Ukraine war

That’s according to Trump himself, who has made no secret of his intentions as he campaigns to challenge President Joe Biden.

His plans, shaped by a group of firebrand allies from his first term, also include ousting scores of civil servants in the national-security and law-enforcement establishment and ordering the Justice Department to criminally investigate his predecessor.

Outside his devoted followers, Trump’s second term ambitions likely aren’t widely known. His stump speeches and rallies routinely begin with a long recitation of his grievances towards political enemies and the prosecutors pursuing him on sundry criminal charges. By the time he gets to his actual plans, TV networks (and sometimes even his in-person audience) have often tuned out.

For those with the patience to hear him out, however, Trump has started to go deep in his own policy weeds. Many of his proposals would likely face court challenges; others would be difficult to pass through Congress.

“He is throwing down a lot of policy and nobody is picking it up,” Trump’s former strategist Steve Bannon, who is once again advising him, said in an interview. “There’s a bunch of think tanks, three or four working groups, and a number of other vectors all coming together. The second term is being put together right now.”