Stany Zjednoczone: „America First” według Donalda Trumpa
The United States: Donald Trump's “America First”

Summary/Abstract: Donald Trump’s first year as President of the United States foreshadowed serious political changes and raised a number of questions related to the future of both domestic and foreign US policy. The main tasks for the new administration were: to „repair damages” created by its predecessors, eliminate malpractices in American politics, and implement ambitious election goals – all under the general „America First” slogan. Domestically, Donald Trump’s administration focused primarily on issues related to health care (i.e. repealing “Obamacare”), tax reductions, strengthening the American energy sector and enhancing US security through reorganization of immigration issues. Key foreign policy goals included: the rejection of Obama’s legacy (i.e. suspension or rejection of Obama’s most significant projects) and redefinition of foreign policy priorities. All that came amid growing interest in the media and public opinion, increased attention paid to Trump’s family businesses and the office he held, prosecutor inquiries into Russian interference during the US elections and contacts between the President’s most trusted associates and the Russians (the so-called Russiagate), ethic and moral scandals and personal problems in the President’s immediate surroundings. At the same time, the American economy was booming, and the US stock exchange achieved record highs. The aim of this article is to examine the transformation of Donald Trump-businessman into the President of a superpower, the implementation of the idea of „America First” and its consequences for the United States as well as its position in the international arena in 2017.

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