Okay, babes, so like, whether you love him, hate him, or just scroll past him on your feed, Donald Trump’s second White House era (2025 edition) is basically rewriting the American script. And honestly? It’s, like, huge. Let’s spill the facts — no judgement, just receipts.
First off, power vibes. Trump is leaning soooo hard into what’s called the unitary executive theory — aka “the president is the main character and everyone else is just an extra.” He’s been firing inspectors general, flexing on independent agencies, and even dropped an executive order that says only he and the attorney general get to interpret federal law. Like, girl, Congress who? Judiciary where?
Money-wise, it’s giving “trade war chic.” Tariffs are back: 25% on Canada and Mexico, 20% on China. Remember the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act from his first run? Still vibing — good for corporate wallets, but critics say deficits are ballooning faster than my Sephora bill.
Immigration? Oh honey, the border wall’s not just back, it’s on steroids. Deportation quotas? Reinstated. Birthright citizenship? Targeted, though the courts are like, “hold up.” Pew Research literally clocked that immigration numbers dropped for the first time in 50 years. That’s, like, generational.
The environment, though… um, ghosted. The U.S. paced out of the Paris Agreement again in January 2025. Federal science grants? Frozen. Greenhouse gas rules? Cancelled. He even used a national “energy emergency” to chill enforcement. So yeah, eco-girlies are not thriving.
Civil rights and culture wars? Buckle up. DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) is, like, the villain in Trump World right now. Agencies are scrubbing DEI programs, colleges are getting investigated, and even the U.S. Naval Academy cut 400 books — but kept Mein Kampf and The Bell Curve. Like… choices. Smithsonian curators and universities are also being told to hype “American exceptionalism” and drop “divisive” stories. Basically, it’s a full-on syllabus remix.
And omg, the money drama: Trump’s budget people froze $324 million for community lenders (the CDFI Fund) because they said it was “too DEI.” That cash usually supports small-town banks and underserved neighbourhoods — so like, yes, it’s hitting his own rural base too.
Law & order vibes: ICE went from $8 billion to $28 billion in budget under something called the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” That’s detention space for 100,000 people, plus more surveillance and private prisons. The ACLU crowd is, like, not okay.
Meanwhile, domestic issues are flaring. In Utah, advocates say cuts tied to Trump’s earlier funding choices left fewer resources for crime victims — and now domestic violence is literally the #1 cause of homicide there. Yikes.
Global stage? Totally different energy. He re-withdrew from the Paris Agreement, cut U.N. and WHO support, blocked human rights funding, and even fought against gender equity language in treaties. Diplomats are basically doing the “yikes” emoji in real life.
So yeah — when you zoom out, it’s not just one policy or one headline. It’s, like, the whole American blueprint being re-inked. More executive power, stricter immigration, lighter environmental rules, less DEI, more ICE, and a cultural storyline that’s basically “USA: The Remix.”
So like… should Canada be worried? Not in an end-of-the-world way, but yeah, cautious. Canada’s economy is soooo linked to the U.S. (like 75% of exports go south), so any Trump policy ripple is basically a wave on Canadian shores.
Valley Girl takeaway: Canada’s not doomed, but let’s just say Ottawa’s gotta keep receipts, sunscreen, and an umbrella handy.
XOXO,
Valley Girl News
Where democracy is, like, always the drama, and we’re just here for the receipts
