
A growing number of scholars have expressed concern about US President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda during his second term. During his first term, Trump Reverse, nullify or undo it A 2021 New York Times analysis showed a slew of environmental protection rules and repeatedly moves to cut the budgets of various federal research agencies.
Science has not been a priority on the 2024 campaign trail. But Trump’s imminent return to the White House has some scientists concerned, especially those involved in climate science:We all feel like we have a target on our backs“, one of them told The Guardian. Meanwhile, Robert Kennedy Jr., Trump’s pick to lead the nation’s health department, said he would tell medical researchers at the National Institutes of Health that the government “We will give infectious diseases a break for about eight years.“
However, some disciplines may see benefits from Trump’s second term: The GOP’s first term has seen a renewed push toward human space exploration, and Trump’s friendship with Elon Musk could translate into more federal support for spaceflight, although NASA… He may not be a philanthropist.