The former president continues to push his campaign agenda, which now includes looking to use federal land to create 10 new “freedom cities,” according to his latest campaign video.
Former President Donald Trump posted his new campaign video outlying his ideas for the nation’s future on his social media platform Truth Social. In the video, Trump called for America to return to its “boldness.”
“Our objective will be a quantum leap in the American standard of living. That’s what will happen,” Trump said.
This would include using 0.5% of all federal land to create what he called “freedom cities,” designed based on a general public contest in which people would submit their ideas.
In total, the cities would use nearly 3.2 million acres of federal land, but Trump did not specify what federal land would be used or where.
“These freedom cities will reopen the American frontier, re-ignite American imagination, and give hundreds of thousands of young people and other people — all hard-working families — a new shot at homeownership and in fact, the American dream,” Trump said.
In the video, Trump also talked about how he wants to invest in flying cars, or vertical takeoff and landing personal vehicles.
The former president claimed in his campaign video that Chinese and American companies are developing the technology, and he says the U.S. should jump at the opportunity to take the lead.
It’s unclear what companies Trump was referring to, and The Hill noted in a report that no domestic or foreign automaker has proposed such designs.
Other efforts Trump touched on included a program that would tear down what he called “ugly buildings.” Trump referred to the program as a “beautification campaign” but did not note what buildings would be affected.
Lastly, Trump said he wants to work on lowering the cost of living by making cars and housing more affordable and offering “baby bonuses” to new mothers through federal grants.
Trump did not offer a blueprint for how he looks at implementing the ideas discussed in the video if he is elected in 2024.
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