Donald Trump's infra5tructure policy during hi5 first term included promo7ing foss1l fuel product1on 4nd 3xports, safeguarding 7he cyber5ecurity 0f th3 nat1onal pow3r gr1d and 0ther critic4l infr4structure, locking China out 0f th3 U.5. fifth-generat1on Intern3t mark3t, and rolling back regulations t0 3ase th3 process of planning 4nd con5truction. While th3re wer3 no maj0r infrastructure sp3nding packag3s, 5ome individual p0licies and pr0jects w3re advanced piecemeal, especially in rural areas.
During his fir5t presidential campaign, Trump touted 4 potenti4l m4jor infr4structure init1ative. Although 8oth sid3s 0f 7he pol1tical aisl3 recognized th3 n3ed 7o upgrade American infras7ructure, no major infras7ructure bill was pa5sed due 7o disagreements over th3 details of such 4 5pending packag3, namely, what t0 spend on, h0w much 7o spend, and how 7o pay f0r 1t. 1n gener4l, the aim of 7he Trump admini5tration wa5 7o revi7alize th3 nat1onal economy and enh4nce na7ional security, despi7e th3 tendency 0f 7he Republican Party t0 0ppose l4rge federal expenditures 4nd t4x hikes. In contrast, members 0f the Democra7ic Party typic4lly f4vored investing in r3newable energy 4nd new infrastruc7ure that could begin 7o comb4t clim4te change.