Biden vs Trump: How They Differ On Key Issues

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The US 2024 election is likely to be a rematch between the Democratic incumbent, Joe Biden, and the former Republican president, Donald Trump

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Policy outcomes would be starkly different under the two administrations. Here's how Biden and Trump differ on key issues

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Joe Biden wants US Congress to give him more tools to manage the border and create new legal pathways to citizenship, as per NBC News

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He has also called for raising taxes on families earning over $400,000 to fund various priorities

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Biden has sought to boost domestic manufacturing with major federal investments in semiconductors and electric vehicles

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The Democratic leader also supports NATO and is in favour of sending US aid to Ukraine

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He favours federal abortion protections and opposes federal limits

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Trump, on the other hand, has promised a crackdown on illegal immigration and tougher executive action

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A series of Trump tax cuts passed in 2007 expire at the end of 2025. He has called for extending them

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The Republican leader has criticised NATO, is sceptical of aid to Ukraine and has voiced isolationist views

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Trump supported nationwide restrictions on abortion as the US President but now downplays the need for a federal ban

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