President Donald tramp he started its mandate fulfilling his promise to sign a large number of decrees on his first day in office.
In his opening round of executive orders, Trump has, among other things, overturned dozens of executive orders from former President Joe Biden, begun a crackdown on immigration, pulled the US out of the Paris climate accord, pushed to keep TikTok open in the US and pardoned hundreds of people convicted for their roles in the attack on the Capitol. USA January 6, 2021, reports Voice of America.
As he repeatedly promised during the 2024 campaign, the president signed pardons late Monday for about 1.500 people convicted or charged in the Jan. 6, 2020, attack on the Capitol, as Congress met to confirm Biden's victory over Trump.
Separately, Trump ordered the end of federal cases against "political opponents" of the Biden administration โ meaning Trump supporters.
He said Monday he would end the use of federal law enforcement as a weapon, but his actions appear to be aimed only at helping his supporters.
Economy and TikTok
Trump signed a largely symbolic memorandum in front of TV cameras Monday night at Capital 1 Arena that he described as directing every federal agency to fight rising consumer prices.
By repealing Biden's acts and adding his own regulations, Trump is easing regulatory burdens on oil and natural gas production, something that was part of his promises to lower the cost of consumer goods.
Trump is specifically targeting Alaska for expanding fossil fuel production.
On trade, the president said he expected to impose 25 percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting Feb. 1, but declined to elaborate on his plans to tax Chinese imports.
Trump also signed an order that seeks to pause a congressional ban on TikTok for 75 days, a period the president says will allow him to seek an American buyer and reach an agreement that would protect national security interests while leaving the popular social network to during that time it will be open to Americans.
America first
As during his first administration, Trump withdrew the US from the World Health Organization. He also ordered a comprehensive review of US foreign aid spending. Both moves fit with his more isolationist, "America First" approach to international affairs.
In a more symbolic move, Trump planned to sign an executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico, making it the Gulf of America. North America's tallest mountain, now known as Denali, will return to its old name of McKinley, which was changed by President Barack Obama.
Trump signed an order requiring flags to be flown at full-staff during every future presidential inauguration day. The order came as flags were at half-mast due to the death of former President Jimmy Carter. Trump demanded that they be lifted in full on Monday.
Another of Trump's orders calls for the promotion of "Beautiful architecture for the headquarters of federal institutions."
Immigration and national security
Trump has reversed several immigration orders from the Biden presidency, including one that narrowed deportation priorities to people who have committed serious crimes, are considered a threat to national security or have been stopped at the border. It reverts the administration to Trump's first-term policy of prioritizing anyone in the country illegally for deportation.
The president has declared a state of emergency on the US-Mexico border and plans to send US troops to assist immigration agents and limit the entry of refugees and asylum seekers.
Trump is trying to end birthright citizenship. It is unclear, however, whether his order will survive the inevitable legal challenges, as birthright citizenship is enshrined in the US Constitution.
He temporarily suspended the US refugee program, pending a review to assess the program's "public and national security" implications.
He also promised to reinstate a policy that forced asylum seekers to wait on the other side of the border in Mexico, but officials in that country have not said whether Mexico will accept the migrants again.
Trump is also ending CBP One, the Biden-era state border job application that allowed nearly a million migrants to enter legally.
Meanwhile, when it comes to national security, the president has cut an active no-deal approach to everyone on a long list of his alleged enemies, including former director of national intelligence James Clapper, former CIA director and defense secretary Leon Panetta, and his former national security adviser. security of John Bolton.
Climate and energy
As expected, Trump signed documents that he said would formally withdraw the US from the Paris climate accords. He made the same move during his first term, but Biden reversed it and brought the US back into the Agreement.
In addition, Trump declared an energy emergency as he promised to "Drill, baby, drill" ("Drill, baby, drill" - an association with "Burn, baby, burn") and said he would eliminate what he calls Biden's imposed obligations in connection with electric vehicles.
Reconstruction of the federal bureaucracy
Trump has halted hiring in the federal government, except for the military and some other parts of the government that remain unnamed. He also imposed a freeze on new federal regulations as he builds his second administration.
He formally gave powers to the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which is headed by Elon Musk, the world's richest man. Conceived as a purported effort to streamline government operations, DOGE is not an official agency, but Trump appears willing to give Musk broad latitude to recommend cuts to government programs and spending.
Trump is rolling back protections for transgender people and ending diversity, equality and inclusion programs within the federal government.
These are major changes in federal policy and are consistent with Trump's campaign promises.
Source: Voice of America
