TRUMP’S FIRST DAY EXECUTIVE ORDERS

 WHAT HAS PRESIDENT TRUMP 47 ACCOMPLISHED ON FIRST DAY?

(See: “What executive orders has Trump signed…”? BBC, 1-20-25, by C.Hayes and P Mccausland) 

Immigration

Proclaimed national emergency to rebuild the border wall, “seal the border”, “end birthright citizenship”, designated drug cartels and “South American gangs (MS13)” as “foreign terrorist organizations”, reimplemented “remain in Mexico policy’, endED “catch and release”, ended Biden immigration “fly in-pipeline” from Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, imposed “death penalty” for any captial crime committed by illegals, ended the Biden “refugee settlement program”.

Climate and Energy

Proclaimed end of “Green New Deal”- no “electric car mandates”, opted out of Paris Climate agreement, proclaimed “national energy emergency” and drill baby drill directive to fill up oil reserves, and opened up Alaska’s oil fields for development.

 Health

Withdraws from WHO world health organization. 

Diversity Equity and Inculsion (DEI) 

Proclaims only two sexes “male and female”, ends all federal support for transgender policies affecting prisons, military, and passports and visas, ends any governmental support of “gender ideology”, closes down all “radical and wasteful” federal DEI programs. Promises to extend these rules to private sector.

Capitol Demonstration/Riot

President Trump pardoned or commuted the sentences of 1600 demonstrators who were arrested at the Capital Riot on Jan 6, 2021. He commuted prison sentences of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys.

Government Reforms

Creates the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to advise on cutting government waste and costs.  Freezes federal hirings, proclaims all federal workers must return to work in office, restores “freedom of speech” and ends government censorship, ends weaponization of government against political enemies.

Foreign Policy

Temporarily ends all foreign aid outlays, reviews all foreign assistance programs, reinstates Cuba to “sponsor of terror” list, reinstates sanctions against Venezuela, ends all “new” regulations from any federal agency until Trump administration is in full power, revokes “vaccination mandate” and reinstates with full backpay 8,000 military members who were discharged for failure to vaccinate.

Economy

Directs all federal agencies to address ‘cost of living issues”, and to seek ways to lower costs of food, housing and fuel.

Name Changes

Directs Secretary of Interior to rename Gulf of Mexico..”Gulf of America”, reinstate name of Mount McKinley which was renamed Mount Denali, by Pres. Obama.