Donald Trump wasted no time asserting his authority over the U.S. government after regaining the presidency on Monday, implementing measures to limit immigration, grant pardons to those involved in the January 6th insurrection, and enhance domestic energy production.
Here are a few of the executive orders Trump says he plans to issue on his first day:
Several on immigration, including declaring a national emergency at southern border, reinstating the “remain in Mexico” policy and sending troops to the southern border, seeking a broad government effort to reduce inflation and reduce prices, declaring a “national energy emergency” and allowing for more energy production, ending what he has called an “electric vehicle mandate”, Trump repeats unfounded immigration claim at the crux of his campaign.
In his inaugural address, Trump repeated a line he usually brought up during his campaign, saying that immigrants arriving in the country illegally come from prisons and mental institutions.
There is no evidence countries are sending their criminals or mentally ill across the border.
Speaking just feet from former Biden, Trump delivered a forceful critique of the federal government, which he says “cannot manage even a simple crisis at home.”
He cited the wildfires in California and flooding in North Carolina, crises about which he has repeatedly spread incorrect claims. He also points to “a continuing catalogue of catastrophic events abroad” and illegal immigration.
Trump will order the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico and more
A spokeswoman for the transition team says Donald Trump will order the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska’s Mount Denali in his first executive orders.
Spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on the social platform X that the Gulf of Mexico will be renamed the Gulf of America and Denali — the highest mountain in North America — will revert to Mount McKinley, its former name until the Obama administration changed it in 2015.
Earlier this month, Trump floated the idea of renaming the body of water that forms the coastline along five southeastern states, saying he felt “Gulf of America” has a “beautiful ring to it.”
As president, Trump can take the action to rename the body of water, although other countries don’t have to adopt the new name.
Audience welcomes former presidents
The former presidents in attendance — Obama, Bush and Clinton — drew applause from the audience.
Two former first ladies were there, too, but Michelle Obama skipped the inauguration.
She wasn’t with the former U.S. leaders and their spouses at former President Jimmy Carter’s state funeral earlier this month either.
No explanation has been given for her absences.
Vocal Trump ally Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and the owner of social platform X, was seen along with Google’s Sundar Pichai and Amazon owner Jeff Bezos.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Apple CEO Tim Cook were also in the audience.
The capacity shrunk significantly when the ceremony was moved indoors due to cold temperatures.
Musk has also been tapped by Trump to help lead an outside government group called the Department of Government Efficiency to slash bureaucracy.
All 9 Supreme Court justices are at the Capitol
The entire court entered, led by Roberts. Retired Justice Stephen Breyer also is there.
Source: AP
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