Executive orders - day 1

Are you shocked and awed yet?

Here's the full list of Executive orders and actions so far, in reverse order, with brief details and/or comments. Some actions will be immediate, others as soon as practical, others are only to be reviewed, though it is clear in which direction Trump wants things to go. He can't seem to decide if he wants to be in the 19th or the 20th century. He certainly does not belong in the 21st. We can infer from these orders which industries and billionaires have won in the battle to suck up to (bribe) Trump.

I expect I'll be writing further about the ones that effect the environment, at least. For more detail on the others, look to articles by people who focus on other issues.

Guaranteeing The States Protection Against Invasion - it's those illegal aliens, again. "The current situation at the southern border qualifies as an invasion under Article IV, Section 4 of the Constitution of the United States." Suspension of Entry. Imposition of Restrictions on Entry for Aliens Invading the United States. Suspension of and Restriction on Entry for Aliens Posing Public Health, Safety, or National Security Risks. Constitutional Suspension of Physical Entry. Operational Actions to Repel the Invasion.

Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness - Mount McKinley, Alaska Native names, Gulf of America

Designating Cartels And Other Organizations As Foreign Terrorist Organizations And Specially Designated Global Terrorists - not domestic terrorists.

Reforming The Federal Hiring Process And Restoring Merit To Government Service - "Federal hiring should not be based on impermissible factors, such as one’s commitment to illegal racial discrimination under the guise of “equity,” or one’s commitment to the invented concept of “gender identity” over sex." "Prevent the hiring of individuals based on their race, sex, or religion".

Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing - calls diversity, equity, and inclusion "illegal and immoral". Terminate all DEI programs, offices, positions.

Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism And Restoring Biological Truth To The Federal Government - "It is the policy of the United States to recognize two sexes, male and female. These sexes are not changeable", "ensure that males are not detained in women’s prisons or housed in women’s detention centers", "ensure that no Federal funds are expended for any medical procedure, treatment, or drug for the purpose of conforming an inmate’s appearance to that of the opposite sex".

Establishing And Implementing The President’s "Department Of Government Efficiency” - establishes the Department of Government Efficiency. Software Modernization Initiative (apparently he does not realise that major changes to software tend to be protracted and expensive)

America First Policy Directive To The Secretary Of State - like it says - America First.

Protecting The United States From Foreign Terrorists And Other National Security And Public Safety Threats - enhance vetting and screening, review visas.

Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential - drill, baby, drill, and damn the environmental consequences.

Protecting The American People Against Invasion - immigration, again. Draconian.

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Global Tax Deal (Global Tax Deal) - "the Global Tax Deal has no force or affect in the United States".

Organization of the National Security Council and Subcommittees - this goes into considerable detail, and I don't know how it differs from before. But when I consider who Trump's employees are, I fear for national security.

Reevaluating And Realigning United States Foreign Aid - 90-day pause in United States foreign development assistance.

Temporary Withdrawal of All Areas on the Outer Continental Shelf from Offshore Wind Leasing and Review of the Federal Government’s Leasing and Permitting Practices for Wind Projects - "This withdrawal does not apply to leasing related to any other purposes such as, but not limited to, oil, gas, minerals, and environmental conservation."

Declaring a National Energy Emergency - says Biden created the emergency situation (what emergency?). The relevant authorities should "facilitate the identification, leasing, siting, production, transportation, refining, and generation of domestic energy resources, including, but not limited to, on Federal lands". Use eminent domain if necessary. Allow the year-round sale of E15 gasoline. Expedite energy infrastructure projects. Use emergency Army Corps permitting provisions.

Restoring Accountability for Career Senior Executives - "Each agency head should terminate its existing Executive Resources Board (ERB), institute a new or interim ERB, and assign senior noncareer officials to chair and serve on the board as a majority alongside career members". No doubt there is a generous supply of toadies.

Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture - I wonder what he considers beautiful.

Restoring The Death Penalty And Protecting Public Safety - the death penalty is no deterrent and IMO is barbaric, but Trump seems to enjoy it. "In addition to pursuing the death penalty where possible, the Attorney General shall, where consistent with applicable law, pursue Federal jurisdiction and seek the death penalty regardless of other factors for every federal capital crime involving:
(i) The murder of a law-enforcement officer; or
(ii) A capital crime committed by an alien illegally present in this country." He also specifically targets those who were on death row until Biden changed their sentences to life. He also seeks the overruling of Supreme Court precedents that limit the authority of State and Federal governments to impose capital punishment.

Putting People Over Fish: Stopping Radical Environmentalism to Provide Water to Southern California - route more water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to other parts of the state. Invokes the LA fires despite there being no connection to policies to protect fish.

Securing Our Borders - end catch-and-release. Detain, fingerprint and deport, or charge with any crimes. Build a wall. Cease using the “CBP One” application as a method of paroling or facilitating the entry of otherwise inadmissible aliens into the United States. End “Processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans.”

Protecting The Meaning And Value Of American Citizenship - No birthright citizenship if the mother was in the US temporarily or illegally (and the father was not a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of said person’s birth).

Realigning the United States Refugee Admissions Program - suspend United States Refugee Admissions Program (review every 90 days). Admit only those refugees who can fully and appropriately assimilate (i.e. whites?). Suspend decisions on applications for refugee status. State and local jurisdictions may have greater involvement in the process of determining the placement or resettlement of refugees in their jurisdictions.

Unleashing American Energy - ignore America's abundant free solar, wind and tidal energy in favour of drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf. Eliminate the “electric vehicle (EV) mandate”. Give people more freedom to chose of environmentally unfriendly goods. Review all 'burdensome' regulations. Mine for more minerals. It says the courts should be told and asked to stay cases. I wonder who is currently being sued. Revokes some executive orders. Terminate the “American Climate Corps Memorandum of Understanding”. Rescind CEQ’s NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) regulations. Speed up and facilitate permitting, including of pipelines. "In all Federal permitting adjudications or regulatory processes, all agencies shall adhere to only the relevant legislated requirements for environmental considerations and any considerations beyond these requirements are eliminated." Disband and ignore the recommendations and reports of the Interagency Working Group on the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases (IWG). Terminate the Green New Deal. Prioritize cost-effectiveness. Expedite LNG export projects. Search for and develop more critical minerals.

Clarifying The Military’s Role In Protecting The Territorial Integrity Of The United States - United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) mission to seal the borders and maintain the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and security of the United States by repelling forms of invasion including unlawful mass migration, narcotics trafficking, human smuggling and trafficking, and other criminal activities.

America First Trade Policy - investigate the causes of our country’s large and persistent annual trade deficits, create an External Revenue Service (ERS) to collect tariffs, duties, and other foreign trade-related revenues. Undertake a review of, and identify, any unfair trade practices by other countries and recommend appropriate actions to remedy such practices. Review the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) by July 2026. Counter currency manipulation. Make more trade deals. Review antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) rules. And more.

Memorandum to Resolve the Backlog of Security Clearances for Executive Office of the President Personnel - grants temporary security clearances to all those who have applied for but not received it.

Declaring A National Emergency At The Southern Border Of The United States - all those criminals, you know. Involves the armed forces. Ends immigration. Build more wall. Waives rules that restrict the Department of Homeland Security’s ability to counter unmanned aerial systems within 5 miles of the southern border.

Holding Former Government Officials Accountable For Election Interference And Improper Disclosure Of Sensitive Governmental Information - going after the 51 former intelligence officials who said Russia was involved in the Hunter Biden laptop affair, and John Bolton for his memoire, revoking their security clearances.

Restoring Accountability To Policy-Influencing Positions Within the Federal Workforce - reinstates his Executive Order 13957 (Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service).

Withdrawing The United States From The World Health Organization - the COVID pandemic would have been worse without the WHO, and here he is making sure that the next pandemic WILL be worse. Revokes some Biden Executive orders.

Application Of Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act To TikTok - since Congress passed the Tiktok ban and the Supreme Court said it was OK, he surely does not have the authority to do this. Perhaps this is what he meant by dictator on day one.

Granting Pardons And Commutation Of Sentences For Certain Offenses Relating To The Events At Or Near The United States Capitol On January 6, 2021 - pardons insurrectionists, starting with Stewart Rhodes, which will terrify his family.

Putting America First In International Environmental Agreements - This includes withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and from any agreement, pact, accord, or similar commitment made under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. It also revokes the U.S. International Climate Finance Plan - and he wants the funds from it.

Delivering Emergency Price Relief for American Families and Defeating the Cost-of-Living Crisis - I can't imagine how his policies will achieve this

Hiring Freeze - civilian federal employees, though not in all departments. I'm not sure if this includes all the MAGA people who were recruited prior to the election.

Regulatory Freeze Pending Review - trying to stop any rules that have recently been issued

Return to In-Person Work - ignoring any benefits, he micromanages.

Ending The Weaponization Of The Federal Government - nullifying all investigations and prosecutions against him? Which won't stop him weaponizing it himself for revenge against all opposition

Restoring Freedom Of Speech And Ending Federal Censorship - i.e. allowing hate speech and lies

Initial Rescissions Of Harmful Executive Orders And Actions - undoing many Biden Executive Orders

Flying The Flag Of The United States At Full-Staff On Inauguration Day - showing he has no respect for tradition or for President Carter

President Trump Designates Chairmen and Acting Chairmen - most of whom are unqualified or have harmful agendas or both

President Trump Announces Acting Cabinet and Cabinet-Level Positions

President Trump Announces Sub-Cabinet Appointments

President Trump Announces Cabinet and Cabinet Level Appointments - most of whom are unqualified or have harmful agendas or both.

By my count, the executive orders and actions plus revoked executive orders comes to over 100.