On the first day of his second term, President Donald Trump signed actions that remove the US from the Paris climate agreement, freeze hiring in the federal government and require federal workers to return to the office.
Here are some of the actions Trump took on his first day in office:
- Trump announced a pardon for most of those who have been charged in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. Trump said his pardons would cover “approximately 1,500 for a pardon – full pardon.”
- Trump signed an executive action that extended the deadline for TikTok’s parent company to find a new owner or face a ban in the US.
- Trump rescinded 78 Biden-era executive actions, including an executive order that required federal agencies to extend prohibitions on sex discrimination; an order that required executive branch appointees to sign an ethics pledge; an order that allowed transgender people to serve in the military; and an order that banned the renewal of private prison contracts.
- Trump declared a national emergency on the southern border, triggering the use of Pentagon resources and personnel that will be deployed and used to build the border wall. His administration also ended use of an app that allows migrants to notify US Customs and Border Protection that they intend to enter the United States. Trump also signed an order that sought to redefine birthright citizenship.
- Trump announced he is withdrawing the US from the World Health Organization. His order says the WHO “continues to demand unfairly onerous payments” from the US.
- Trump signed an action enacting a hiring freeze for federal government employees through the executive branch. Trump also formally established the new Department of Government Efficiency as an entity within the federal government in an executive action.
- Trump took executive action on the names of US landmarks – including renaming Denali and the Gulf of Mexico – a move that his White House said will “honor American greatness.”
- Trump signed an action withdrawing the US again from the Paris climate accord, a global emission-lowering agreement.
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Source: CNN
