Donald Trump issued a number of executive orders on his first day as the 47th president of the United States, repealing dozens of instructions from former President Joe Biden.
Trump issued his first executive order in Washington's Capitol One Arena shortly after taking the oath of office and giving a stirring inaugural address. The order required all federal employees to return to office ffull-time.
Top 5 Decisions by Donald Trump
Trump issued around 80 executive orders, reversing key policies of the previous Democratic administration. He dropped all federal charges against the January 6 rioters, temporarily halted new federal rules, and withdrew the US from the World Health Organization and the Paris Agreement among other decisions.
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1. No More Birthright Citizenship
In defiance of the US Constitution's 14th amendment, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday that cracks down on birthright citizenships in the US.
"The federal government will not recognize automatic birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens born in the United States," Trump stated in a statement to the media. Additionally, the plan to screen and vet undocumented immigrants is also under process.
2. Withdrawal from Paris Agreement
As part of his first agenda, Donald Trump repeated his first-term actions by signing executive orders to declare a national energy emergency and to withdraw from the 2015 Paris Agreement. Additionally, he issued instructions to reverse Biden's efforts to prevent drilling in the vast Arctic territories and U.S. coastal seas and to encourage oil and gas production in Alaska.
3. US No More in WHO
Trump also claimed that the World Health Organization botched the COVID-19 epidemic and other health emergencies, leading him to withdraw the US from the organization. Trump claimed that the WHO needed "unfairly onerous payments" from the US that are out of proportion to the amounts contributed by other, bigger nations, like China. He further implicated that the organization has not acted independently from the "inappropriate political influence of WHO member states."
4. Delay in Tik Tok Ban
Additionally, on Monday, Trump issued an executive order postponing the prohibition on the TikTok app for short videos by at least seventy-five days. The date of the ban's implementation was set for January 19, 2025. When asked what the TikTok order does, Trump responded, "just gave me the right to sell it or close it." "And we'll make that determination."
5. US to Recognize Only Two Genders
On his first day back in the White House, President Trump issued an order stating that only male and female will be recognized in the US going forward. Additionally, Trump overturned scores of Biden administration directives that promoted racial justice and fought against prejudice against homosexual and transgender individuals.
The order states that the government must use "sex" rather than "gender" and that all government-issued identification documents, such as passports and visas, must be based on "an individual's immutable biological classification as either male or female."
Donald Trump overturned many decisions taken by the Biden administration over the years. The above five were some of the decisions highlighting the direction America will be going during Trump’s tenure.
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