Trump's Second Term Inauguration: Over 200 Executive Orders Set to Reshape U.S. Policy
From Border Security to Climate Policy Reversal: Here's What to Expect as Trump 2.0 Signs EOs at the Capitol Rotunda, Capital One Arena, and White House
Today is the day Donald Trump will be sworn in for his second term (2.0) as the President of the United States and is reportedly going to sign 200 executive orders at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda later today. Some will be for his campaign promises, and others will be to reverse many of Joe Biden’s team’s policies. There are limits to what policies Trump can change with the stroke of a pen to an executive order. Other policies of change he wishes to implement will have to come from Congress for his signature.
Let’s go through some of them:
We expect Trump to announce a national emergency at the Southern border and reinstate his “Remain in Mexico” and “Catch and Release” immigration policies. Another expectation is for Trump to declare Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations which would open the door for U.S. military force to be used against them.
Another would be the withdrawal from the nonbinding Paris Climate Agreement. The Paris Climate Agreement has no legal consequences for noncompliance. Thereby, it is nothing but PR for countries to act like they are doing something for climate change, when we have seen gross non-compliance by other countries.
He is expected to sign an EO about DEI, though that one is less clear. It will likely end Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs for federal government hiring. We’ll have to see about that one later today.
He is also expected to expand energy production by removing offshore drilling limits and begin a mass deportation of illegal immigrants in the U.S. I haven’t seen anything official regarding the freeing of Ross Ulbricht, and we’ll be watching to see if that happens later today, since he is expected to sign a broad EO pardoning J6 participants.
While most Executive Orders will be signed in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda right after his swearing-in, some will occur later at the Capital One Arena, where the inauguration parties will continue. And then, the rest of the EOs will likely be signed at the White House. It’s been a long party weekend for many in D.C. and will continue through tonight.
