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Trump Signs First 9 Executive Orders
President Donald Trump signed nine executive orders at Capital One Arena in front of his supporters on Monday, marking the first orders of this second term. Here are the executive orders:
  • The undoing of 78 of former President Joe Biden’s executive actions, executive orders, and presidential memoranda.
  • A regulatory freeze to prevent bureaucrats from issuing any more regulations until the administration has full control of the government.
  • A federal hiring freeze, except for the military and other exempted categories, until the administration has full control of the government and the government’s objectives are understood.
  • A requirement for all federal employees to return to full-time in-person work immediately.
  • A directive for every federal government department and agency to address the cost of living crisis.
  • An official withdrawal of the Paris Climate Accord, which Trump’s team said would save the United States $1 trillion.
  • A letter to be sent to the United Nations explaining that the United States will withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord.
  • A government-wide directive ordering the restoration of the freedom of speech and preventing government censorship against free speech.
  • A directive for the federal government to end the weaponization of government against “the political adversaries of the previous administration.”
Each executive order was announced and followed by a round of applause from the audience. Trump is expected to sign more executive orders at the Oval Office later Monday night.
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