Trump has promised a whirlwind of executive orders on his first day in office.
Hours earlier, Donald Trump had promised to sign several executive orders while celebrating at a victory parade on the first day of his presidency.
On the eve of his inauguration, Trump addressed thousands of supporters in Washington, D.C., previewing the next four years and celebrating his victory over Democrats.
Republicans have vowed to act unilaterally on a range of issues, including using their newfound presidential powers to initiate deportations and gut environmental regulations.
“I will act with historic speed and strength and fix every problem our country is facing,” he promised the nation.
“You’re going to have a lot of fun watching television tomorrow,” he told the crowd at “America’s Greatest Re-Victory Parade.” “Every radical and stupid order of the Biden administration will be repealed within hours of my inauguration.”
Trump has promised executive orders to increase artificial intelligence, improve government efficiency (DOGE), provide records related to the assassination of former presidents, create the Iron Dome missile defense shield, and direct the military to promote diversity, equity and inclusion. (DEI) policies from military.
According to media reports, Trump may issue more than 200 executive actions on Monday, which are different from executive orders.
Executive orders are recognized by courts, legally binding and published in the Federal Register. They can be overturned by future presidents.
Executive actions, however, carry little weight and are not subject to legal review. As political writer Tom Moores has written, the policies the president wants to implement serve more as a “wish list.”
“You look to see the executive orders that are most interesting to you,” he told the crowd. We must put our country on the right path.
Many of these executive orders are expected to be challenged in court.
Trump has promised to sign executive actions at the border, launching the largest deportation crackdown in history.
Experts say that Trump’s promise to deport millions of immigrants will be too high Logistical obstaclesAnd it could cost tens or hundreds of billions of dollars.
Trump has also promised to crack down on crime in American cities, eliminate left-wing politics in government and take out trans people who compete in American sports.
After a brief ban over the weekend, he received praise during a speech in support of a ceasefire in the Middle East for TikTok’s return to normalcy.
The cease-fire agreement was signed days ago by the Biden administration.
The rally was held at the Capital One Arena in downtown Washington, DC, which has a capacity of around 20,000.
It kicked off with a Kid Rock show and featured speeches from TV personality Megyn Kelly, actor Jon Voight and senior Trump adviser Stephen Miller.
Grammy-winning country singer Lee Greenwood performed ‘God Bless the USA’, which became Trump’s campaign anthem.
Greenwood – The president’s personal friend and business partner has worked live for Trump twice, including during the 2016 inauguration for 10 presidents.
“To put God first in the message in the song, I think that resonated with the president more than the previous president,” he told the BBC World Service’s Newshor program.
Elon Musk also gave a brief speech after announcing the creation of DOGE, a consulting agency called Government Efficiency, which Mr. Musk will run with Vivek Ramaswamy.
The Trump family, including Donald Trump Jr., Eric and Lara Trump, joined them on stage.
Trump supporters – wearing red America Great Again hats and other pro-Trump gear – flooded the nation’s capital on Sunday despite bitter cold and snow.
Poor weather conditions caused the inauguration ceremony to be moved to another place, which was a public event with reduced access. Trump will be sworn in on Monday in the Rotunda Office at the US Capitol.
Franklin Graham — son of legendary evangelist Billy Graham — will deliver the invocation at Monday’s graduation ceremony.
“I think President Trump is a very different person than he was in 2017,” he told BBC Radio 4 on Sunday. “I think God has strengthened him and he has come through this very strong man and he will be a much better president for all these hardships.”