Trump’s First Day: What do all the executive orders mean?
President Donald Trump is sworn in at the inauguration ceremony January 20, 2025. US Network Pool/AP
Four years after an unprecedented transition of power that followed months of election denialism and an attack on the U.S. Capitol, Donald J. Trump is once again President of the United States.
In his first hours as president again, Trump signed executive orders directing U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement and freezing hiring in the federal government. He’s also started the process of withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization, pardoned January 6 insurrectionists and trying to end birthright citizenship.Two politcal experts share their analysis of Trump's first moves as president.
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Matthew Dallek
Professor, Graduate School of Political Management
George Washington University
Dr. Timothy Lewis
Associate Professor of Political Science
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville