On his first day in office, January 20, US President-elect Donald Trump plans to issue more than 25 executive orders and directives. They will concern, in particular, immigration and energy. This was reported by Reuters, according to UNN.
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According to the agency's sources, Trump told his team that he wants to make a “big splash” with his first day's orders, seeking to use his executive power with greater scale and speed than he did during his first term. The number of planned orders was not previously disclosed.
The American people can be confident that President Trump will use his first day in office to fulfill the promises he made to them during the campaign
Reuters notes that executive orders allow US presidents to quickly implement their policy goals without the lengthy process of passing laws through Congress. However, such decisions can be challenged in the courts, and any funding for their implementation requires congressional approval.
According to the agency's sources, the Trump team is aware that “each action requires significant coordination between the government agencies involved, which could potentially slow down the process and reduce the total number of orders issued on the first day.” And more orders and directives will be issued in the following days and weeks. Trump's longtime aide Stephen Miller is coordinating this process.
It is expected that the orders Trump plans to issue on his first day will be mainly aimed at reversing Biden's border policy. In particular, immigration officers will be given more freedom to detain people without a criminal record, more troops will be sent to the US-Mexico border, and the construction of the border wall will resume.
Other orders will also include initiatives to increase energy production and fulfill Trump's campaign promise to “drill and frack.
Recall
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