Executive Orders Day 1

Trump's Executive Orders Day 1

Pres. Trump holding up copy of one of his executive orders

January 20, 2025 (Washington, DC) – No one can say that Trump was not ready to do as much harm as possible on Day 1. Below is a list gathered from a report by the NPR staff, including detailed description of each.

Here, we are highlighting the first day’s “accomplishments.”

Economic plans

  1. “Unleashing American Energy”
  2. “Declaring a National Energy Emergency”

Environmental plans

  1. “Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements”
  2. “Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential”

Plans for the Federal Government

  1. “Ending the Weaponization of the Federal Government”
  2. “Restoring Accountability to Policy-Influencing Position Within the Federal Workforce”
  3. “Holding Former Government Officials Accountable for Election Interference and Improper Disclosure of Sensitive Governmental Information”
  4. “Reforming the Federal Hiring Process and Restoring Merit to Government Service”
  5. “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing”
  6. “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government”
  7. “Establishing and Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’”
  8. “Restoring Names that Honor American Greatness”
  9. “Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship”

Foreign Policy Plans

  1. “America First Policy Directive to the Secretary of State”
  2. “Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid”

Health

  1. “Withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization”

Immigration

  1. “Clarifying the Military’s Role in Protecting the Territorial Integrity of the United States”
  2. “Realigning the United States Refugee Admissions Program”
  3. “Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship”
  4. “Securing Our Borders”
  5. “Restoring the Death Penalty and Protecting Public Safety”
  6. “Protecting the American People Against Invasion”
  7. “Designating Cartels and Other Organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorist“
  8. “Protecting the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats“

Technology

  1. “Application of Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act to TikTok”

Miscellaneous

  1. “Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions”