Donald Trump plans to release multiple executive orders in his first days in the White House
Donald Trump and his top advisers are finalizing about 100 executive orders he will sign in his first days in office starting Monday, as the incoming president rushes to enact his agenda under its populism and nationalism.
The first measures by Trump, who has said he will become a dictator only “on the first day” of his second term, will include immigration restrictions, tariff hikes and deregulation in various sectors. from energy to cryptocurrency.
“I will act with historic speed and force and solve every crisis facing our country,” Mr. Trump told a crowd of supporters in Washington on Sunday.
Trump and his team aim to immediately reset US policy and begin delivering on some of the huge promises of change he made to American voters during the campaign, when he vowed would reverse many of Joe Biden’s actions.
“Their goal is to shock and awe and leave their opponents reeling,” said Stephen Myrow, managing partner at Beacon Policy Advisors, a consulting firm, and a former George W Bush administration official. .
“They’ve spent the last four years, day in and day out, preparing for Monday and they have teams of lawyers thinking about how they can achieve what they want to achieve.”
Trump’s first steps will be a test of how much he believes he can act unilaterally without Congress, given his view that US presidents should have wide-ranging powers compared to other branches of government.
Details of the first series of swift executive actions remained under wraps over the weekend, but Trump and his top officials have signaled what their priorities will be. The incoming president wants to declare a national emergency regarding the southern border, freeing up federal resources to detain migrants crossing the border from Mexico, limiting the ability to seek asylum and detain launched what he described as the largest deportation effort in US history.
Speaking at a campaign rally at the Capital One Arena in Washington on Sunday, Mr. Trump said: “Tomorrow at noon, the curtain closes on four long years of American decline, and we begin a completely new day. new with the strength and prosperity, dignity and pride of America.”
Trump is also expected to quickly take steps on US trade policy. The president-elect wants to force trading partners to cut deals on issues from migration to drug trafficking and even trade of Greenland. He also announced widespread tariffs on imports to encourage companies to produce more in the US and increase revenue for the government.
In recent weeks, Trump’s advisers have considered options that include gradually applying tariffs by hitting specific key sectors and industries, according to people familiar with the discussions. related to energy and defense. But others, including his former and incoming White House trade and manufacturing advisers Peter Navarrois advocating for high tariffs on all US imports from day one.
According to people familiar with the negotiations, Trump could use the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to quickly impose tariffs, and his staff is also exploring using the authorities under existing Section 232 to quickly increase tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.
Republicans on Capitol Hill, who also traditionally oppose tariffs, defended Trump’s opening moves.
“I think what you’ll see is more and more countries coming to the negotiating table,” said one Republican member of Congress. “And I think it would be more effective than you think without actually raising the price.”
In terms of foreign policy, Trump’s main concern on the first day of his second term will probably be the implementation of this agreement. ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Hamas to halt the war in Gaza last week.
However, analysts said there could be executive orders and efforts to impose new sanctions on Iran as well as increased enforcement of measures already on the books, as part in his goal to impose “maximum pressure” on the Tehran regime.
Trump’s team is also looking to deal with the transitional government in Syria, led by a one-time al-Qaeda affiliate. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. Some US allies want to see Washington lift the terrorist list for Syria as well as this group, but Trump’s team is concerned about doing so too quickly.
During the election campaign, Mr. Trump pledged to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine on his first day in office. But he recently said he hopes to resolve the issue within the first six months. In the short term, Trump will receive money from Congress last year to continue providing weapons to Ukraine, but it is unlikely he will pass another package once that money has been spent.
Trump also said he plans to talk to Vladimir Putin soon, while the Russian President expressed his desire to meet with him. Other world leaders are expected to start flocking to Washington to try to start new relations on the right track.
Trump is expected to soon make moves to help the US oil and gas industry as part of his promise to usher in a new era of American “energy dominance.” Among his first day of executive orders, he vowed to direct the federal government to cut red tape and “end all Biden restrictions on energy production.”
He is also prepared to order an immediate restart of permits for billions of dollars worth of liquefied natural gas export terminals. Biden’s suspension of new permits a year ago was particularly controversial for executives who wanted to increase LNG shipping.
The Biden administration’s regulations to limit tailpipe emissions – dismissed by Trump as “crazy electric vehicle mandates” – are expected to be on the list of applications on the first day of the upcoming president. Also expected is a directive to reopen protected lands in Alaska to drilling.
“He’s going for maximum shock value,” Myrow said.
