US President-elect Donald Trump plans to sign more than 25 executive orders and directives on his first day in office, January 20, in a bid to dramatically reshape the US government’s approach on issues ranging from immigration to energy .
Two sources familiar with the initiative said Trump told his team he wanted to make “a big splash” with his first-day orders, seeking to exercise his executive power on a greater scale and speed than in his first term . The number of planned orders has not been previously reported.
The Republican issued only a few such orders on the first day of his presidency from 2017 to 2021. In contrast, President Joe Biden issued 17 executive orders on his first day in office in 2021, many of which aimed to reverse policies of Trump.
“The American people can count on President Trump to use his executive power on day one to deliver on the promises he made on the campaign trail,” Trump spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said when asked about the plans.
U.S. presidents often issue executive orders to fulfill campaign promises and quickly establish their policy goals without going through the lengthy process of passing legislation in Congress.
However, orders may be subject to judicial challenges, and generally, all funds set aside to fulfill the orders’ mandates must be approved by Congress.
One of the sources familiar with the Trump team’s plans said there is internal recognition that each action requires enormous coordination among the affected government agencies, which could create delays and reduce the total number of first-day orders .
Further orders and directives will be issued in the days and weeks ahead, the sources told Reuters.
The effort is being coordinated by Stephen Miller, a longtime Trump aide who will be a top White House aide when Trump begins his second term, the four sources said.
Trump’s team is working through lists of draft orders provided by groups including the America First Policy Institute, a think tank founded in 2021 to promote Trump’s policies and ideas, as well as the Conservative Partnership Institute and the Heritage Foundation, two other right-wing organizations.
Trump is expected to sign executive orders giving immigration officials more freedom to arrest people without criminal records, send more troops to the U.S.-Mexico border and resume wall construction there, three separate sources familiar with the plans said .
The orders will also include an effort to increase energy production and fulfill Trump’s campaign promise to increase oil extraction, the sources said.
Source: Terra
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