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What Trump might do on day one in the White House

BBC Donald Trump, wearing a suit and tie, places his hand on the Bible held by his wife, Melania Trump. They are standing in front of a background of red stripes and white stars on a purple background.BBC

Donald Trump promised that he would “turn heads” and go full speed ahead with his ambitious agenda after his inauguration as president on Monday.

Media reports indicate that he may announce as many as 100 executive orders within hours of being sworn in as the 47th president.

These presidential directives to federal agencies could impact everything from immigration and border policy to climate action, energy, and even cryptocurrency.

While these orders do not require congressional approval, they have the force of law and remain in effect until they are repealed, rescinded, suspended, or expire.

Trump’s Republicans have a strong grip on Congress, but advocacy groups and Democratic state governors have vowed to challenge at least some of Trump’s plans in the courts and elsewhere.

Here’s what to expect.

Immigration and borders

Deportations

Trump pledged to “launch the largest deportation program in American history” starting on day one.

Tom Homan, the new “border official,” has proposed creating a hotline for Americans to report illegal immigrants they believe have committed crimes. Trump also said he would end a long-standing policy that prevented federal immigration authorities from conducting raids on churches and schools.

Any mass deportation program is expected to face logistical difficulties and a wave of legal challenges from immigration and human rights advocates.

Stay in Mexico

Trump may move quickly to reimplement the “Remain in Mexico” policy, which returned about 70,000 asylum seekers to Mexico to await hearings.

Ending birthright citizenship

Trump described the 150-year-old constitutional right, which stipulates that anyone born on American soil is an American citizen, “ridiculous” and pledged to abolish it from day one.

But doing so is much more difficult than simply issuing an executive order. Because birthright citizenship is explicitly guaranteed by the United States Constitution, getting rid of it would require a legislatively complex change to America’s founding document.

Border closure for health reasons

A 1944 measure called Title 42 allows the U.S. government to limit immigration to protect public health. It was last used during the pandemic, but US media have reported that the incoming administration is looking for a disease that would help justify its plans to close the US southern border.

Building the wall

When Trump was first elected president, he signed an executive order to build a border wall. Although parts of the wall have been built, much remains unfinished and he may be trying to complete what he started.

Trade and economics

Definitions

Trump pledged to impose comprehensive tariffs on imported goods as part of his promise to prioritize American manufacturing.

Trump imposed tariffs in his first term, including some on China that Joe Biden maintained.

But this time, he promised to impose tariffs of 10% on all imports, 25% on Canadian and Mexican goods, and 60% on goods coming from China. He said he would start signing executive orders imposing it on day one.

Experts say the tariffs are likely to make consumer goods more expensive and could lead to inflation. Some countries are considering imposing retaliatory tariffs.

Encryption stack

Trump has championed cryptocurrency and his election saw the value of Bitcoin increase by 30%.

Some believe Trump will move quickly to create a federal “bitcoin stockpile” — a strategic reserve similar to the U.S. stock of gold and oil — which he said would serve as “a permanent national asset for the benefit of all Americans.” Cryptocurrency proponents have heralded this plan as well as expected efforts to reduce oversight of the industry.

Climate and energy

Repeal Joe Biden’s climate policies

The outgoing president sees the series of directives, laws and funding programs he championed to promote green jobs, regulate pollution and finance infrastructure as one of his biggest accomplishments.

Trump has made clear that he hopes to undo many of them. He is expected to use executive orders to remove drilling restrictions on federal lands — fulfilling his promise to “drill and drill small” and increase U.S. energy production and independence. He also pledged to ban new wind energy projects and eliminate electric vehicle mandates.

Withdrawing from the Paris Agreement (again)

Within six months of taking office in 2017, Trump withdrew from the Paris Climate Agreement – ​​a landmark international agreement designed to limit rising global temperatures.

Biden moved to rejoin the agreement on his first day in office in 2021, but Trump is expected to withdraw again upon his return to the presidency.

Capitol riot

January 6 “Hostages”

Hundreds of people convicted after the 2021 US Capitol riots are awaiting a possible pardon on Monday, when Trump returns to office.

“I’m inclined to pardon a lot of them,” he told CNN over the summer. “I can’t say for every one of them, because a couple of them, maybe, got out of control.”

Earlier this month, on the fourth anniversary of the riots by Trump supporters in the US Congress, the Justice Department said it had arrested 1,583 people in connection with the event. More than 600 people were charged with assaulting or obstructing federal officers.

Foreign policy

Ukraine war

The president-elect had claimed during the election campaign that he would end this conflict on the first day of his presidency. He has since said he may need six months. It is unclear what he might do in his early days.

Gaza and Israel

Trump has already taken credit for a ceasefire that will go into effect a day before his inauguration. While Biden called this assertion a “joke,” reports indicate that the tactics of the president-elect and his negotiator helped secure the deal.

Cuba and Venezuela

Trump could use executive orders to undo Biden’s recent decision to remove Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism. He could also reimpose sanctions on Venezuela. Both countries were frequent targets of his ire during his first administration, and that is not expected to change.

Greenland and Canada

Could Trump try to annex Greenland, an autonomous region of Denmark and the world’s largest island, where the United States already has a military base and many troops? Will Canada be the 51st state, as he has repeatedly joked?

Neither plan appears to be realistic. However, the president-elect has raised eyebrows in world capitals with his recent mockery of close US allies with the idea of ​​expansion.

Diversity and gender

DEI

In recent years, schools and businesses across the United States have adopted policies designed to support women and racial minorities.

These practices, often categorized under the rubric of “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI), have drawn the ire of many conservatives and faced legal challenges. Trump has promised to solve it, and major companies including Meta, Walmart, and Amazon have already begun to back away from related initiatives since his election.

Trump could use an executive order to block federal funding from going to schools or other institutions with DEI programs. It could also ban funding for schools that teach “Critical Race Theory” (CRT).

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Like most Republican presidents before him, Trump is expected to reinstate the Mexico City Policy, which bars federal aid to international groups that provide abortion counseling.

He is also expected to reinstate an abortion rule that prohibits federal health care providers, a low-income family planning program, from mentioning abortion to patients — even if they ask about it. This change stripped tens of millions of dollars from organizations that provide abortion services or referrals.

Transgender rights

Trump has repeatedly criticized what he calls the “trans craze” in schools and health care, and has specifically vowed to ban transgender women from competing in women’s sports.

Tik Tok

On Sunday morning, Trump promised on his social media platform, Truth Social, to issue an executive order that would postpone the entry into force of the TikTok ban law.

He said his order would give them time to find an American partner to buy a 50% stake in the company.

“I would like the US to take a 50% ownership stake in a joint venture. By doing so, we save TikTok, keep it in good hands and allow it to express itself. Without US approval, there would be no Tik Tok. With our approval it is worth hundreds Billions of dollars, perhaps trillions.”

Trump had previously supported banning TikTok, but recently reversed his position, citing the billions of views he says his videos attracted on the platform during last year’s presidential campaign.

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2025-01-20 01:34:00

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