Donald Trump has already issued a flurry of executive orders on everything from immigration and climate to pardoning people convicted over the 2021 Capitol riot.
Here’s an overview of some of the new president’s actions so far – and here’s the full list plus added context.
Immigration
- He has declared a national emergency at the southern border
- Trump ordered that officials deny the right to citizenship to the children of migrants either in the US illegally or on temporary visas
- Gangs and cartels have been designated as foreign terrorist organisations
Climate and energy
- Trump has signed off on withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement – again
- He has declared a “national energy emergency” and vowed to “drill, baby, drill” for more fossil fuels
World Health Organization
- Trump signed an executive order to begin the process of withdrawing the US from the UN’s health body, the World Health Organization (WHO)
Diversity and gender
- Trump has declared that the US will only recognise “two sexes, male and female”
- He has also halted all “diversity, equity and inclusion” (DEI) programmes within the federal government
2021 Capitol riot
- The president has issued pardons for nearly 1,600 of his supporters who were arrested in the riot at the US Capitol in 2021
- He also commuted sentences for members of the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys, far-right groups who were convicted of seditious conspiracy in relation to the riot
Economy
- Trump has signed a directive asking every US federal department and agency to address the cost of living
