Trump was sworn in as president of the US and began signing executive orders related to immigration, drug cartels, and drug trafficking among other issues. He later expanded on these orders during a press conference. He and his team were adamant on dealing with the climate change issue as well.
As many as 80 executive orders were issued by Donald Trump to overturn measures implement over the Biden administration. “First, we will sign executive orders to abolish 80 extreme and radical executive orders issued by the previous administration,” he said.
- Labeling Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organization: According to US President Donald Trump, “I want the State Department to call the Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.” It puts foreign business transactions into more US supervision but analysts claim that it increases the complications with international business, asylum claims, and the relationship with Mexico. The move serves two important aspects of Trump’s promises; to take care of migration and drug trafficking.
- Initiating the Paris Climate Record withdrawal: With the assumption of United States presidency, Donald Trump gave an order to exit from Paris Accord on Climate Change. Shortly after the inauguration on his executive order issued on January 20, Trump stated that the country would ‘immediately’ look into gearing out of the International Climate Change Treaty accepted by three-fifth of the members. The flat world is going through immense suffering due to the climate crisis and Trump’s decision is certainly a cause of concern for the world.
- Ending birthright citizenship: Along with assuming office, Donald Trump issued an executive order which was aimed at ending the automatic American citizenship granted to every person born on US Soil which he termed ‘birthright citizenship’. This is one of the many policy changes he promised while running for the presidential elections and its implementation is likely to be riddled with challenges. The executive order is designed to eliminate birthright citizenship for children born to immigrant parents who are undocumented and living in the US.
- Withdrawal from World Health agency (WHO): Citing the agency’s response to the Covid-19 outbreak and China’s influence within the organization, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday ordering the United States to leave the WHO. The action is the second time Trump has attempted to cut off relations with the WHO; the first attempt was rescinded during the administration of former President Joe Biden.
- Gulf of Mexico renaming: Donald Trump reiterated his plan to rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America in his inaugural address. Trump’s interest may be explained by the fact that the ocean basin, which is surrounded by the US Gulf coast, the eastern states of Mexico, and the island of Cuba, is a significant hub for economic activity, including fishing, marine transportation, and the extraction of oil and gas.
- The United States acknowledges both males and females: On Monday, President Donald Trump issued an order stating that only the male and female sexes will be recognized in the US. Additionally, the executive order said that a person’s sex cannot be changed.
This occurs in the midst of numerous executive orders issued by the recently elected president to terminate various initiatives that support racial fairness and safeguard the rights of LGBTQ+ individuals. The directive mandates that the term “sex” be used by the federal government.
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