The US president wasted no time and began signing executive orders within hours of his inauguration.
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He first signed a few in front of a crowd of supporters gathered at Capital One Arena in Washington, then finished in the Oval Office of the White House in the presence of several journalists.
Here is a list of executive orders that were signed by Donald Trump during Monday evening:
– Withdrawal of the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO)
– Presidential pardon for hundreds of Capitol attackers
– 75-day postponement of the application of the law banning TikTok
– Return of Cuba to the blacklist of countries supporting terrorism
– End of teleworking for federal civil servants
– Withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement
– Creation of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)
-– Designation of drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations
– Declaration of a state of emergency at the border with Mexico
– Redesign of the refugee admissions program
– Lifting of sanctions against Israeli settlers in the West Bank
– Directive to abolish “the instrumentalization of political adversaries of the previous administration”
– Directive ordering the restoration of freedom of expression and the prevention of government censorship
– Directive to Federal Agencies to Address the Cost of Living Crisis
– Freeze on federal hiring (except in the military field and other excluded categories)
– Regulatory freeze “preventing bureaucrats from implementing further regulations” until Donald Trump has complete control of the government
– Reversal of 78 executive actions, executive orders, presidential memoranda and other Biden-era decisions
