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Trump Signs ~30 Executive Orders on Day One
On his first day, Trump signs a record-setting blitz of executive orders including: declaring a national emergency at the southern border, invoking the Alien Enemies Act (1798), ending birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants (later blocked by courts), withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement, withdrawing from the WHO, reversing Biden's DEI requirements, renaming the Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America,' and pardoning January 6 defendants.
Sources
- T1 White House / Federal Register Official
- T2 Associated Press Major