Within hours of taking office, President Donald Trump issued several executive orders addressing several topics including government censorship, TikTok, immigration and climate policies. This marks the fourth time since 1937 that a U.S. president has signed an executive order during their first day in office. The Hearst Television Data Team defines a Day 1 executive order as an order issued on Jan. 20.An executive order is an order issued unilaterally by the president who carries the force of law. Presidents use executive orders to execute their campaign promises or policy goals that may face opposition or roadblocks in Congress. In his last term, Trump only signed one executive order on the first day. That executive order focused on minimizing the economic and regulatory burdens of the Affordable Care Act.So far, Trump has signed 26 executive orders on Day 1 – the record for executive orders signed on day one since 1937. During his first administration, he ended his first week in office with a total of four executive orders signed. This time around, just hours after taking office, he has already surpassed that number. Here are all the executive orders Trump has signed so far. Trump signed four executive orders at Capital One Arena addressing ending federal censorship and the weaponization of the federal government. He also signed an executive order revoking 78 executive orders signed during the Biden administration. On Joe Biden’s first day in office, he signed nine executive orders, five of which reversed executive orders from the Trump administration. Back at the Oval Office, Trump signed an executive order temporarily pausing the ban on TikTok. He also signed an executive order withdrawing from the World Health Organization. Another notable executive order Trump signed ends birthright citizenship. Birthright citizenship is guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment, stating, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.” PHNjcmlwdCB0eXBlPSJ0ZXh0L2phdmFzY3JpcHQiPiFmdW5jdGlvbigpeyJ1c2Ugc3RyaWN0Ijt3aW5kb3cuYWRkRXZlbnRMaXN0ZW5lcigibWVzc2FnZSIsKGZ1bmN0aW9uKGUpe2lmKHZvaWQgMCE9PWUuZGF0YVsiZGF0YXdyYXBwZXItaGVpZ2h0Il0pe3ZhciB0PWRvY3VtZW50LnF1ZXJ5U2VsZWN0b3JBbGwoImlmcmFtZSIpO2Zvcih2YXIgYSBpbiBlLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdKWZvcih2YXIgcj0wO3I8dC5sZW5ndGg7cisrKXtpZih0W3JdLmNvbnRlbnRXaW5kb3c9PT1lLnNvdXJjZSl0W3JdLnN0eWxlLmhlaWdodD1lLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdW2FdKyJweCJ9fX0pKX0oKTs8L3NjcmlwdD4=
Within hours of taking office, President Donald Trump issued several executive orders addressing several topics including government censorship, TikTok, immigration and climate policies.
This marks the fourth time since 1937 that a U.S. president has signed an executive order during their first day in office. The Hearst Television Data Team defines a Day 1 executive order as an order issued on Jan. 20.
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An executive order is an order issued unilaterally by the president who carries the force of law. Presidents use executive orders to execute their campaign promises or policy goals that may face opposition or roadblocks in Congress.
In his last term, Trump only signed one executive order on the first day. That executive order focused on minimizing the economic and regulatory burdens of the Affordable Care Act.
So far, Trump has signed 26 executive orders on Day 1 – the record for executive orders signed on day one since 1937.
During his first administration, he ended his first week in office with a total of four executive orders signed. This time around, just hours after taking office, he has already surpassed that number.
Here are all the executive orders Trump has signed so far.
Trump signed four executive orders at Capital One Arena addressing ending federal censorship and the weaponization of the federal government. He also signed an executive order revoking 78 executive orders signed during the Biden administration.
On Joe Biden’s first day in office, he signed nine executive orders, five of which reversed executive orders from the Trump administration.
Back at the Oval Office, Trump signed an executive order temporarily pausing the ban on TikTok. He also signed an executive order withdrawing from the World Health Organization.
Another notable executive order Trump signed ends birthright citizenship.
Birthright citizenship is guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment, stating, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.”
