exclusive: President Trump will sign more than 200 executive actions on Inauguration Day, a massive, record-breaking first wave of policy priorities focused on border security, energy, lowering the cost of living for American families and ending the federal government’s DEI programs Wait, Fox News Digital has learned.
A senior administration official familiar with the executive actions and authorized to brief Fox News Digital News said the president will sign multiple “comprehensive” executive orders, each containing dozens of major executive actions.
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“The president is issuing a series of historic executive orders and actions that will fundamentally reform the United States government, including the complete restoration of American sovereignty,” the official told Fox News Digital.
On Day One, the President will declare a national border emergency; direct the U.S. military to work with the Department of Homeland Security to fully secure the southern border; and establish national priorities to eliminate all criminal cartels operating on U.S. soil.
According to Fox News Digital Channel, Trump will close the border to all illegal immigrants through a proclamation and declare a national emergency at the border.
Trump will also establish a task force to protect homeland security, composed of officials from the FBI, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (CEA), to “completely eradicate the existence of criminal cartels.” .
Trump will also directly designate cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, which the official said would unlock new powers to carry out Trump’s homeland security mission.
Fox News Digital has learned that Trump will re-establish the “Remain in Mexico” and “Arrest and Release” policies, direct the military to build a new phase of the border wall, and authorize emergency authorities to suspend the entry of illegal aliens across the southwest border. Those arrested are allowed to “swiftly return to their country of origin”.
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As for energy, Trump will “fully unleash” Alaska’s energy, which the official said is vital to U.S. national security.
The senior official told Fox News Digital that the energy executive order touches on “every energy policy,” touching on liquids, natural gas, ports, fracking, pipelines, permitting and more, while also ending President Biden’s “policies that restrict American energy.” . supply. ”
The official also said Trump would overhaul the federal bureaucracy, re-establish presidential control over careers, the federal workforce and make it clear to federal workers that they can be fired for not complying with executive directives.
The official said Trump will sign an executive order to tighten controls on senior government officials and implement new merit-based hiring reviews. Trump will also take action to get federal workers back to work in the field.
The official also said Trump would end the “weaponization of the federal government,” restore free speech and “end federal censorship.”
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On his first day in office, Trump will also suspend security reviews of 51 national security officials who “lied” about Hunter Biden’s laptop before the 2020 presidential election.
Trump is also expected to enact a definition of biological sex and rename historic locations such as the “American Bay.”
Trump will also end all diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the federal government on Day One.
Trump will also establish a new Department of Government Efficiency to freeze hiring; control foreign aid and NGO funding; etc.
“He is reasserting strong control over the executive branch of the U.S. government,” the official told Fox News Digital.
As for lowering costs for American families, Trump will sign a specific presidential memorandum directing all agencies and departments to cancel all federal actions that increase costs for families and consumers, which the official told Fox News Digital will be Trump’s “history.” The beginning of “sexual” reform.
Trump will also declare a national energy emergency on his first day in office and suspend all offshore wind power leasing.
At the same time, Trump will end the electric vehicle mandate; end the Green New Deal; withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement; and undo more of President Biden’s actions and orders.
“This was a massive, record-setting, unparalleled first wave,” the official told Fox News Digital. “Even after this, there’s a whole host of hints at continuing to recover in the United States.”
“This is the most extensive list of executive actions in American history, all guided by a relentless commitment to delivering on campaign promises,” the official added.
The official told Fox News Digital that “everything” voters voted for is being translated into executive policy.
“Large numbers of federal workers have been working to achieve their goals at the expense of the American people, and President Trump is directing, saying, you’re going to serve the American people and only the American people,” the official said. This is about stopping corruption and abuse and refocusing the government on its fundamental responsibilities to the American people.”
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Incoming Trump administration officials told Fox News Digital that the overarching theme of his first day of action will be “promises made, promises delivered.”
“Once President Trump puts his hand on the Bible and swears an oath to the Constitution of the United States, America’s golden age will begin,” White House press secretary Carolyn Leavitt told Fox News Digital. “The American people will have a leader who will He will deliver on the promises he made to restore our country’s greatness.”
The president on Sunday previewed one of his first day of executive orders related to popular video-sharing app TikTok, which was forced to shut down in the United States following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
Trump said he would sign an order on Monday to “extend the time before legal injunctions take effect so that we can reach an agreement to protect our national security.” Trump also said the order would confirm “the time before my order takes effect.” Any company that helps prevent TikTok from shutting down will not be held liable.”
