President-elect Donald Trump is set to sign more than 50 executive orders, and potentially over 100, on his first day in office, according to sources within his transition team.
The sweeping actions aim to deliver on campaign promises, reverse key policies from the Biden administration, and initiate significant changes to the federal workforce.
Trump, who will take the oath of office at noon inside the Capitol, plans to sign several of these executive orders during a highly anticipated event at Capital One Arena later in the afternoon.
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Among the most eagerly awaited actions is an executive order declaring a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, a move Trump claims will immediately curb illegal immigration and cross-border crime.
“You’re going to see executive orders that will make you extremely happy, lots of them,” Trump told a crowd at a victory rally on Sunday. “By the time the sun sets tomorrow evening, the invasion of our borders will have come to a halt, and all the illegal border trespassers will, in some form or another, be on their way back home.”
Trump’s border plan is expected to include measures aimed at strengthening border enforcement, reinstating policies such as “Remain in Mexico,” and expanding detention and deportation efforts.
“We are going to build up our country, defend our borders, and protect our citizens, and we will stop illegal immigration once and for all. We will not be invaded. We will not be occupied. We will not be overrun. We will not be conquered. Once again, we will be a free and proud nation, and that will take place. Tomorrow at 12 o’clock,” Trump told the crowd.
Another significant policy reversal expected on Trump’s first day is an order to cut off funding for climate-related initiatives under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a move that could test the limits of presidential authority in withholding congressionally approved funds.
The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 requires the executive branch to spend appropriated funds, but Trump’s incoming Office of Management and Budget (OMB) director has previously questioned the law’s constitutionality.
Additionally, Trump is poised to reinstate the “Schedule F” policy, which would reclassify thousands of federal civil service jobs, making it easier to replace career bureaucrats with political appointees aligned with his administration’s goals.
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