Hours before he was sworn into office, Donald Trump promised to sign a batch of executive orders on his first day as president while celebrating at a victory parade.
Trump addressed a crowd of thousands of supporters in Washington, D.C., on the eve of his inauguration, where he gave an overview of the next four years and celebrated his electoral victory over Democrats.
The Republican has promised to act unilaterally on a wide range of issues, using his new presidential powers to launch deportations and scale back environmental regulations.
He promised the crowds, “I will act with historic speed and force and fix every crisis facing our country.”
“You’re going to have a lot of fun watching TV tomorrow,” he told participants in the Make America Great Again Victory Rally. “Every radical and foolish executive order of the Biden administration will be rescinded within hours of being sworn into office.”
Trump promised executive orders that would boost artificial intelligence, create the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), make records related to the assassinations of former presidents available, direct the military to create the Iron Dome missile defense shield and eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion. (DEI) Policies of the Army.
Media reports indicate that Trump may issue more than 200 executive actions on Monday, which are different from the executive order.
Executive orders are recognized by the courts, are legally binding, and are published in the Federal Register. Future presidents could turn against it.
However, executive actions carry less weight and are not subject to legal review. It serves as a “wish list” of policies the president hopes to achieve, writes political writer Tom Morse.
“You will see executive orders that will make you very happy,” he told the crowd. “We have to put our country on the right track.”
It is expected that many of these executive orders will be challenged in court.
Trump also pledged to sign executive actions that would address illegal immigration at the border by launching what he claims will be the largest deportation operation in history.
Experts say Trump’s promise to deport millions of immigrants will face enormous challenges Logistical obstaclesAnd it may cost tens or hundreds of billions of dollars.
Trump also promised to take action on crime in American cities, eliminate left-leaning policies in government and confront transgender people competing in American sports.
He took credit during his public speech for the restoration of TikTok after it was briefly banned over the weekend and for the ceasefire agreement in the Middle East.
A ceasefire agreement was reached a few days ago during the Biden administration.
The gathering took place in Capital One Square in downtown Washington, D.C., which has a capacity of about 20,000 people.
The ceremony began with a performance by Kid Rock and featured speeches from TV personality Megyn Kelly, actor Jon Voight, and Trump senior adviser Stephen Miller.
Grammy Award-winning country music singer Lee Greenwood also performed “God Bless the USA,” which became a Trump campaign anthem.
Greenwood – A personal friend and business partner of the president-elect, he has performed live for ten presidents, twice for Trump, including during his 2016 inauguration.
“Including God first in the message of the song, I think that resonates with this president more than any previous president,” he told BBC World’s Newshour programme.
Elon Musk also gave a short speech after Trump touted the creation of DOGE, a consulting agency dubbed the Department of Government Efficiency that Mr. Musk is set to run with Vivek Ramaswamy.
The Trump family also joined him on stage, including Donald Trump Jr. and Eric and Lara Trump.
Trump supporters — wearing red Make America Great Again hats and other pro-Trump apparel — flooded the nation’s capital this weekend despite cold temperatures and snow on Sunday.
Adverse weather conditions caused the opening ceremony to be relocated, making it a less public event with reduced accessibility. Trump will be sworn in in the Rotunda of the US Capitol on Monday.
Franklin Graham – the son of famous evangelist Billy Graham – will deliver the invocation during the inauguration on Monday.
“I think President Trump is a much different man than he was in 2017,” he told BBC Radio 4 on Sunday. He added: “I believe that God has strengthened him, and he has overcome this ordeal and is a much stronger man. He will be a much better president despite all these difficulties that he went through.”
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