Trump’s Most Extreme Executive Orders and What They Mean

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President Donald Trump is making good on his promise to deliver a “MAGA makeover” by rolling out a series of executive actions in his first week back, reversing key Biden-era policies and pushing forward on his campaign agenda.

If these orders can withstand legal battles—many of which are already underway— Trump’s extreme executive orders could have a significant impact on millions of lives.

What Is An Executive Order?

Executive Orders (EOs) are official documents … through which the President of the United States manages the operations of the Federal Government.” The directives cite the President’s authority under the Constitution and statute (sometimes specified). EOs are published in the Federal Register, and they may be revoked by the President at any time (Office of Justice Programs).

Here’s how they work…

5 Executive Orders You Need To Know…

1. DEI and Gender

Executive branch departments and agencies have 60 days to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs, including all “chief diversity officer” jobs, “equity action plans” and “environmental justice” positions
Terminating a 60-year-old executive order setting anti-discrimination requirements for government agencies and contractors
Gender order stating that “it is the policy of the United States to recognize two sexes, male and female”

2. Health

U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO)
CDC, NIH, and FDA Restrictions: The Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, and Food and Drug Administration must “refrain from publicly issuing any document” or communication, including regulations and press releases, “until it has been reviewed and approved by a Presidential appointee”
Repeal of Executive Order 14087, titled “Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for Americans”—which aimed to make prescriptions for Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries more affordable

3. Pardons and Commutation

Pardoned and commuted sentence of hundreds who stormed US Capitol Jan. 6, 2021
Commuting sentences of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys
Anti-abortion activists
Silk Road’s (Drug Marketplace) Founder

4. Immigration

Deny citizenship to children born in the U.S. to migrants who are either in the country illegally or on temporary visas, though the 14th Amendment to the Constitution has historically been interpreted to guarantee this right
Reinstatement of federal death penalty for any “capital crime committed by an alien illegally present in this country” (and anyone convicted of murdering a law-enforcement officer)
Expansion of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) ability to arrest and detain unlawful migrants on US soil
Securing the border (Including the immediate removal of the CBP One smartphone app, which migrants were able to use to schedule appointments with US border patrol agents, that has already taken place)

5. Tech

Repeal of President Biden’s AI Executive Order (AI EO), which aimed to promote the safe and secure use of AI
75 Day extension of TikTok ban: The app that was recently shutdown in the U.S. after Trump’s administration in 2020 requested the ban of the Chinese-owned app, claiming that it was a national security threat
Banning the establishment of a U.S. central bank digital currency (aka “digital dollar)

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