Here are Trump's biggest moves so far to reshape government
President Trump has signed a flurry of executive orders since he was sworn in to office again on Jan. 20, keeping his campaign promises to enact his conservative agenda.
Several of his executive orders have been related to immigration, including a move to house deported migrants at Guantánamo Bay and an attempt to end birthright citizenship. Other actionsto reshape government include ending diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs; withdrawing from the Paris Agreement; and renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America."
Here is a list of some of his most significant executive orders to date.
Termination of DEI offices
Trump's Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is ordering department and agency leaders to terminate all DEI offices and personnel.
A memo from OPM instructed agencies to place all DEI employees on paid leave. Agencies and departments were told to report all steps taken to comply with the directive and to submit the plan by Jan. 31.
Ending birthright citizenship
Trump said he would end birthright citizenship for children born to people living without legal status in the U.S. — a provision that runs afoul of a constitutional guarantee.
The order asserts that the 14th Amendment "has never been interpreted to extend citizenship universally to everyone born within the United States." A federal judge has temporarily blocked the order, a major hit to one of the president's Day 1 priorities.
Pardons for nearly all Jan. 6 rioters
Trump pardoned nearly all Jan. 6 defendants, making good on a long-standing campaign promise just hours into his second presidency. He also commuted the sentences of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers members charged with plotting to forcibly halt the peaceful transfer of power in 2020 to time served. Former Proud Boys national Chair Enrique Tarrio received a pardon.
Reinstating military members dismissed over COVID-19 vaccine refusal
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