Analysis by Summer Lane
President Donald Trump hit the ground running Monday night on his first day back in office as the 47th President of the United States, starting the evening off strong with a few executive orders signed onstage at the Capital One Arena, in front of the entire world – just hours after he was sworn in as the Commander in Chief.
After the event at the arena, the First Family headed to the White House for a brief respite before attending three inaugural balls. During this time, President Trump signed a flurry of orders.
The president’s actions inside the Oval Office were rapid-fire and immediately fulfilled many campaign promises related to border security, justice, and energy independence.
Trump first signed an order giving a full pardon to what he said was “approximately” 1500 January 6 political prisoners.
“We have about six commutations in there,” he noted.
The president also called the unfair prosecutions of such prisoners “outrageous” and said many lives had been “destroyed” by the horrible treatment.
“There’s never been anything like this, and it’s almost 100 percent of the people are convicted…it’s Washington, D.C.,” he commented.
The moment in the Oval Office was a warm and important milestone. It demonstrated a return to common sense leadership and strength. President Trump transparently invited the press into his office and allowed them to ask questions as he signed documents. He fielded those questions calmly and comfortably.
He discussed the possibility of acquiring Greenland as a U.S. territory and confirmed that he would soon be meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The president’s calm demeaner showcased his leadership ability, and he smiled amiably when asked what it was like to walk back inside the White House as the Commander in Chief.
“What a great feeling,” he said. “One of the better feelings I’ve ever had.”
The president also signed executive orders that accomplished the following:
- Designate drug cartels as foreign terrorists,
- Protecting Americans from the southern border invasion and halting alien entries,
- The elimination of birthright citizenship,
- Proclamation declaring a national emergency at the southern border in light of the Biden-inflicted illegal invasion crisis,
- Ensuring merit-based hiring for federal employees,
- Implementing the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE),
- Designating Alaska as having the potential to be a national energy reservoir,
- Reform related to the federal workforce, which Trump described as “getting rid of the cancer caused by the Biden administration.” This may relate to DEI hiring policies and the like,
- Holding former government officials accountable for disclosing sensitive information,
- Declaration of a National Energy Emergency,
- Unleash American energy, regarding regulatory systems to ensure energy will efficiently drive the American economy forward,
- Withdrawal from the World Health Organization,
- Protect women from radical gender ideologies.
The president will continue to sign executive orders and issue decisions as he finishes day one of his second term and heads into Tuesday’s events.