President-elect Trump is planning a series of executive actions on energy, borders and immigration on his first day in office, four sources told The Hill.
Incoming White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller briefed Republican congressional leaders on Sunday on a number of planned actions, three sources said. Trump is expected to sign dozens of executive orders on Monday, a fourth person familiar with the matter said. The order also refers to returning federal employees to their offices.
President Trump has long predicted many of his future actions, but this set of proposals is historically ambitious for a first-day presidential action. President Biden signed a total of 22 executive orders in his first week in office. mark modern records at that time.
President Trump is planning immigration-related orders, including declaring a state of emergency at the border and classifying drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, three sources said. . According to sources, President Trump will also move to revive the “Remain in Mexico” policy.
President Trump plans to take a number of major steps to deregulate energy production, including repealing rules on electric vehicles. Two sources said they also plan to declare an energy-related national emergency.
President Trump plans to end Biden administration-era diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in his plan to overhaul the federal workforce, three people familiar with the matter said. It also plans to reinstate Schedule F classification for federal employees in policy-making positions, which would give the president more power over hiring and firing those employees.
“Yesterday, someone said, 'Doctor, don't sign so many signatures in a day. Let's do it over a few weeks,'” Trump told supporters at a rally in Washington on Sunday. I said, “I'm going to do something like this.'' Do it over several weeks. We're going to sign them first. ”
Trump's senior adviser Jason Miller told Sky News on Sunday that the president signed some executive orders in the Rotunda of Parliament House shortly after taking office, and later moved to Capital One, where the presidential parade is currently being held. He teased that he could be signed for additional action in the arena. To be held.
Various details regarding the planned executive order were previously reported. punch bowl news and wall street journal.
