OAN Staff James Myers
8:10am – Friday, January 10, 2025
President-elect Donald Trump previewed his initial agenda to Senate Republicans in a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill Wednesday night, unveiling a list of 100 executive orders that would prioritize border security and domestic energy production.
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According to the newspaper, some of Trump's top aides, including Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller, were also present with President Trump during the meeting. new york post.
President Trump, 78, has said he is eager to enact policies soon after taking office on January 20.thHe even joked that he would sign “four or five different documents” at a “very tiny little desk” on the steps of the Capitol immediately after taking office.
President Trump also said he would sign at least 25 executive orders on the first day of his second term, building on his previous statements during the campaign.
On immigration, he said the top priority would be to deport immigrants who commit crimes, while Congress would need to approve funding to create at least “100,000” beds in detention centers. He added that there is.
The military will be asked to provide planes to transport migrants out of the country, but will not take to the streets to arrest them, incoming border czar Tom Homan added.
President Trump also announced that his executive actions would reinstate “Remain in Mexico” rules for asylum seekers, halt all migrant flights from the southern border region, end catch-and-release practices, and “terror-plagued” He said he would reinstate travel bans for “people who have been arrested.” Suspend refugee admissions and block immigrant entry using the CBP One mobile app.
The president-elect also said he would end automatic U.S. citizenship for children of illegal immigrants born in the United States.
On the first day of his new term, President Trump will sign an executive order making it clear to federal agencies that under the correct interpretation of the law, future children of illegal aliens will no longer automatically receive U.S. citizenship. ” he said. In a video posted in May 2023.
However, this announcement is likely to be challenged in court.th The proposed amendment states:[a]All persons born or naturalized in the United States are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and are citizens of the United States and the state in which they reside. ”
On energy, Trump has pledged throughout the campaign to repeal most of Biden's policies, after recently saying he would reverse the incumbent's ban on offshore gas and oil drilling.
“The ban on offshore drilling doesn't stand. We're reversing it immediately,” President Trump said Tuesday at Mar-a-Lago. “Rescind the ban on offshore oil and gas drilling in vast areas from day one.”
Additionally, other executive order commitments include repealing Biden's electric vehicle mandate and ending a ban on natural gas exports.
“I want to be a dictator for just one day. I'll start with 'Drill, baby, drill,'” Trump said during the campaign. “Then I will never be a dictator.”
President Trump also said he wants to restart drilling operations in Alaska's Arctic wildlife conservation effort as part of his promise to lower energy prices by 50% in 18 months.
The president-elect also said he would issue a slew of amnesties to people arrested in connection with the January 6 attacks.th protest.
In addition, 47th The president also promised to fire special counsel Jack Smith, who was pursuing several cases against him, but Smith announced he would resign from his position before taking office.
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