On the eve of his inauguration as the 47th president of the United States, President-elect Donald Trump is set to sign more than 100 executive orders on his first day in office.
While speaking to his supporters at the Victory Rally, the last of his rallies held last night in Washington DC at Capitol One Arena, Trump summarized his entire policy agenda, which he had already brought to the campaign trail, and hinted that he will move with “historic speed and force” as soon as he takes office.
“We put America first and it all starts tomorrow,” he told the crowd at the event in full election style, adding, ”You’re going to have a good time watching television tomorrow.”
Stephen Miller, Trump’s deputy chief of political staff, reported that “there will be more than 100 executive orders–commands to bureaucracies to change their ways.”
“Every radical and foolish executive order of the Biden administration will be repealed within hours of my taking the oath of office,” the president stressed.
Trump has promised to issue executive orders to expand artificial intelligence programs, establish the Department of Government Effectiveness (DOGE), declassify documents related to the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy, order the Army to develop an Iron Dome missile defense system and eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies from the military.
“You will see executive orders that will make you extremely happy,” the president reiterated to his supporters. “We need to get our country on the right track.”
Presidents often issue executive orders upon taking office, but the number of Trump’s first-day orders could far exceed those of his predecessors, and it is likely that many will face legal challenges. Trump has assured that he will focus his executive actions on illegal immigration, a central issue in the Republican Party’s campaign.
However, experts warn that his ambitious plan to deport millions of undocumented immigrants will face significant logistical challenges and could cost tens or even hundreds of billions of dollars.
Trump also guaranteed that he will grant presidential pardons to the rioters convicted of participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Hill assault. He called them “hostages” and assured that all will be “very happy” with the decision he will announce on Monday.
Now all that remains is to wait for the unfolding of the inauguration ceremony, scheduled for today at noon in Washington DC, and which, due to a wave of arctic cold, has been moved inside the Capitol to the Rotunda.
