What to Know About Trump’s Executive Orders
On inauguration day on January 20, 2025, Donald Trump signed over twenty executive orders in his first day as the 47th president, more than any other president previously.
Trump signed executive orders that include but are not limited to, an order to end birthright citizenship, exit the World Health Organization, pardon January 6 rioters, rename the gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, remove diversity, equity, and inclusion practices from the military, declare a national border emergency and order for a migrant detention center to be built in Guantanamo bay that would hold up to 30,000 immigrants.
Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship, would if put into place, directly violate the 14th amendment of the U.S constitution. This executive order was blocked by a judge on January 23 temporarily.
Trump’s executive order to exit the world health organization has rung alarm bells across the country from medical experts. This executive order also comes around the same time as Trump announced a order for all employees of the center for disease control (CDC) to cease all communications with the world health organization, a move that has sparked concern for how the American public will be able to continue to receive information about health risks.
This halt on CDC communications comes at a time when there is a severe outbreak of tuberculosis in Kansas, and a rise in (H5N1) Bird flu across the nation leading to an increase in egg prices and poultry. While scientists have stated that it is unlikely this strain of bird flu would lead to another pandemic, they have noted that the risk is rising.
Trump also signed an executive order that stated the U.S will only recognize two genders, and he signed an order that would take away transgender citizens under the age of 19 from receiving essential medical care regarding transitioning.
Trump signed a number of executive orders that have caused concern among climate and environmental scientists in regards to the climate change crisis. These orders include the decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement and declaring what he called a “national energy emergency” that would lead to more drilling for oil in Alaska and other pro fossil fuel actions.
In addition to signing new executive orders, Trump also ordered for 78 executive actions from the Biden administration to be rescinded, stating, “I’ll revoke nearly 80 destructive and radical executive actions of the previous administration.” Many Americans are concerned that these executive orders will erode public trust in scientists, medical experts and organizations that are supposed to be set into place to protect the American people.
