Trump signs order to withdraw US from Paris climate accord in flurry of executive actions – live updates
President also told crowd he will pardon ‘a lot of people’ convicted over the January 6 Capitol attack, turning day one actions into crowd spectacleTrump expected to sign barrage of executive ordersFactchecking Trump’s inaugural addressElon Musk appears to make back-to-back fascist salutesMy colleague Joseph Gedeon in Washington DC also had this look at what Trump might have planned for day one:In the grand theatre of American politics, presidential inaugurations typically follow a familiar script: the oath, the speech, a few carefully chosen executive orders to satisfy campaign promises. Franklin D Roosevelt used his first day to tackle the banking crisis. Barack Obama moved to close Guantánamo Bay (though it remains open). Donald Trump’s first term began with a single executive order targeting Obamacare. Joe Biden signed 17 executive orders on his first day in 2021. Continue reading...
President also told crowd he will pardon ‘a lot of people’ convicted over the January 6 Capitol attack, turning day one actions into crowd spectacle
- Trump expected to sign barrage of executive orders
- Factchecking Trump’s inaugural address
- Elon Musk appears to make back-to-back fascist salutes
My colleague Joseph Gedeon in Washington DC also had this look at what Trump might have planned for day one:
In the grand theatre of American politics, presidential inaugurations typically follow a familiar script: the oath, the speech, a few carefully chosen executive orders to satisfy campaign promises. Franklin D Roosevelt used his first day to tackle the banking crisis. Barack Obama moved to close Guantánamo Bay (though it remains open). Donald Trump’s first term began with a single executive order targeting Obamacare. Joe Biden signed 17 executive orders on his first day in 2021. Continue reading...
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