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...

Jan 21, 2025 - 01:10
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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 spectacle

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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