Donald Trump’s team is planning a range of extreme actions immediately upon taking office.
An Axios analysis of hundreds of the president-elect’s speeches, news conferences and interviews determined that his Day One promises centered around three themes – immigration, big business and what the website described as “red meat for MAGA.”
“President-elect Trump is setting the stage for an explosive first day in office: pardons for Jan. 6 rioters, a vacuum sealing of the southern border and a massive regulatory rollback affecting vast swathes of the American economy,” Axios reported. “The tone of the next four years will be set on Day One. Trump and his transition — armed with a cannon of executive orders — are preparing an early shock-and-awe campaign to lay the foundation for his ambitious second term.”
Border hawks Stephen Miller and Tom Homan will discharge a torrent of executive orders to end president Joe Biden’s “parole” programs, restart construction of the border wall and halt refugee admissions, and Trump intends to set off a mass deportation operation with splashy photo opportunities on the first day of his administration.
“The second bucket of executive orders will seek to institutionalize the conservative culture wars that have dominated Republican politics over the last few years,” Axios reported.
Trump is expected to immediately prohibit diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, ban trans women from women’s sports and pardon his supporters convicted of crimes related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
“CEO and investor confidence has soared in the wake of the election, as Corporate America revels in Trump’s promise to slash 10 regulations for every new one introduced during the Biden administration,” Axios reported. “Trump has vowed to expedite permits for drilling and fracking, even if it means acting like a ‘dictator’ for one day.”
Trump intends to cut off government support for electric vehicles and roll back emissions standards, but he seems intent on imposing sweeping tariffs on foreign trade partners – despite Wall Street’s efforts to persuade him to back down on that threat.
“Many of Trump’s sweeping promises will require the support of Congress,” Axios reported. “Others have proven to be hyperbole, which Trump himself has acknowledged.”
