EXECUTIVE ACTIONS BY DATE

THE FIRST 100 DAYS

DAY 1 – 1/20/25 – Monday Noon – START OF WEEK ONE

• January 6 Pardons: The president issued a full and unconditional pardon to more than 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants. The pardons covered all but 15 of the people convicted for the events near the Capitol in 2021. The group of 15 received commutations

• Border: Trump declared a national emergency in connection to illegal border crossings, reinstated his remain-in-Mexico policy, and ended the refugee program at the core of the so-called practice of catch-and release

• On day one of his presidency, Donald Trump issued a directive abruptly ending the government’s use of CBP One – an online application that had served as the primary means for people at the southern border to apply for asylum in the US

• Immigration: Trump moved to end birthright citizenship, which grants citizenship to children born in the United States. The practice is rooted in an interpretation of the first sentence of the 14th amendment, suggesting that the president’s order will all-but-certainly be challenged in court

• Cartels: The president designated drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations and invoked the 1798 Foreign Enemies Act to pave the way for the removal of cartel members from the United States

• Federal workforce: Trump placed a freeze on federal rule making and hiring, ordered government employees to report to their jobs in person, and restored a category of the federal workforce known as Schedule F which makes it easier to fire government workers

• Tariffs and Trade: The president directed his administration to investigate the trade practices of Canada, Mexico, and China, with a focus on trade deficits, currency manipulation, and the flow of illegal migrants into the US

• China: Trump directed the government to review China’s compliance with trade deals he signed in 2020, paving the way for the tariffs he threatened to impose on the campaign trail

•TikTok: Although it is not clear if he can do so, Trump ordered a 75-day extension until the CCP-tied app would be forced to be sold or banned

• Energy: The president declared a national emergency on energy, loosened restrictions on drilling in Alaska, initiated the reversal of Biden’s ban on offshore drilling, and ordered the repeal of the so-called electric vehicle mandate

• Security Clearances: Trump revoked the security clearances of the 49 former intelligence officials who signed a letter purporting that the laptop abandoned by Hunter Biden had all the hallmarks of a Russian disinformation operation

• Paris Climate Accord: The president again withdrew the United States from the climate commitments with the United Nations. The president likewise again withdrew from the WHO, which he exited during his first term due to its close ties with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)

• DEI: One of the executive orders unwinds a directive Biden issued on his first day in office that instructed the government agencies to systematically integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) ideology into their operations. (More)

DAY 2 – 1/21/25 – Tuesday

DAY 3 – 1/22/25 – Wednesday

DAY 4 – 1/23/24 – Thursday

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