[Global Network Report] With just over a month until the official inauguration, the incoming President Trump’s "policy plan" has attracted widespread attention. Reuters reported on the 11th that Trump plans to issue more than 25 executive orders on his first day in office, which is January 20th next year, in an attempt to significantly reshape U.S. policies on a range of issues from immigration to energy.
Reuters quoted two sources as saying that Trump has told his team that he wants to issue a series of executive orders on his first day in office to "create a sensation," and he hopes to exercise his executive power on a larger scale and at a faster pace than during his first term.
Regarding the specific content of the executive orders, Reuters reported that two sources indicated these executive orders are expected to focus primarily on overturning what Trump considers to be President Biden's overly lenient border policies, preventing a new wave of immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border, and so on.
The report also cited four sources saying that Trump’s longtime aide Stephen Miller is coordinating this effort, and he will serve as a senior advisor in the White House during Trump’s second term.
The report mentioned that when asked about the aforementioned executive order plan, Trump's spokesperson Caroline Levitt stated, "The American people can expect President Trump to exercise his executive power on the first day and fulfill the promises he made to them during the campaign."
Reuters explained that U.S. presidents often issue executive orders to fulfill campaign promises and quickly establish their policy goals without going through the lengthy congressional legislative process. However, these orders may be subject to court challenges, and typically, any funds allocated to execute the orders must be approved by Congress. The British media noted that Trump issued only a few executive orders on the first day of his first presidential term. In contrast, Biden issued 17 executive orders on his first day in office in 2021, many of which aimed to overturn Trump’s policies.
On December 8, local time, the first post-election interview of the incoming President Trump was broadcast on network television. The U.S. National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), which conducted the interview, stated that Trump spent over an hour discussing his policy plans after taking office, including the expulsion of millions of illegal immigrants, reiterating his promise to raise tariffs, canceling "birthright citizenship," and granting pardons on his first day in office to those convicted due to the "Capitol Hill" incident.