Donald Trump pledged he would waste no time quickly implementing executive actions on his first day in office, with many of them reversing or eliminating those implemented by the Biden administration.

Donald Trump is teeing up for an executive order signing spree the moment he’s back in office. What may be on his list?

Get On The Phone to Vladimir Putin Fast:

A phone call with the Russian President could take place "in the coming days or weeks," according to Trump's national security advisor. An in-person meeting is expected "very quickly."

TRUMP PROMISES TO 'END THE WAR IN UKRAINE' AND 'PREVENT WORLD WAR III' https://t.co/6ZMNdEQVkR pic.twitter.com/DjFGMTB9HO

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Withdraw Funding For Ukraine:

“I will end the war in Ukraine […] and I will prevent World War III from happening,” Trump told D.C. victory rally. Ukraine conflict is just “dying to be settled,” he said earlier, and insisted that “Biden and Kamala got us into that war.”

Stop “Border Invasion”:

“Close the border. Day 1” to all illegal aliens, declare a national border emergency, enlist the help of the US military to launch “the largest deportation program in American history,” Trump said.

Spill Truth About ‘Laptop from Hell’

Trump may suspend security clearances for the 51 national security officials who “lied” about Hunter Biden’s laptop ahead of the 2020 presidential election

Put End To DEI:

Trump vowed to dismantle the “destructive and divisive” diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) hiring practices “across both government and the private sector."

Disclose Secret Files:

Pledge to blow the lid on trove of classified files on the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr. “It’s all going to be released!”

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National emergency at the border

Trump said during his inaugural address that he would sign an executive order declaring a national emergency at the southern border - and ordering the Department of Defense to more heavily allocate resources and manpower to it. 

"Remain in Mexico"

His White House will also re-implement his "Remain in Mexico" policy in a day-one executive order, he said. A measure from his first term, it returned about 70,000 non-Mexican asylum seekers across the border to Mexico to await hearings.

Terrorism designation for gangs and cartels

The president will officially designate cartels and international gangs as foreign terrorist organisations, according to his inaugural address. Central American MS-13 and Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua will be added to a list that includes Al Qaeda, the so-called Islamic State and Hamas.

Resume wall-building

When Trump was first elected president in 2016, he signed an executive order to build a border wall. Although parts of the wall have been built, there is still much left uncompleted, and an official told reporters before the inauguration that Trump would issue a directive to finish what he started.

End birthright citizenship 

Trump has called the constitutional right that says anyone born on US soil is an American citizen "ridiculous". Trump officials also told reporters that the president would deny birthright citizenship to the children of immigrants who are in the US illegally.

But doing that could prove much more difficult than simply issuing an executive order, and is expected to face legal challenges.

Refugee and asylum seekers

Trump will suspend refugee admissions into the US for at least four months, officials also said. He also plans to use his presidential powers to "end" asylum by proclamation to fast-track deportations at the US-Mexico border. 

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president will suspend refugee resettlements in US communities. 

Death penalty for certain immigrant criminals

Now that he is in office, officials said that Trump will direct his attorney general to seek the death penalty for any unauthorised immigrant who is found guilty of murdering law enforcement officers or other "capital" crimes. 

Deportations

Trump vowed to end the practice of "catch and release" during his speech on Monday. The policy allows migrants to live in US communities while they await their hearings.

He has previously promised to "launch the largest deportation program in American history" and end a longtime policy that has kept federal immigration authorities from conducting raids on churches and schools.

These pledges could face legal and logistical challenges.

Closing the border on health grounds 

A 1944 measure called Title 42 allows the US government to curb migration to protect public health. It was last used during the pandemic, but US media report that the new administration is looking for a disease that would help justify its plans to close the southern US border with Mexico.

Pull out of the Paris Agreement (again)

The new White House says that it is withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement - the landmark international deal designed to limit rising global temperatures. It did not say whether Trump would look to achieve this with an executive order.

Trump first withdrew from the accord in 2017, before Biden re-entered it in 2021.

National energy emergency

Trump will declare a national energy, he said in his inaugural address. Officials earlier said this would be designed to allow the US to produce more natural resources and jobs. 

The new president also vowed to "drill, baby, drill" for more American fossil fuels. Officials have also said he will issue an order targeting Alaska's "incredible abundance of natural resources".

End Green New Deal

During Monday's speech, Trump said that he will end the so-called Green New Deal - a series of Biden administration directives, regulations and programmes that were aimed at boosting green jobs, regulating the fossil fuel industry and limiting pollution. He also said he would end Biden's electric vehicle mandate.

Inflation

Trump said during his inaugural address that he would reduce "record" inflation. His officials earlier said he would issue a memorandum on inflation that would emphasise the need for an "all of government approach" to bring down costs - though specific policy details were scant. 

Tariffs

On his first day in office, Trump is only expected to direct federal agencies to "study trade policies and evaluate US trade relationships with China and America's continental neighbours", according to the Wall Street Journal.

Trump previously promised 10% tariffs on all imports, 25% on Canadian and Mexican goods and 60% on items coming from China.

Tariffs are likely to make consumer goods more expensive and could fuel inflation, experts say. Some countries are considering retaliatory action.

Trump introduced tariffs in his first term - including some on China that former President Joe Biden retained.

Crypto pile

Trump has championed cryptocurrency, and his election saw the value of Bitcoin increase by 30%.

Some believe Trump will move quickly to create a federal "Bitcoin stockpile" - a strategic reserve similar to the US's stockpile of gold and oil - that he has said would serve as a "permanent national asset to benefit all Americans". 

Transgender people

Trump said in his inaugural address that he would issue an executive order declaring that "there are only two genders, male and female".

Trump officials earlier told reporters that the order would say it was US policy to recognise male and female biologically distinct sexes, rather than "gender and sex". 

The order is expected to affect transgender policy regarding government communications, civil rights protections and federal funding as well as the approach of US shelters and prisons. It will affect official documents like passports and visas.

DEI

The president said in his address that he would end government efforts to "socially engineer race and gender into every aspect of public and private life".

Officials said that Trump will order the end of "diversity, equity and inclusion" (DEI) programmes "inside the federal government", affecting all agencies and even newly adopted names for spaces. The incoming administration promised further actions that could affect the private sector.

Abortion

Like most Republican presidents before him, Trump is expected to reinstate the "Mexico City policy", which bans federal aid to international groups that provide abortion counselling.

He is also expected to reinstate an abortion rule that prohibits Title X federal health providers, a low-income family planning programme, from mentioning abortion to patients. This would effectively strip millions of dollars from organisations that offer abortion or provide referrals.

Doge and Elon Musk

Trump said on Monday that he would issue an order to form the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) - a new advisory body aimed at cutting government costs. It is expected to be co-led by Elon Musk.

Government workers

Trump's press secretary said that the president will freeze bureaucracy hiring - except in essential areas - require workers to return to the office, cancel contracts the administration deems unnecessary and fire federal employees connected to DEI efforts.

Backpay to unvaccinated

Trump promised during his speech to reinstate the 8,000 military service members who were discharged due to the Pentagon's Covid vaccine mandate - with full backpay. 

End "woke" ideology

His inaugural address also included a vow to end "woke" ideology in the military, and to ensure that its mission was focused on defeating America's enemies.

America First

Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said that Trump will direct the State Department to adopt an "American-First" foreign policy. This order could reportedly include large cuts to US foreign aid.

Cuba and Venezuela

Trump could use executive orders to undo Biden's recent decision to remove Cuba from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism. He could also reinstate sanctions against Venezuela. Both countries were frequent targets of his ire during his first administration, but officials did not mention it on Monday.

"Gulf of America"

Among Trump's first executive orders will be one that directs the secretary of the interior to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America", he said in his inaugural address. 

Alaska's Mount Denali

He said his executive order will also call for Alaska's Mount Denali to have its named reverted to Mount McKinley - in honour of America's 25th president whose tariff policies Trump admires. The highest mountain peak in North America, President Barack Obama changed the name to Denali to reflect what it was called by native tribes. 

The looming ban

Before his inauguration, Trump has promised to issue an executive order postponing the implementation of a law banning Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok.

TikTok welcomed this and restored US services after briefly switching them off.

Trump said his order would give TikTok's parent company more time to find a US partner to buy a majority stake.

The new president previously backed a ban, but indicated he had reversed his stance after his campaign videos attracted billions of views.

Free Jan 6 "hostages"

Hundreds of people convicted after the 2021 US Capitol riots are awaiting potential pardons now that Trump has returned to office, but it is unclear if it will happen on day one. 

Trump has repeatedly referred to them as "hostages" and has said he is "inclined to pardon many of them". More than 1,500 individuals were arrested in relation to the event. At least 600 were charged with assaulting or impeding federal officers.

JFK assassination

At a rally on Sunday, Trump said he would release classified documents related to the assassination of President John F Kennedy in 1963, a subject of countless conspiracy theories, as well as the 1968 killings of Senator Robert Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. 

Trump officials did not mention this plan on Monday.

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US President Donald Trump has pardoned around 1,500 people involved in the storming of the Capitol building in 2021.

Trump signed an executive order granting pardons in the Oval Office on Monday, hours after he was sworn in for his second term.

The president granted “a full, complete and unconditional pardon to all other individuals convicted of offenses related to events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021,” the order said. Additionally, 14 people got their sentences commuted. “We hope that they come out tonight, frankly,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.

Trump instructed the attorney general to dismiss “all pending indictments” related to the riot. He described the pardons as a measure to rectify “a grave national injustice” and a step towards “national reconciliation.”

On January 6, 2021, a group of Trump supporters broke through security barriers and briefly overran the Capitol building, hoping to disrupt the certification of Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election. While some intruders were non-violent, others fought with police officers and destroyed property. One rioter, Ashli Babbitt, was fatally shot by police when she attempted to enter the Speaker’s Lobby.

Trump has never recognized that he lost the 2020 election to Biden, claiming that the vote was rigged. He described the January 6 defendants as patriots and hostages, insisting that their prosecution was politically motivated.

The Democrats accused Trump of inciting the riot and impeached him in 2021, citing his role in the incident. Trump has denied any wrongdoing, dismissing the accusations as a “witch hunt.”

According to The Hill, the pardon applies to Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the right-wing Proud Boys group who is currently serving a 22-year prison term. His lawyer told the publication that Tarrio was being “processed out” of prison.

https://www.rt.com/news/611363-trump-pardons-capitol-rioters/

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The ‘madman strategy’: The secret behind Trump’s foreign policy
Why the 47th president’s Greenland move could reshape the world order

By Vitaly Ryumshin

Donald Trump certainly knows how to grab attention. The new US president has entered the 2025 political season like a bull in a china shop. 

In less than a month, Trump and his team have managed to rattle Canada, Mexico, and Panama. But while these moves could be dismissed as political trolling, it’s Denmark that’s really on edge. Overnight, Greenland, previously regarded as a remote, unremarkable landmass, has become the crown jewel of Trump’s imperial ambitions.

Reports from US media insiders suggest Trump is “100% serious” about his intention to grab the island. The president-elect has even hinted at taking the island by force if Denmark refuses to sell. This has sparked a flurry of debates in the American press, with even Trump’s detractors weighing the military capabilities of America and Denmark and calculating the potential benefits of controlling Greenland.

Naturally, theories abound as to why Trump is so fixated on this land. Broadly, these explanations fall into three categories. First, Greenland might be part of Trump’s larger, yet unclear, plan for a geopolitical reordering of the world. Second, Greenland’s rare earth metals and its strategic Northwest Passage – a North American counterpart to Russia’s Northern Sea Route – could give the US a critical edge over China. Finally, skeptics argue that Trump’s obsession with Greenland is nothing more than a personal whim, fueled by his desire to secure a place in history.

Trump’s penchant for “bigger,” “greater,” and “brighter” projects certainly fits the narrative. What could be more monumental than securing the largest territorial acquisition in modern history? Colonizing Mars is Elon Musk’s business, but annexing Greenland – now that’s a legacy-defining move. However, this theory falters when considering the practical implications of such a move. 

What’s the point of annexing Greenland? The US already maintains a military presence in the Arctic. Greenland’s resources could be accessed through negotiations with Denmark, likely at a much lower cost than outright control. And the geopolitical fallout would be immense. Whether or not the EU retaliates, NATO – already strained – would be effectively dismantled. A rift between the US and Western Europe could push the EU closer to Russia or even China, severing access to critical overseas markets and military infrastructure. For a president promoting the philosophy of Make America Great Again, such risks seem counterproductive.

A more plausible explanation is that Trump doesn’t actually intend to annex Greenland but rather aims to increase American control over its resources and strategic location without formal acquisition. To achieve this, Trump is deploying his signature “madman” strategy.

Consider the famous scene from the Russian TV series Streets of Broken Lights, where Anatoly Dukalis, pointing a machine gun at criminals, shouts, “I’m a fool, I served in Afghanistan! Drop your weapons!”The criminals comply, not because Dukalis is actually insane, but because he convincingly pretends to be. Trump’s approach is remarkably similar. Over the years, the American media has cultivated his image as an erratic, dangerous madman. To many, the phrase “crazy idiot” is now synonymous with Donald Trump. 

Remarkably, this “madman” strategy works. By playing into expectations that he’s unpredictable and willing to do the unthinkable, Trump forces his adversaries to make concessions. During the campaign, Trump threatened to crack down on social media and jail journalists he deemed unfair. After his victory, he appointed Brendan Carr to head the Federal Communications Commission. Carr promptly vowed to dismantle companies censoring their platforms. On January 11, Mark Zuckerberg gave a tearful interview to Joe Rogan, detailing how the Biden administration suppressed free speech and pleading for Trump’s protection against European censors. 

In the case of Greenland, Trump has done little more than make provocative statements. Yet Danish officials are already reaching out to his team, proposing to expand US bases on the island and expressing a readiness for dialogue to avoid losing their territory. It wouldn’t be surprising if Denmark now offers Washington significant concessions.

If this is where it ends, Greenland could go down as one of the most audacious political scams in modern history.

The geopolitical implications of Trump’s gambit are significant. The island’s rare earth metals are crucial for high-tech industries, and control of the Northwest Passage could alter global trade routes. However, the most important outcome might be the impact on NATO. A serious rift would mark the end of the alliance as we know it.

The irony of Trump’s strategy is that it relies on the very media narratives that portray him as a threat to the Western world order. By leveraging his reputation as an unpredictable “psychopath,” Trump is reshaping the global chessboard in ways that his predecessors never could.

The story of Greenland’s annexation may remain unfinished, but one thing is clear: Donald Trump’s “madman” strategy continues to defy conventional wisdom, forcing even his fiercest critics to play along.

This article was first published by the online newspaper Gazeta.ru and was translated and edited by the RT team

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