Trump Day One, Immigration, January 6 Pardons
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Donald Trump is back.
Here I am. The American people have spoken.
Within hours in the White House, he signed a flurry of executive orders to roll back President Biden's policies and implement his own.
I'm A. Martinez. That's Leila Fadl. And this is Up First from NPR News. His executive orders paved the way for his promised crackdown on immigration.
With these actions, we will begin the complete restoration of America and the revolution of common sense.
But some of the moves push the bounds of the law and the Constitution.
Trump also issued sweeping pardons and commutations for everyone convicted in connection with the attack on the Capitol, including those who beat police officers with bats and poles. Stay with us. We'll give you the news you need to start your day.
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President Trump begins his first full day at the White House today.
So let's catch up because yesterday was a lot. After being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, he wasted no time undoing President Biden's policies and starting to implement his own, all while using his trademark Sharpie marker. So this is a big one. That was the sound of Trump signing one of dozens of executive orders, actions and proclamations on his first night back in power.
Here with us to break down all that's already happened in the Trump presidency is White House correspondent Franco Ordonez. Good morning, Franco.
Good morning, Laila.
OK, so you were at the White House as Trump signed these actions in the Oval Office. What really stood out to you?
Yeah, I mean, I think clearly it's the pardons of those involved in the riots of the U.S. Capitol on January 6th. I mean, he pardoned 1,500 people who were involved, a really big number. I mean, he also signed a series of orders on immigration. He took a big step toward his own stated goal of overhauling the federal government. Doing so, he signed an order reclassifying tens of thousands of career civil servants so that they can be easily replaced with basically loyalists who are more willing to carry out his agenda. I'll just note that's likely to face legal challenges.
Okay, so not even a full day in office and he's signing all these orders, including things, as you point out, that will likely be contested in court. Why the hurry? What's the message here?
Well, I mean, on the one hand, it's a full-scale assault on President Biden's legacy. Trump revoked nearly 80 executive actions taken by the Biden administration on issues like climate, energy, and diversity programs. On the other, it's a sign of how Trump plans to expand his presidential powers. I mean, a number of these orders will be challenged in the courts, like you said, but Trump and his team just do not seem to care. I mean, they've made it very clear they're willing to be creative when interpreting and applying these old laws and new ways to fulfill his agenda. It also shows how Trump is willing to get back at people who he feels wronged him. I mean, just as an example, one executive order, there was a measure revoking the security clearance of his former national security advisor, John Bolton. Bolton, of course, wrote a book that Trump was unfit to be president.
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