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Donald Trump and his top advisers are finalizing about 100 executive actions he will sign in his first days in office starting Monday, as the incoming president rushes to implement his populist agenda and nationality.
The first steps by Trump, who has vowed to become a dictator “on day one” of his second term, are set to include curbing immigration, increasing tariffs, and cutting sectors from power to crypto currency.
Trump and his team are determined to immediately restore US policy and start implementing some of the big reform promises he made to American voters during the campaign, when he vowed to reverse many of Joe’s actions. Biden.
“Their goal is to shock and awe so their opponents’ heads spin,” said Stephen Myrow, managing partner at Beacon Policy Advisors, a consultant, and former George W Bush administration official.
“They’ve spent the last four years, every day, preparing for Monday, and they’ve had teams of lawyers thinking about how they can achieve what they want to achieve.”
Trump’s first steps will serve as a test of whether he believes he can act alone without Congress, given his view that US presidents should have broader powers than the branches. some of the government.
The details of the administration’s first move were still under wraps over the weekend, but Trump and his top officials have already signed off on what their priorities will be. The incoming president wants to declare a national emergency on the southern border, free up federal resources to detain migrants crossing into Mexico, reduce the ability to seek asylum, and begin what he described as as the largest deportation effort in American history.
On Saturday, Tom Homan, who will serve as Trump’s border “tsar” in the White House, told Fox News that a “planned operation” will begin next week to deport undocumented immigrants from American cities.
Actions from Trump on trade are also expected earlier next week, which could affect financial markets. Trump wants to force US trading partners to cut deals on issues ranging from immigration to drug trafficking and even sales. of Greenland. He also vowed to impose broad tariffs on imports to encourage companies to do more in the US, and raise money for the US government.
In recent weeks, Trump’s advisers have been eyeing options that include a gradual introduction of tariffs by hitting key sectors and industries related to energy and defense, according to people familiar with the negotiations. But others including his former and incoming White House business and production adviser Peter Navarrothey are advocating for higher tariffs to be applied to all US goods from day one.
Trump could use the Emergency Economic Powers Act to quickly implement the tariffs, and his staff is exploring the authorities’ use of Section 232 to raise tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, according to the people. who are familiar with the discussion.
Republicans on Capitol Hill, who have traditionally opposed the tariffs, are already defending Trump’s opening steps.
“I think what you’re going to see is more states coming to the table,” the Republican member of Congress said. “And I think it will work better than you think it does without increasing prices,”
On foreign policy, Trump’s big thing on the first day of his second term is likely to be the implementation of ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Hamas to cease fighting in Gaza last week.
But analysts say there could be orders and efforts to impose new sanctions on Iran and tighten the enforcement of those already on the books, as part of his aim to put “greater pressure” on the regime. of Tehran.
Trump’s team is still figuring out how to deal with Syria’s interim government, which is led by a one-time member of al-Qaeda. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. Some US allies would like to see Washington raise the terrorism designation in Syria and the group, but Trump’s team is worried about doing so too soon.
On the campaign trail, Trump pledged to end the war between Russia and Ukraine on his first day in office. But recently he said he hopes to solve it in the first six months. In the short term, Trump will have the money from last year’s Congress to continue supplying Ukraine with weapons, but he is unlikely to pass another package once they run out.
Trump also said he plans to talk to Vladimir Putin soon, while the Russian president has expressed interest in meeting him. Other world leaders are expected to begin flocking to Washington to try to start the new relationship on the right foot.
Trump is expected to take the first steps to help the US oil and gas industry as part of his promise to usher in a new era of “energy management” for America. In his one-day executive order, he vowed to order the federal government to cut red tape and “remove all of Biden’s restrictions on energy production”.
He also intends to order the restart of the multi-billion dollar natural gas export terminal. Biden’s suspension of new permits last year has been a bone of contention for regulators seeking to increase LNG supplies.
Biden’s administration’s policies that cracked down on auto emissions — billed by Trump as the “electric car order” — are expected to make the incoming president’s day one hit list. Also expected is an order to open protected areas in Alaska to drilling.
“He wants the highest quality,” Myrow said.
