Trump had issued 220 executive orders in his first administration. Meanwhile, as of December 20, 2024, Biden had signed 160.
It is customary for a new president to sign a plethora of executive orders. A president can use these orders to wield power without seeking consent from Congress. But there are also certain restrictions on how successful they are.
The complete list of executive orders that Donald Trump has signed
signed a symbolic memo ordering government agencies to fight inflation in consumers.
To reduce the burden on oil and natural gas extraction, especially in Alaska, Biden-era rules were repealed.
pledged to begin enforcing 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico on February 1st, with no details provided regarding plans to slap additional duties on Chinese imports.
The Gulf of Mexico was renamed the “Gulf of America.”
renamed Denali “Mount McKinley” in remembrance of “American greatness.”
provoked by the lowering of flags following the death of former President Jimmy Carter, ordered flags to fly at full height on all subsequent Inauguration Days.
restored Trump’s first-term policy of prioritizing the deportation of all undocumented people by overturning immigration decrees from the Biden administration.
declared a state of emergency at the border between the United States and Mexico, sending American military to assist immigration officials and impose restrictions on refugees and asylum applicants.
committed to resuming the requirement that asylum claimants stay in Mexico before proceedings in the United States.
vowed to abolish birthright citizenship, despite ongoing constitutional challenges.
terminated the CBP One app, which during Biden’s administration had helped about a million migrants gain lawful entrance.
The United States formally withdrew from the Paris Climate Agreement once more.
proclaimed an energy emergency and pledged to remove Biden’s mandate for electric vehicles and increase drilling for fossil fuels.
Federal hiring has been suspended, with the exception of the military and unidentified government sectors.
halted the new federal regulations’ implementation.
suggested changing the classification of some federal workers to political appointees, which would facilitate their termination.
gave Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) the authority to suggest budget and program changes.
canceled all federal DEI programs and ordered an assessment to find and terminate linked projects.
declared that just two biological sexes (male and female) will be recognized by the federal government, rolling back rights for transgender people.
order-mandated biological sex-based isolation in federal prisons, migrant shelters, and facilities for rape victims.
prohibited gender transition services from receiving federal funds.
ceased federal prosecutions against those seen to be the Biden administration’s “political opponents.”
1,500 people convicted or indicted in relation to the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, were pardoned.