U.S. President Donald Trump has promised his second term in office will usher in the ‘golden age of America’.
Within hours of returning to office Trump signed a flurry of executive orders.
CGTN’S Ray Addison breaks down what happened.
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Within hours of returning to office Trump signed a flurry of executive orders.
CGTN’S Ray Addison breaks down what happened.
#usa #trump #donaldtrump #executiveorders #uspoltics
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00:00Sweeping change with the stroke of a pen, America's 47th president wasted no time to impose his will on the U.S. government,
00:08moving swiftly to issue a raft of far-reaching executive orders.
00:14First, I'll revoke nearly 80 destructive and radical executive actions of the previous administration,
00:22one of the worst administrations in history, maybe the worst, not one of them, the worst.
00:27Anybody that would allow millions of people to pour through our borders.
00:32Trump moved quickly to clamp down on illegal immigration, declaring a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border
00:40and ending a policy granting citizenship on those born in the United States.
00:45Echoing his first term in office, President Trump once again withdrew the United States from the Paris climate deal
00:53and began the year-long process of leaving the World Health Organization,
00:57accusing it of mishandling the COVID-19 pandemic and requiring unfairly onerous payments.
01:05The WHO responded by saying it regretted Trump's decision.
01:09We hope the United States will reconsider and we look forward to engaging in constructive dialogue
01:15to maintain the partnership between the United States of America and WHO.
01:20Trump also pardoned about 1,500 of his supporters who attacked the U.S. Capitol four years ago
01:27and ordered 14 leaders of far-right militant groups to be released from prison early, but left their convictions intact.
01:35From this moment on, America's decline is over.
01:43Billionaire Elon Musk's new role, cutting swathes of government spending,
01:48was confirmed with the creation of the Department of Government Efficiency.
01:52Trump also ordered a freeze on federal hiring.
01:56Meanwhile, Trump also said he would issue orders to scrap federal diversity programs
02:01and require the government to recognize only two genders assigned at birth.
02:06For many Americans, Trump's orders may feel like a return to common sense.
02:11Others will be deeply concerned that the progressive policies introduced by President Biden are being wiped away.
02:18What is certain is that Trump will face huge pushback and legal challenges
02:23as he once again attempts to remake the country in his own image.
02:27Ray Addison, CGTN.