As Donald J. Trump steps back into the Presidency for his second term he signed numerous executive orders to mark his return. Trump signed the largest number of executive orders on Inauguration Day. Similarly, he rescinded 78 of the Biden administration’s executive actions and froze regulations.
“Personally I think he just has too much power and abuses it,” senior Bryan Sackey expressed. “I also think presidents should have a limit or extremity on what orders they want to pass. I think some things should remain unchanged, such as Trump planning on changing the name of Gulf Of Mexico to Gulf Of America. This might create tensions between people of different backgrounds, plotting the idea that America is trying to take over the world, which makes other countries look inferior.”
Pulling out of the Paris Climate Accord
Trump signed a letter to the United Nations (UN) marking his decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement. This action is relatively easy to put into place.
Ending Birthright Citizenship in the United States
For the U.S., this would mean the government does not recognize the citizenship of children born in the United States of immigrant parents who do not have legal status. This also rids the birthright citizenship for children born to people on provisional work, student, and tourist visas. According to CNN, on Jan. 23, a motion was filed by Washington Attorney General Nick Brown and three other Democratic-led states for an emergency order that would stop the policy’s implementation for the next 14 days while additional briefings are held.
Withdrawing from the World Health Organization (WHO)
The World Health Organization is an agency founded by the United Nations that has the goal of promoting health on a global scale. Trump’s executive order stated that the U.S. does not have the intention of remaining in the WHO anymore. This also means that the U.S. will stop contributing to the organization in terms of support and resources, removing U.S. government employees in the process. For an executive order, this one is relatively simple to accomplish.
Renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the ‘Gulf of America’
Donald Trump also signed another executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Similarly, this is somewhat simple to accomplish, and the change should be implemented and updated in maps shortly.
The U.S. Recognizes Two Sexes, Male and Female
One of the most difficult executive orders Trump plans to initiate is to officially recognize two sexes, male and female. The classification of sex would be based on reproductive cells at conception. Along with this, he aims for the United States to stop using gender identity as well as preferred pronouns. This order would be difficult to accomplish considering the controversy it has caused in the past.
Declaring a National Energy Emergency
Lastly, Trump declared what he describes as ‘a national energy emergency’ stating that to satisfy our nation’s needs, the United States’ energy and essential minerals identification, leasing, development, production, transportation, refining, and generation capability are all far too limited.
