Trump's Executive Orders

Civics 101

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🗓️ 28 January 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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During his campaign, now-President Trump promised a lot of action (much of it to happen on day one). So what did he actually do once he regained the office? A LOT. This is the first week of Trump's executive orders. For some context, check out our episodes on: Wong Kim Ark and Birthright Citizenship Dred Scott The Fourteenth Amendment An earlier version of this episode incorrectly identified several Presidential memoranda and proclamations as executive orders. CLICK HERE: Visit our website to see all of our episodes, donate to the podcast, sign up for our newsletter, get free educational materials, and more! To see Civics 101 in book form, check out A User's Guide to Democracy: How America Works by Hannah McCarthy and Nick Capodice, featuring illustrations by Tom Toro. Check out our other weekly NHPR podcast, Outside/In - we think you'll love it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Here we are, Nick.
0:03.1	Here we are.
0:04.7	You know, it's pretty rare.
0:06.8	When someone tells you, they're going to do a whole bunch of major stuff, and then they actually do it.
0:13.2	Yeah, like how you told everyone you were going to be a big Broadway star, McGarthe?
0:17.1	I'm still young-ish, Nick, and I practice every day, but we're not talking about me.
0:21.1	We're talking about the leader of the free world.
0:24.6	Ah, yes, the president.
0:26.8	And generally, that is a role wherein it's pretty difficult to get a lot done, especially the stuff you promise people in order to get elected.
0:35.1	Yeah, especially that.
0:37.1	A while ago, I made an episode about what then-President elect Trump
0:41.7	was promising to do on day one of his presidency.
0:45.9	It was a long list, a tall order,
0:49.4	some of which was impossible to achieve all on one's own as the president.
0:55.5	So what did Trump actually do once he got back in that office?
1:03.7	Well, he did a whole lot.
1:07.0	Are you ready?
1:07.7	I'm ready.
1:09.2	So after being sworn in and giving his inaugural address, President Donald Trump sat down in the Oval Office and signed no fewer than 26 executive orders.
1:18.7	As of this recording, he has signed several more, so the grand total, as of the morning of Friday, January 24th, is 33.
1:27.3	Wow. Yeah, is 33. Wow.
1:28.6	Yeah, it's a lot.
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