BBC:
Hours before he will be sworn into office, Donald Trump promised to sign a host of executive orders on his first day as president while celebrating at a victory rally.
Trump addressed the crowd of thousands of supporters in Washington DC on the eve of his inauguration, offering a preview of the next four years and celebrating his election victory over Democrats.
The Republican promised to act unilaterally on a wide array of issues, using his new presidential powers to launch deportation operations and slash environmental regulations.
“I will act with historic speed and strength and fix every single crisis facing our country,” he promised the crowd.
“You’re going to have a lot of fun watching television tomorrow,” he told those gathered at the “Make America Great Again Victory Rally”. “Every radical and foolish executive order of the Biden administration will be repealed within hours of when I take the oath of office.”
Trump promised executive orders that will ramp up artificial intelligence, form the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), make records available related to the assassinations of former presidents, direct the military to create the Iron Dome missile defence shield and eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies from the military.
Media reports indicate Trump may issue more than 200 executive actions on Monday, which is different than an executive order.
Executive orders are recognized by courts, legally binding and published in the Federal Register. They can be overturned by future presidents.
Executive actions, however, carry less weight and aren’t subject to legal review. They serve more as a “wish list” of policies a president hopes to accomplish, political writer Tom Murse writes.
