During his first 100 days in office, President Donald Trump will make moves on his campaign promises and policy changes. Often, the first 100 days foreshadow an administration’s next four years in the White House. Here are a few highlights from Trump’s presidency so far.
Since his inauguration on Jan. 20, Trump has signed seven executive orders and 11 presidential memoranda, in addition to a Supreme Court justice nomination.
Webster’s dictionary of law defines an executive order as “an order issued by a government’s executive on the basis of authority specifically granted to the executive branch,” meaning the president has special power in these instances.
Trump’s executive orders so far include:
- Minimizing the economic burden of the patient protection and affordable care act pending repeal
- Expediting environmental reviews and approvals for high-profile infrastructure projects
- Border security and immigration enforcement improvements
- Enhancing public safety in the interior of the US
- Protecting the nation from foreign terrorist entry
- Ethics commitments by executive branch appointees
- Reducing regulation and controlling regulatory costs
Though Trump signed off on the executive order “protecting the nation from foreign terrorist entry,” it was suspended by a federal court judge on Feb. 3. The proposed immigration ban is not currently in effect and is held up in court as of Monday, Feb. 6.
On top of the seven signing executive orders, Trump also signed 11 presidential memoranda in an effort to fulfill the promises made during his campaign.
Dictionary.com defines a presidential memorandum as an informal “summary of the state of an issue,” in which Trump can outline his stance on an issue or reasons behind a decision.
Trump’s presidential memoranda include:
- Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies
- Regarding the Mexico City Policy
- Regarding Withdrawal of the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations and Agreement
- Regarding the Hiring Freeze
- Construction of American Pipelines
- Regarding Construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline
- Regarding Construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline
- Streamlining Permitting and Reducing Regulatory Burdens for Domestic Manufacturing
- Rebuilding the US Armed Forces
- Plan to Defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
- Organization of the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council
To fill the vacant seat on the Supreme Court, Trump presented Neil Gorsuch as the nominee on Jan. 31.
“Judge Gorsuch has outstanding legal skills, a brilliant mind, tremendous discipline and has earned bipartisan support,” Trump said, standing beside the judge and his wife, as White House officials and Republican lawmakers looked on. “It is an extraordinary resume — as good as it gets.”
Gorsuch is a federal appeals court judge based in Denver who sits on the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.
“I pledge that if I am confirmed, I will do all my powers permit to be a faithful servant of the Constitution and laws of this great country,” Gorsuch said.
