Hours before taking the oath of office, Donald Trump promised to sign a series of executive orders on his first day as president, while celebrating his victory.
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 has promised to act unilaterally on a wide range of issues, using his new presidential powers to launch eviction operations and roll back environmental regulations.
“I will act with historic speed and force and resolve every crisis facing our country,” he promised the crowd.
“You’re going to have a lot of fun watching TV tomorrow,” he told those gathered at the “Make America Great Again Victory Rally.” “Every sweeping and senseless executive order from the Biden administration will be repealed within hours of my swearing in.”
Trump has promised executive orders that will boost artificial intelligence, create the Department of Government Effectiveness (DOGE), make documents relating to the assassinations of former presidents available, order the military to create the Iron Dome missile shield and d eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion. (DEI) of the military.
Media reports indicate that Trump could take more than 200 executive actions on Monday, which is different from an executive order.
Executive orders are recognized by the courts, legally binding, and published in the Federal Register. They can be overthrown by future presidents.
Executive actions, however, carry less weight and are not subject to legal review. They serve more as a “wish list” of policies a president hopes to accomplish, writes political writer Tom Murse.
“You are going to see executive orders that are going to make you extremely happy,” he told the crowd. “We must put our country on the right track.”
Many of these decrees are expected to be challenged in court.
Trump also pledged to sign executive actions aimed at combating illegal immigration at the border by launching what he claims will be the largest deportation operation in history.
Experts say Trump’s promise to deport millions of migrants will face huge challenges logistical obstaclesand would potentially cost tens or hundreds of billions of dollars.
Trump also promised to fight crime in America’s cities, eliminate left-wing government policies and confront trans people who participate in American sports.
During his rally speech, he took credit for TikTok’s restoration after its brief ban over the weekend and the Middle East ceasefire agreement.
The ceasefire agreement was reached a few days ago under the Biden administration.
The rally took place at the Capital One Arena in downtown Washington DC, which can accommodate around 20,000 people.
It began with a performance by Kid Rock and speeches from television personality Megyn Kelly, actor Jon Voight and senior Trump adviser Stephen Miller.
Grammy-winning country music singer Lee Greenwood also performed “God Bless the USA,” which became the Trump campaign anthem.
Greenwood, a personal friend and business partner of the president-elect, has performed live for 10 presidents, twice for Trump, including at his 2016 inauguration.
“Including God first in the message of the song, I think that touched this president more than any previous president,” he told the BBC World Service’s Newshour programme.
Elon Musk also gave a brief speech after Trump touted his creation of DOGE, an advisory agency dubbed the Department of Government Effectiveness that Mr. Musk is set to lead with Vivek Ramaswamy.
Trump’s family also joined him on stage, including Donald Trump Jr., Eric and Lara Trump.
Trump supporters — wearing red Make America Great Again hats and other pro-Trump clothing — flooded the nation’s capital this weekend despite Sunday’s bitter cold and snow.
Bad weather conditions caused the inauguration ceremony to be moved, making it a less public and reduced-access event. Trump will be sworn in on Monday in the rotunda of the US Capitol.
Franklin Graham – the son of famous evangelist Billy Graham – will deliver the invocation at Monday’s dedication ceremony.
“I think President Trump is a very different man than he was in 2017,” he told BBC Radio 4 on Sunday. “I think God has strengthened him and he He came out a much stronger man and will be a much better president despite all the difficulties he went through.”
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