Nairobi, Kenya, January 21- Donald Trump, the newly elected U.S. President, has made an immediate impact by implementing over 10 new policies less than 24 hours after taking office. The two-time president was sworn in yesterday in Washington D.C. in front of a large audience, including notable figures like former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Warren Buffet.
Trump’s victory in the recent election, held late last year, came as a surprise to many, especially given his criminal conviction and his controversial first term, which included being the first president in U.S. history to be impeached twice. He faced former Vice President Kamala Harris in the election and won by securing an impressive 312 electoral votes. Trump, who has been outspoken about his agenda since his campaign, has wasted no time in implementing his plans.
Here are some of the key changes and policies Trump has enacted since entering the White House:
- Pardoning 1,500 individuals involved in the January 6th Capitol Hill attack.
- Proposing the termination of automatic birthright citizenship.
- Withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization (WHO).
- Revoking a 2023 executive order signed by Joe Biden aimed at reducing the risks posed by Artificial Intelligence.
- Shutting down CBP One, effectively denying nearly 1 million migrants entry into the U.S.
- Revoking protections for transgender troops that were put in place by Joe Biden.
- Signing a law that officially recognizes only two genders: male and female.
- Requiring all federal workers to return to full-time in-person work.
- Withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement.
- Signing executive orders to boost American energy production, which is already at record levels.
- Delaying the TikTok ban for 75 days.
- Announcing plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
Trump will serve as president alongside his vice president, JD Vance, for the next four years, with the next general elections scheduled for 2028.
