As the 47th

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has relied extensively on

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. In the first 100 days of his

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, Trump signed 143 executive orders (an average of over one per day), more than any other president had signed in their first 100 days in office.

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previously held the record, signing 99 executive orders back in 1933. On his first day in office, Trump issued 26 executive orders, the most of any president on their first day in office. The executive orders rescinded many of the previous administration's executive actions, began the withdrawal process from the World Health Organization and

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, rolled back federal recognition of

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, founded the

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, reaffirmed the existing

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, reversed the withdrawal of

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's designation as a

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, reversed sanctions on

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, rolled back policy on artificial intelligence, reversed the Family Reunification Task Force,

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over 1,500 January 6 rioters, designated

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s as foreign terrorist organizations, attempted to end birthright citizenship for new children of

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and immigrants legally but temporarily present in the U.S. (such as those on student, work, or tourist

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), delayed the government's ban of

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, and declared a

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on the southern border, triggering the deployment of the

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. Several of Trump's orders have been considered to have ignored or violated federal laws, regulations, and the

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. Some have been blocked in court for these reasons. Four days into his presidency, an analysis conducted by ''

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'' found that nearly two-thirds of his executive actions "mirror or partially mirror" proposals from

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, which was seconded by analysis from

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2025

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