Trump’s Executive Orders

On January 20th, 2025, newly elected President Donald J. Trump signed 26 executive orders on Day 1 when entering office. Twelve were memorandums and 4 were proclamations. The orders spanned a wide range of issues from immigration, energy, free speech, government efficiency, and border security. This will be a personal project, but you can follow along.

I highlighted Executive Order 14158 because it’s of the most concern to me, since it will directly affect the Black community. It involves giving more power to both the federal and state governments to carry out executions. Ironically, it rolled back the 2021 protections Biden put in place. This is of concern to me because the death penalty disproportionally affects Black people more than any other group in the United States. And many times, especially in the Deep South, Black men are executed even though the evidence doesn’t tie them to the murder victim. The most recent victim of this was Marcellus Williams who was just recently executed in the state of Missouri, even though the evidence didn’t tie him to the scene and the victim’s family requested no execution. He was executed last September by lethal injection anyway.

⭐ What is the difference?: Your cheat sheet for executive orders, memorandums and proclamations

1. EO 14145: Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions
2. EO 14146: Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship
3. EO 14147: Ending the Weaponization of the Federal Government
4. EO 14148: Putting America First In International Environmental Agreements
5. EO 14149: Application of Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act to TikTok
6. EO 14150: Withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization
7. EO 14151: Restoring Accountability to Policy-Influencing Positions Within the Federal Workforce
8. EO 14152: Holding Former Government Officials Accountable For Election Interference And Improper Disclosure Of Sensitive Governmental Information
9. EO 14153: Clarifying The Military’s Role In Protecting The Territorial Integrity Of The United States
10. EO 14154: Unleashing American Energy
11. EO 14155: Realigning the United States Refugee Admissions Program
12. EO 14156: Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship
13. EO 14157: Securing Our Borders
14. EO 14158: Restoring The Death Penalty And Protecting Public Safety
15. EO 14159: Declaring a National Energy Emergency
16. EO 14160: Reevaluating And Realigning United States Foreign Aid
17. EO 14161: Protecting The American People Against Invasion
18. EO 14162: Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential
19. EO 14163: Protecting The United States From Foreign Terrorists And Other National Security And Public Safety Threats
20. EO 14164: America First Policy Directive To The Secretary Of State
21. EO 14165: Establishing And Implementing The President’s “Department Of Government Efficiency”
22. EO 14166: Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government
23. EO 14167: Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing
24. EO 14168: Reforming The Federal Hiring Process And Restoring Merit To Government Service
25. EO 14169: Designating Cartels And Other Organizations As Foreign Terrorist Organizations And Specially Designated Global Terrorists
26. EO 14170: Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness

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