Yesterday, I avoided any kind of news at any cost. I turned off notifications on my phone, checked my email sparingly, watched only DVDs and was able to avoid any reports about what was currently going on in Washington D. C.
On that day, a man convicted of a felony, a man who was indicted for three others, a man who was found guilty of sexual assault, a man who incited an insurrection against the government of the United States of America took the oath of the office of President of the United States.
Of course, I’m referring to Donald Trump. I am filled with dread about all of the terrible things he and his cohorts will enact. Already, in slightly over one day, he has done the following (among others):
- Pardoning January 6 Rioters: Trump pardoned about 1,500 individuals charged in the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
- National Border Emergency: Declared a national border emergency and ordered the U.S. armed forces to repel illegal migration and drug trafficking at the U.S.-Mexico border.
- Rescinding Biden’s Executive Orders: Rescinded 78 executive orders approved by Joe Biden, including efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions and protect federal lands from oil drilling.
- Halting TikTok Ban: Halted the enforcement of a ban on TikTok in the U.S. for 75 days.
- Renaming Gulf of Mexico: Officially renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America”.
- Federal employees required to return to work in-person
- Executive order aims to end birthright citizenship
- rump ended an Environmental Protection Agency rule that required auto manufacturers to cut greenhouse gas emissions by half in new light- and medium-duty vehicles beginning in 2027.
- Alaska’s Mount Denali back to Mount McKinley, reversing the name change by President Obama
- Rescinded the Biden administration orders that put many of the DEI apparatus in place.
- Executive order that begins the process of withdrawing the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement
He also announced that the US will be withdrawing from the World Health Organization (WHO)