Headline Roundup • January 12th, 2025
Trump Prepares 100 Executive Orders for Day One
Donald Trump,Politics,2024 Presidential Election,Republican Party,US Senate,Executive Orders,White House
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Incoming President Donald Trump told Republican senators in a private meeting on January 8 that he is preparing over 100 executive orders, many focused on immigration, for his first day in office.
For Context: Trump’s campaign often focused on immigration, with him vowing to carry out the “largest deportation” in American history. In late 2023, left outlets extensively covered a comment made by Trump in which he said he would act as a dictator on day one of his presidency if elected. Trump said, “We are closing the border and we are drilling, drilling, drilling. After that, I am not a dictator, OK?”
Key Quotes: Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) told The Hill (Center bias), “He threw that out — 100 — there could be like 100 EOs, yeah. I believe him.” Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) told Fox News (Right bias), “He says he has almost 100 executive orders that will go a long way to securing the border again and also put the energy sector back in play.”
Split Framing: The Associated Press (Left bias) wrote in its news coverage that “what Trump and his team are planning is an executive punch unseen in modern times as he prepares to wield power in untested ways, bypassing the legislative machinery of Congress.” The New York Post (Lean Right bias) wrote, “Not all the orders will take effect immediately, and some will certainly face legal challenges.”
Other Coverage Notes: Axios (Lean Left bias) first reported the news. Associated Press did not include Trump’s dictator comment, but the Post did, and said it calculated that Trump promised at least 25 executive orders on his first day while campaigning before the election.
Featured Coverage of this Story
Reuters
President-elect Donald Trump gave Senate Republicans a preview of his initial agenda Wednesday night during a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill, revealing a list of 100 executive orders prioritizing border security and domestic energy production.
The 45th president was joined in the meeting by some of his top aides, including homeland security adviser Stephen Miller, a Senate source told The Post.
Details of the meeting were first reported Thursday by Axios.
President-elect Trump during a meeting with GOP senators on Wednesday said he wants to enact 100 executive orders, with many of the orders focused on his plans for immigration.
“He threw that out — 100 — there could be like 100 EOs, yeah. I believe him.” Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) told The Hill, referring to Trump.
President-elect Donald Trump is preparing more than 100 executive orders starting Day One of the new White House, in what amounts to a shock-and-awe campaign on border security, deportations and a rush of other policy priorities.
Trump told Republican senators about the onslaught ahead during a private meeting on Capitol Hill. Many of the actions are expected to launch on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, when he takes office. Trump top adviser Stephen Miller outlined for the GOP senators the border security and immigration enforcement measures that are likely to launch soonest. Axios first reported on Trump and his team’s presentation.
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