Trump’s 8 Executive Orders - Part 1 On January 20th, the day Trump was inaugurated as President of the United States, he set a record for most executive orders signed on the first day of a president’s term. In total, he signed 26 executive orders, but from all of those, just 8 have major implications for the American people, 4 of which will be discussed in this article. Executive Order 1: Trump declared an emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, vowing to deploy troops to the region, including the National Guard. He also instructed the secretaries of Defense and Homeland Security to construct additional border barriers. Declaring an emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, deploying active-duty troops, and ordering the deployment of the National Guard have wide-ranging political, legal, and social implications. Politically, the move further polarizes partisan divides between those who feel it's a bold step needed to deal with national security concerns and those who felt this...
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