Mr. Trump sets a record after more than 1 week in office

(Dan Tri) - US President Donald Trump set a record for executive orders just 9 days after he took office for his second term.

US President Donald Trump (Photo: Reuters).

US President Donald Trump has issued a record number of executive orders in his first nine days in office, marking a record pace compared to his predecessors, Axios reported on January 29.

Statistics from this news agency show that since being sworn in as the 47th President of the United States on January 20, Mr. Trump has signed 38 decrees, more than any of his predecessors at the beginning of his term.

The scale and speed of Trump's executive orders are reportedly only comparable to those of 46th President Joe Biden and 33rd President Harry Truman, both of whom issued 40 in their first 100 days in office.

With more than two months left in his first 100 days, Mr. Trump is expected to outpace his predecessors in the number of executive orders he has issued. His initial orders cover a wide range of policies, including immigration, trade, energy production and the restructuring of federal agencies.

Axios said that Mr. Trump is reshaping the federal government with a "shock campaign of a series of unilateral actions, pushing the limits of presidential power."

However, this "radical expansion" of executive power could lead to a wave of legal challenges, observers warn.

During his campaign, Mr. Trump pledged to bring about rapid and sweeping changes to the U.S. government if re-elected. In his first days back in the White House, he has made good on that promise by signing a series of executive orders aimed at reversing policies implemented under the Biden administration.

One of Mr Trump's executive orders aimed to deny US citizenship to children born in the country if neither parent was a US citizen or a legal permanent resident. A federal judge later blocked the order, calling it "unconstitutional".

Additionally, the new administration announced this week that it would temporarily halt federal payments to ensure compliance with Trump's directives, a move that has drawn backlash from the opposition.

Democrats and human rights activists have accused Mr Trump of overstepping his authority. Legal experts have also pointed out that the president does not have the authority to unilaterally cut off funding for programmes approved by Congress.

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