Here's Everything President Trump Accomplished in Week One

What’s happening: President Donald Trump returned to the White House one week ago today. After four years of planning by him and his allies, he came with a laundry list of executive orders and memorandums, taking hundreds of actions in an incredibly busy first seven days.

Mass deportations: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) massively stepped up operations, arresting over 1,300 individuals thus far, including suspected terrorists, gang members, and individuals convicted of sex crimes against minors.

Revocation of birthright citizenship: President Trump signed an executive order aiming to end birthright citizenship for children of illegal migrants, challenging long-standing interpretations of the 14th Amendment. This order will face legal hurdles, possibly to be struck down in court.

Leaving global organizations and agreements: Trump began the process of withdrawing America from both the Paris Climate Accord and the World Health Organization; withdrawal will be final after a year.

Pardons galore: He granted pardons to approximately 1,500 individuals involved in the January 6 Capitol event and pardoned 23 pro-life activists imprisoned under the Biden administration.

Reinstatement of the Mexico City Policy: President Trump reinstated the Mexico City Policy, prohibiting federal funding for international organizations that perform or promote abortions.

Rescinding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI): He also issued an executive order dismantling DEI initiatives within federal agencies and federally-funded schools and universities, advocating for merit-based practices. On a similar note, Trump signed an order declaring that there are only two genders, male and female.

National emergency declaration at the border: President Trump declared a national emergency at the US-Mexico border, enabling the allocation of additional resources to enhance border security. He also signed an order declaring cartels are terrorists and resumed construction of the border wall.

National emergency declaration on energy: Trump declared a national energy emergency, prioritized domestic energy production with deregulation efforts in Alaska, paused new federal leasing for wind farms, eliminated Biden’s electric vehicle mandate, and announced plans to roll back regulations on water heaters, lightbulbs, and washing machines.

Tariff policies: Trump announced a February 1 date for the placement of tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and used tariff threats to force the president of Colombia to agree to take deported migrants.

Declassifying documents: President Trump took unilateral action to declassify files related to the John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. assassinations.

Revoking security clearances: Another of Trump’s orders rescinded the security clearances of the 51 former intelligence officials who signed a letter dismissing the Hunter Biden laptop story as a Russian hoax.

Why it matters: Trump’s blitz of executive actions differs dramatically from the start of his first term eight years ago. The wide variety of actions indicates that he and his administration are planning to move significantly faster than previously and will attempt to make every day of the remaining four years of his term count.

From the left: President Trump’s first week was described as a “jarring shift” by The Washington Post, noting that Trump is spending far more time speaking with reporters than former President Biden.