Eager observers of President Donald Trump’s first moves in office are liking what they see.

Within hours of taking his oath of office, the 47th president unveiled a torrent of executive orders aimed at priorities as sweeping as securing the border to reducing the cost of living and enacting tariffs on freeloading foreign nations.

“Today, I will sign a series of historic executive orders,” Trump said during his first official speech before a Capitol Rotunda crowd on Monday. “With these actions, we will begin the complete restoration of America and the revolution of common sense – it’s all about common sense.”

Among the first was a ceremonial order renaming the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America,” a designation that has drawn sharp criticism from the presidents of Mexico and Panama. Other landmarks and bodies of water bearing Trump’s rebranding were also part of the order.

“We’ll be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, which has a beautiful ring,” Trump told reporters in Florida last week. “That covers a lot of territory. The Gulf of America. What a beautiful name. It is appropriate.”

When Trump announced the change, he miffed Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, who, at a press conference, pointed to a map from the 1600s showing early settlers designating the body of water as one of Mexico’s. “Mexican America, that sounds nice, no?” she said sarcastically. “He talked about the name; we, too, are talking about the name.”

With the swipe of a pen, Trump will also be targeting several “woke” policies that are sure to be celebrated by his hard-right base of culture-warrior supporters. One executive order will do away with former President Joe Biden’s implementation of a non-binary gender option on federal government documents like birth certificates and Social Security forms. Another will rescind diversity, equity, and inclusion standards across the U.S. military.

“I will reinstate any service members unjustly expelled for objecting to the Covid vaccine mandate, with full back pay. And I will sign an order to stop our warriors from being subjected to radical political theories and experiments while on duty – it’s going to end immediately,” Trump said to a standing ovation on Monday.

Another order will stave off a federal ban on TikTok, the wildly popular social media app that officials fear is tacitly controlled by the Chinese communist government. Trump’s order gives the company a 90-day extension to finalize a sale to a U.S. buyer, one which Trump said only needs to own half the company to meet the new law’s requirement.

Aides to President Trump told the Daily Mail that another E.O. would likely halt most federal contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) until foreign aid initiatives can be deemed in line with U.S. strategic goals.

“The United States and American citizens have been some of the most generous people in the entire world,” an incoming White House policy adviser told DailyMail.com. “But at this point, we have to understand that foreign policy is domestic policy, and if this is not aligned with our interests, then Uncle Sam should not be opening up his pocketbook any longer.”

Nearly two dozen orders will touch on other areas, as well. Of them, 10 relate to the southern border; one rescinds water conservation efforts put in place by Biden; and another will end electric vehicle mandates that auto workers have complained risk running them out of their jobs.

“With my actions today, we will end the Green New Deal, and we will revoke the EV mandate, saving our auto industry and keeping my sacred pledge to our great American auto workers,” Trump said to sustained cheers. “In other words, you’ll be able to buy the car of your choice. We will build autos in America again at a rate nobody could have dreamt possible a few years ago. Thank you to auto workers for your inspiring vote of confidence.”



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