Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders after taking the oath as president Monday, looking to quickly implement his agenda, including declaring a national emergency on the U.S.-Mexico border, ordering construction on his border wall to resume and terminating diversity programs in federal agencies. After a celebratory rally in downtown Washington, Trump signed a number of orders relating to immigration at the White House, including a directive to end birthright citizenship. Birthright citizenship has been understood to be required under the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which states: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States.” Democrats and some legal groups have vowed to challenge in court any attempt by Trump to do away with birthright citizenship. Follow live coverage”With these actions, we will begin the complete restoration of America and the revolution of common sense. It’s all about common sense,” Trump said in his inaugural address.He also followed through with a promise to sign an order granting the Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok more time to sell to a U.S.-based company. The first order Trump signed before a crowd at the Capital One Arena revoked about 80 executive actions former President Joe Biden signed. He also signed a freeze on new regulations, as well as a hiring freeze on federal workers. And Trump also withdrew — again — from the Paris climate treaty.When he was done, he threw some of the pens he’d used into the crowd. The orders are part of a broad plan that’s expected to include more than 50 items in total as he seeks a quick start to his second stint in the White House. Immigration overhaulTrump’s other executive orders on immigration restore his “Remain in Mexico” policy from his first administration for those seeking to enter the United States through Mexico, while another designated cartels and migrant gangs, specifically MS-13 and Tren de Aragua, as foreign terrorist organizations.Mexico’s Foreign Affairs Ministry told NBC News that Trump was making the move on his “Remain in Mexico” policy unilaterally, without the country’s agreement, which could be a hurdle for implementation.Asked if the gang terrorism designation meant that U.S. special forces could be sent into Mexico, Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, “Stranger things have happened.”Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the border would allow the Defense Department to deploy the military and the National Guard to the border. Asked what the rules of engagement would be for the military deployed to the border, Trump transition officials said that would be up to the Defense Department. “We have to set our country on the proper course,” Trump said of his immigration plans Sunday at a rally for supporters. “By the time the sun sets tomorrow evening, the invasion of our borders will have come to a halt, and all the illegal border trespassers will, in some form or another, be on their way back home.”Reversing diversity initiativesNot all of the executive orders are about border and immigration policy. Others targeted diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives within the federal government.”We will forge a society that is colorblind and merit-based,” Trump said in his inaugural address. Another order says the policy of the United States is to recognize two sexes — male and female — including on all government documents, such as passports and visas.In 2022, the Biden administration allowed U.S. citizens to be able to select the gender-neutral “X” as a marker on their passport books.The order will also prevent taxpayer funds from being used for gender-transition health care.Reforms — and cuts — for government workersAs had been expected, Trump signed an order officially creating the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which will have a mission of cutting government spending. In November, Trump announced DOGE would be co-led by billionaire Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. But sources familiar with his thinking told NBC News on Monday that Ramaswamy would not be involved so he can focus on running for governor of Ohio. That order was immediately challenged in a trio of lawsuits alleging that the unofficial government department evades transparency rules and other laws.On Trump’s agenda, as well, was an order reimplementing “Schedule F,” an executive order that strips job protections from nonpolitical career officials in policy roles throughout the federal bureaucracy. The move makes it significantly easier for a president to fire them. The order could affect potentially thousands of workers. Another order requires more federal workers to return to work in person. Extra energyTrump also signed executive orders designed to spur American energy production, which is already at a record level. One order will declare a “national energy emergency” to reduce bureaucracy and allow more drilling, while another will allow more energy production in Alaska. Name changesHe was also signing another order changing the name of Alaska’s Denali, the tallest mountain in North America, back to Mount McKinley. President Barack Obama renamed the mountain in 2015 at the request of Native Alaskan tribes and politicians, sparking anger in President William McKinley’s home state, Ohio.Another order would change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, although it’s not clear whether a U.S. president has the authority to rename an area that is considered international waters. Record number of ordersThe scope and number of orders Trump is expected to sign far exceed what he did on his first day in office in 2017, when he signed one executive order that targeted the Affordable Care Act. It also goes beyond the number Biden signed on his first day in office. Biden signed nine executive orders on topics from ethics commitments for executive branch personnel to combating discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation, and he also signed orders reversing Trump directives on immigration and deregulation. Biden also signed off on seven other executive actions that day in 2021, including directives aimed at halting funding of Trump’s border wall and reversing his decision to pull the United States out of the international Paris climate agreement.On Monday, Trump signed an order reversing Biden’s reversal of the climate agreement, as well as his orders on gender identity discrimination and ethics commitments. He also reversed some of Biden’s final executive orders, including the former president’s order removing Cuba’s designation as a state sponsor of terrorism. In a phone interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker on Saturday, Trump said he planned to sign a large number of executive actions on his first day.“We have a record-setting number of documents that I’ll be signing right after this [inauguration] speech,” he said.
