Donald Trump 2.O. Signs Orders To Pardon Rioters, Exit Paris Pact, Declares National Emergency at Mexico Border.
Donald Trump has signed a record number of executive orders publicly, as a huge crowd cheered, less than six hours since he took oath as the 47th President of the United States. He signed many more orders after reaching the White House later in the day.
Outlining the orders, President Trump said his topmost priority is to declare a national emergency along the US' southern border with Mexico. "All illegal entry will immediately be halted, and we will begin the process of returning millions and millions of criminal aliens back to the places from which they came," he said, adding that he would order the deployment of troops along the border immediately.
Among other orders, President Trump used his special powers to pardon more than 1,500 people involved in the Jan 6, 2021 US Capitol riots after Trump lost the last election to Joe Biden.