President Trump Signs Executive Actions and Orders – Cabinet Appointments Advance

President Donald J. Trump’s first actions after his inauguration gave him control of the government as he signed several executive actions regarding staffing.
Later, at his Inauguration Parade and Rally at Capital One Arena, the president signed more orders, vowing to restore free speech, work at lowering costs for families, and undue the previous administration’s executive orders.
Trump’s first executive actions took place in the President’s Room at the U.S. Capitol, as he officially nominated his different picks for Cabinet and sub-Cabinet positions, announced acting Cabinet positions, and designated chairpersons of different commissions.
Then, he proclaimed that flags would be flown at full-staff for all future inauguration days. Flags across the country had been at half-staff, commemorating the death of former President Jimmy Carter.
You can watch President Trump below, with Melania Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, and Senate and House leaders as the governmental transition takes place and Trump signs those first executive actions:
BREAKING: President Donald Trump signs the first executive orders of his term, all geared toward making his appointments and taking control of the executive branch.
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 20, 2025
One of them ensures flags for every inauguration are flown at FULL MAST. pic.twitter.com/HkNj9hFRqc
Those nominations for Cabinet positions were already moving forward today, as Marco Rubio, nominated to become secretary of state, was approved by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and then unanimously confirmed in the Senate by a vote of 99-0, with Vance’s seat now vacant.
Several other Cabinet nominees were also approved by Senate committees today:
- Pete Hegseth, Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense
- Kristi Noem, to lead Department of Homeland Security
- Russell Vought nominated as director of the Office of Management and Budget
Then, at his Inauguration Parade and Rally at Capital One Arena, Trump signed more executive orders designed to deal with such issues and harmful policies from the previous administration, inflation, free speech, government growth and the regulatory state.
Here’s a round-up of the orders signed at the rally:
Initial Rescissions Of Harmful Executive Orders And Actions: Trump’s first order rescinded 78 different actions from former President Joseph Robinette Biden. The order stated:
Restoring Freedom Of Speech And Ending Federal Censorship: The order “enshrines the right of the American people to speak freely in the public square without Government interference.” It states, “No Federal department, agency, entity, officer, employee, or agent may act or use any Federal resources” to “unconstitutionally abridge the free speech of any American citizen.”
Ending The Weaponization Of The Federal Government: The executive order states:
It goes on to say the new administration will “identify and take appropriate action to correct past misconduct by the Federal Government” and directs different federal agencies to take appropriate action.
Return to In-Person Work: The order directs all departments and agencies in the executive branch to “take all necessary steps to terminate remote work arrangements and require employees to return to work in-person,” with some exemptions where deemed necessary.
Regulatory Freeze Pending Review: The president directed all departments and agencies to refrain from issuing new regulations “until a department or agency head appointed or designated by the President after noon on January 20, 2025, reviews and approves the rule.”
Hiring Freeze: The mandate puts a hiring freeze on civilian federal employees, except where such a freeze might affect “the provision of Social Security, Medicare, or Veterans’ benefits.” It also directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to “submit a plan to reduce the size of the Federal Government’s workforce through efficiency improvements and attrition” within the next 90 days.
Delivering Emergency Price Relief for American Families and Defeating the Cost-of-Living Crisis: The order takes action to lower inflation and “increase the prosperity of the American worker.”
Putting America First In International Environmental Agreements: As he signed this order, Trump said U.S. involvement in the Paris Climate Treaty would cost Americans $1 trillion. This order withdraws the United States from that treaty and notifies the United Nations of this.
President Trump was heading to the Oval Office to sign even more executive orders and actions. The Daily Citizen will keep you posted as we cover the first days of the new administration.
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Jeff Johnston is a culture and policy analyst for Focus on the Family and a staff writer for the Daily Citizen. He researches, writes and teaches about topics of concern to families such as parental rights, religious freedom, LGBT issues, education and free speech. Johnston has been interviewed by CBS Sunday Morning, The New York Times, Associated Press News, The Christian Post, Rolling Stone and Vice, and is a frequent guest on radio and television outlets. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from San Diego State University with a Bachelors in English and a Teaching Credential. He and his wife have been married 30 years and have three grown sons.