26 Executive Orders, TikTok's Future, and Elon’s Arm

President Donald Trump was inaugurated on Monday, and he came out swinging. On his first day, he signed 26 executive orders and rolled back about80 of former president Joe Biden’s executive actions. (For comparison, Biden signed nineexecutive orders on day one; in 2017,Trump signed one; in 2013,Obama signed zero, and in 2009,just two.)

Trump was making good on the promises he campaigned on. On immigration, he’s trying toend birthright citizenship. On diversity, equity, and inclusion, he’s saying, “You’re fired” to federal DEI employees. On trans issues, he signed an order that declares onlytwo genders. And on “America First,” he’s saying goodbye to the “Gulf of Mexico” and hello to the “Gulfof America.”

Trump also announcedStargate, gave TikTok a second life, pardoned about 1,500 January 6 rioters, and pulled out of the Parisclimate agreement.

Suffice it to say, there is much to discuss. Today, Bari Weiss is back with Batya Ungar-Sargon, Brianna Wu, and Free Press senior editor Peter Savodnik to unpack Trump’s first week in office and what they think about…Elon’s arm.

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