The newly elected President has removed the United States from the Paris Climate Accords as one of his first acts.
Following his inauguration in Washington DC yesterday, US President Donald Trump signed around 100 executive orders in what is being described as a "shock and awe" approach.
In removing US from the climate agreement, he told reporters the US was going to "Drill, baby, drill," instead of pursuing renewable energy.
The US withdrawal further threatens the central goal of the agreement, which is to avoid a rise in global temperatures of 1.5C.
President Trump withdrew US from the climate agreement during his last presidency, however former President Biden reversed this decision.
He also revoked a 2021 Biden order which sought to ensure half of all new vehicles sold in the US by 2030 were electric.
January 6
President Trump also issued pardons for 1,500 people who had been charged over the January 6 riots in 2021 at the US Capitol.
This action also cuts short the sentences of 14 members of the far-right Proud Boys and Oath Keepers organisations, including some who were convicted of seditious conspiracy.
TikTok
As uncertainty hangs over TikTok's future in the US, President Trump signed an executive order to keep the social media platform operating for 75 days.
TikTok's China-based parent company ByteDance was supposed to find a US buyer or be banned on 19 January. Mr Trump's order could give ByteDance more time to find a buyer.
While signing the orders in front of press last night, President Trump said the US has the right to own half of the social media giant TikTok.
"There's so many different products made in China and no one ever complains about it - the only one they complain about is TikTok," he said.
"I guess I have a warm spot for TikTok," Mr Trump said.
Immigration
President Trump said he plans on sending US troops to the US-Mexico border to help support immigration agents and restrict refugees.
He also designated criminal cartels as terrorist organisations, and has taken steps to block citizenship for children of immigrants who are in the US illegally.
President Trump reversed several immigration orders from the Biden presidency, including one that narrowed deportation priorities to people who commit serious crimes, are deemed national security threats or were stopped at the border.
Feature image: President Donald Trump speaks at the Commander in Chief Ball, part of the 60th Presidential Inauguration, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Reporting by IRN.
