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president donald trump returns to the White House and moves at warp speed.
In his inauguration speech, the new president promised that things around the country “will change starting today, and it will change very quickly.”
And moments later, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Taylor Budowich took to social media to tease: “Now comes SHOCK AND AWE.”
They weren’t kidding.
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President Donald Trump holds a document as he issues executive orders and pardons for the Jan. 6 defendants, in the Oval Office of the White House, on Jan. 20, 2025. (REUTERS/Carlos Barria)
Trump signed a barrage of executive orders and actions on his own the first eight hours in officethat not only fulfilled major campaign promises, but also allowed the incoming president to flex his executive muscles again and address some long-standing grievances.
The president immediately cracked down on immigration, moved toward a trade war with key allies and adversaries, reversed many policies implemented by former president bidenincluding the elimination of much of the previous administration’s federal diversity actions and energy and climate provisions.
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He also caused great controversy by pardoning or commuting the sentences of approximately 1,500 supporters who participated in the January 6, 2021 attack on the United States Capitol in an unsuccessful attempt to reverse Congressional certification of the election victory of Biden 2020. Among those whose sentences were commuted were some who violently assaulted police officers in one of the darkest days of America
Trump also fired some top government officials, made a high-profile half-billion-dollar tech investment announcement, held unscripted and wide-ranging, informal and impromptu press conferences during his first two days in the House Blanca and even changed the name of the Golf. of Mexico the Gulf of America.
President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
“I think it’s great how they’ve been handling it, to immediately find the moment with action. It’s exactly what he needs to do and it’s exactly what people voted for,” veteran Republican strategist Kristin Davison told Fox News.
“Americans vote for decisive, swift action and real leadership. And Trump understands that more than anyone. I think he and his team knew how important it was to show that they listened to what the people wanted and that they are responding with leadership,” Davison argued.
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Longtime Republican consultant Alex Castellanos agreed
“He’s flooding the area. He’s making a case for action. He’s demonstrating action. He’s rallying a wave of American support for a massive transformation of government,” said Castellanos, a veteran of numerous presidential campaigns. of the GOP, on Fox News.
Seasoned Democratic strategist Joe Caiazzo did not question Trump’s frantic actions.
“The pace of this shouldn’t surprise anybody. Trump made it very clear that he was going to act quickly, he was going to act boldly, and he was going to do exactly what he told the voters he was going to do,” Caiazzo said. .
But he argued that “the things he’s doing will directly affect working families from coast to coast. It’s also a sign that he has no respect for the rule of law.”
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Asked if Trump’s actions were what Americans voted for last fall, Caiazzo replied, “of course not. What Americans voted for was cheaper groceries. What Donald Trump is going to give us it’s a litany of policies that work to deteriorate our institutions, that work to enrich the rich and consolidate their position among the oligarchy of this country.”
There’s another reason for Trump’s fast pace: Even though he’s the new president, he’s also a lame-duck term-limited president. And by Labor Day, much of the political world will begin looking toward the 2026 midterm elections.
“This is his second term. He needs to move quickly,” Davison stressed.
President Donald Trump reviews the troops during his inauguration ceremony in Emancipation Hall on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on January 20, 2025. (Greg Nash/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump’s show of strength in the early days of his second administration also contrasts with eight years ago, when he first entered the White House.
The president and his team are much more experienced the second time around, and the supporting cast is intensely loyal to Trump.
“In the last administration, there would be traffic jams and bottlenecks because there were people who didn’t agree with him,” a White House source told Fox News. “Now we have a whole infrastructure and staff that’s been built around him, to support him. When he says something, he’s doing it. It’s a testament to him and the team he built.”
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Credit is also being given to the White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, who, as co-campaign manager of Trump’s 2024 presidential bid, kept the trains running.
“What Susie has done is look at the entirety of Trump and find the best players and put them in the best positions to support the president. Trump is surrounded by Trump people who have proven over the years not only to be loyal but ultra-competent operators,” added the adviser, who requested anonymity to speak more freely.
