Trump on Day 1: Begin Deportation Push, Pardon Jan. 6 Rioters and Make His Criminal Cases Vanish; Deportations, Drilling and Pardons: Donald Trump’s ‘Day One’ Promises; What Trump Can—and Can’t—Do on Day One; A Guide for the Worried

Trump on Day 1: Begin deportation push, pardon Jan. 6 rioters and make his criminal cases vanish:

Donald Trump has said he wouldn’t be a dictator – “except for Day 1.” According to his own statements, he’s got a lot to do on that first day in the White House.

His list includes starting up the mass deportation of migrants, rolling back Biden administration policies on education, reshaping the federal government by firing potentially thousands of federal employees he believes are secretly working against him, and pardoning people who were arrested for their role in the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

“I want to close the border, and I want to drill, drill, drill,” he said of his Day 1 plans.

When he took office in 2017, he had a long list, too, including immediately renegotiating trade deals, deporting migrants and putting in place measures to root out government corruption. Those things didn’t happen all at once.

How many executive orders in the first week? “There will be tens of them. I can assure you of that,” Trump’s national press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, told Fox News on Sunday.

Here’s a look at what Trump has said he will do in his second term and whether he can do it the moment he steps into the White House:

Trump has said that “within two seconds” of taking office that he would fire Jack Smith, the special counsel who has been prosecuting two federal cases against him. Smith is already evaluating how to wind down the cases because of long-standing Justice Department policy that says sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted. —>READ MORE HERE

Deportations, Drilling and Pardons: Donald Trump’s ‘Day One’ Promises

Trump has made many promises about his ‘Day One’ agenda. Here’s what he’s likely to focus on.

Throughout his campaign, former President Donald Trump made a variety of promises about what would happen on ‘Day One’ of his presidency, including vowing to be “a dictator,” ending the war in Ukraine and cutting funding to schools for their policies on “critical race theory” and transgender students

In December, Trump shared his ‘Day One’ plans with Fox News host Sean Hannity, who asked Trump if he would promise to “never abuse power as retribution against anybody.”

“Except for Day One,” Trump said in response. “I want to close the border, and I want to drill, drill, drill…We’re closing the border and we’re drilling drilling drilling. After that I’m not a dictator.”

While some of his promises are more likely to come to pass than others, they offer a window into Trump’s priorities as he prepares for a return to the White House.

Here’s a look at what Trump has said are his top priorities for his first day in office:

Mass Deportation and an Immigration Overhaul

At Trump’s rallies, one of his oft-repeated promises is a mass deportation of immigrants on ‘Day One.’

“On Day One, I will launch the largest deportation program in American history to get the criminals out,” Trump said at his Madison Square Garden rally on Oct. 28. “I will rescue every city and town that has been invaded and conquered, and we will put these vicious and bloodthirsty criminals in jail, then kick them the hell out of our country as fast as possible.”

How? Trump has mentioned using local law enforcement and the National Guard to assist with the removal process.

Trump campaign senior advisor Jason Miller said Wednesday in an interview that the plan is to immediately return to Trump-era border policies.

“All of the secure border policies that we had in place with President Trump, he can simply flip the switch and put those back in place just like they were before. They didn’t need an act of Congress,” Miller said.

‘Drilling, Drilling, Drilling’ —>READ MORE HERE

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