President Donald Trump wasted no time fulfilling his campaign promises on his first day back in the White House, enacting a flurry of executive actions that electrified conservatives and reaffirmed his commitment to an America First agenda. “Your head will spin when you see what’s going to happen,” Trump predicted during the campaign—and on Day One, he delivered.
By Monday afternoon, Trump had signed 78 reversals of President Joe Biden’s executive orders, tackling key issues ranging from border security to energy independence. He launched what he called the largest deportation initiative in U.S. history, declared a national emergency at the southern border, and rescinded Biden-era diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Trump also pardoned non-violent January 6 defendants, withdrew from the World Health Organization, and rolled back radical environmental policies stifling energy production.
Among his most significant actions, Trump created the “Department of Government Efficiency” to overhaul federal bureaucracy and reinstate merit-based hiring. He declared cartels foreign terrorist organizations, blocked offshore wind leasing to reassess environmental impacts, and restored the death penalty as a deterrent for violent crime. Trump also signed an energy emergency declaration, unleashing Alaska’s vast resources, halting destructive wind projects like Idaho’s Lava Ridge farm, and slashing unnecessary regulations.
Here’s a full list of his 46 kept promises, and counting:
- Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness
- Designating Cartels And Other Organizations As Foreign Terrorist Organizations And Specially Designated Global Terrorists
- Guaranteeing The States Protection Against Invasion
- Reforming The Federal Hiring Process And Restoring Merit To Government Service
- Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing
- Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism And Restoring Biological Truth To The Federal Government
- Establishing And Implementing The President’s “Department Of Government Efficiency”
- America First Policy Directive To The Secretary Of State
- Protecting The United States From Foreign Terrorists And Other National Security And Public Safety Threats
- Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential
- Protecting The American People Against Invasion
- The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Global Tax Deal (Global Tax Deal)
- Organization of the National Security Council and Subcommittees
- Reevaluating And Realigning United States Foreign Aid
- Temporary Withdrawal of All Areas on the Outer Continental Shelf from Offshore Wind Leasing and Review of the Federal Government’s Leasing and Permitting Practices for Wind Projects
- Declaring a National Energy Emergency
- Restoring Accountability for Career Senior Executives
- Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture
- Restoring The Death Penalty And Protecting Public Safety
- Putting People Over Fish: Stopping Radical Environmentalism to Provide Water to Southern California
- Securing Our Borders
- Protecting The Meaning And Value Of American Citizenship
- Realigning the United States Refugee Admissions Program
- Unleashing American Energy
- Clarifying The Military’s Role In Protecting The Territorial Integrity Of The United States
- America First Trade Policy
- Memorandum to Resolve the Backlog of Security Clearances for Executive Office of the President Personnel
- Declaring A National Emergency At The Southern Border Of The United States
- Holding Former Government Officials Accountable For Election Interference And Improper Disclosure Of Sensitive Governmental Information
- Restoring Accountability To Policy-Influencing Positions Within the Federal Workforce
- Withdrawing The United States From The World Health Organization
- Application Of Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act To TikTok
- Granting Pardons And Commutation Of Sentences For Certain Offenses Relating To The Events At Or Near The United States Capitol On January 6, 2021
- Putting America First In International Environmental Agreements
- Delivering Emergency Price Relief for American Families and Defeating the Cost-of-Living Crisis
- Hiring Freeze
- Regulatory Freeze Pending Review
- Return to In-Person Work
- Ending The Weaponization Of The Federal Government
- Restoring Freedom Of Speech And Ending Federal Censorship
- Initial Rescissions Of Harmful Executive Orders And Actions
- Flying The Flag Of The United States At Full-Staff On Inauguration Day
- President Trump Designates Chairmen and Acting Chairmen
- President Trump Announces Acting Cabinet and Cabinet-Level Positions
- President Trump Announces Sub-Cabinet Appointments
- President Trump Announces Cabinet and Cabinet Level Appointments
Lawmakers and commentators alike praised Trump’s immediate and decisive actions. Rep. Rudy Yakym (R-IN) celebrated on X, “So many wins tonight and this is just day one!” Rep. Russ Fulcher (R-ID) expressed gratitude for Trump halting the Lava Ridge wind project, noting that it had been overwhelmingly rejected by Idahoans. “On behalf of countless Idahoans, THANK YOU, Mr. President!” Fulcher wrote. Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) succinctly put it: “Promise made, promises kept.”
Media analysts highlighted the contrast between Trump and his predecessor. Axios’ Marc Caputo noted, “Trump took numerous questions for 45 minutes… Biden took 1 q in less than 3 min that staff tried to shut down.” Fox News emphasized Trump’s robust start, observing that he “spent much of the day following his inauguration signing dozens of executive orders.”
Trump’s action-packed first day also demonstrated his resolve to dismantle the “deep state” and restore power to the people. In 2023, he declared, “We will demolish the ‘deep state.’ We will expel the warmongers… drive out the globalists… and rout the fake news.” His Day One moves marked the first salvo in a larger effort to reshape the federal government and reclaim America’s sovereignty.
Trump’s swift execution of campaign promises signaled a new era of decisive leadership and accountability. With a laser focus on energy independence, national security, and restoring American greatness, Trump’s return to the Oval Office is already redefining what it means to “hit the ground running.”