Trump's first day in the White House/ Analysis: Bold moves and big promises

On his first day in office, President Donald Trump wasted no time in taking significant steps. From signing executive orders to delivering a fiery inaugural address, he laid the foundation for his bold vision for America.

Whether it was his handling of immigration, his pledge to roll back key policies from the Obama administration, or his emphasis on his "America First" approach, Trump's actions on his first day in office set the tone for what promises to be a controversial and transformative presidency.

Markets were volatile. The dollar initially weakened after Trump's inaugural address did not explicitly mention tariffs, but rose after he said the US could impose 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada.

Trump pushed back on banning TikTok, but said he "certainly could" impose tariffs on China if Beijing did not approve a deal to sell the app to a US company.

President Trump signed a series of executive orders that initiated the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate accords and the WHO, ordered the deployment of troops to the border with Mexico, pardoned about 1,500 Jan. 6 protesters, and resumed permitting natural gas export terminals. He also rescinded 78 Biden-era directives.

He said he would meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who earlier on Monday said Moscow was open to dialogue over its war in Ukraine.

Donald Trump signed an executive order ordering the United States to withdraw from the World Health Organization, in a move that would mark a major setback for global health funding.

The US president called the executive order "major" before signing it. The Geneva-based global health body relies heavily on the US for funding, with about a fifth of its annual budget coming from US government donations.

He also signed an executive order revoking the security clearances of 51 former intelligence officials – including five former CIA directors – accusing them of trying to “influence American elections.”

All the officials signed a letter in 2020 arguing that emails found on Joe Biden's son Hunter's laptop were part of a Russian disinformation campaign. Trump had vowed on the campaign trail to seek retribution.

The Pentagon said it is committed to implementing Trump's orders to develop a plan for deploying troops to the US-Mexico border.

Along with a slew of immigration-focused orders, Donald Trump is aiming to end automatic citizenship for children of immigrants born in the US illegally, starting 30 days from today.

Trump revoked a non-binding executive order signed by Biden, which aimed to make half of all new vehicles sold by 2030 electric.

Another executive order reclassified thousands of federal employees as political appointees, making it much easier to fire them.

Trump further declared a national energy emergency as part of a barrage of pro-fossil fuel actions and efforts to "unwind" the already booming US energy production, which also included rolling back restrictions on oil drilling in Alaska and halting a ban on gas exports.

President Trump signed an order to remove “gender ideology guidelines” from federal government communications, policies and forms. The order makes it official policy to have “only two genders, male and female.” / Monitor