by Andy Ortiz, Managing Editor

After a highly turbulent and climactic election, President Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, promising an American golden age full of flourish and patriotism.

Earlier this week, President Trump was sworn into office alongside his Vice President, J.D. Vance. The inauguration took place in the Capitol Rotunda, attended by all living former presidents.

Throughout his 2024 campaign, President Trump promised an end to inflation and high prices on groceries and gas, as well as stricter immigration policies.

“From this day forward, our country will flourish and be respected again all over the world,” said President Trump in his Inaugural Address. “We will be the envy of every nation, and we will not allow ourselves to be taken advantage of any longer.”

According to the Associated Press, most of his promises had to do with cutting prices on energy, increasing oil drilling, ending the Russia-Ukraine war, conducting large deportations across the country, imposing tariffs on imports from neighboring countries and closing the Department of Education.

Just hours after having taken office, President Trump already began signing dozens of executive orders and policy actions. His goal has been to redirect the government to, in his own words, “reclaim [America’s] rightful place as the greatest, most powerful, most respected nation on earth.”

The President has already fulfilled some of his major promises. According to the Associated Press, the President has signed orders withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement, pardoning those convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol and spurring more oil drilling projects.

Throughout the week, there has been progress on terminating state emissions waivers, bar refugees from Gaza and “uprooting the deep state.” All of these promises have been labeled as “in progress” by the Associated Press.

Alongside those actions, the President has also been focusing efforts on reducing the influence of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) across the federal government. With that, Presidential actions have also targeted various climate change efforts.

As written on the official White House website, “Climate extremism has exploded inflation and overburdened businesses with regulation.”

President Trump has also revoked many Biden-era executive orders. These include many old COVID-19 response policies, as well as strengthening the Affordable Care Act and the establishment of a Climate Change Office. These and more are listed on the official White House website.

One of the biggest stops President Trump has put on the previous Biden administration was the closure of the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) One app. This app was used by the federal government to give legal pathways for asylum seekers, but was quickly closed under the new administration, leaving nearly thousands stranded at the Mexican border without an appointment to enter the U.S.

The second Trump presidency has been in power for just over a week, yet there’s no end in sight for the flurry of policies and presidential actions being signed. Some are concerned for potential future policy initiatives, while others have been more or less satisfied so far with the direction of the new administration. Only time will tell what other plans President Trump has for the United States in the next four years.

“I return to the presidency confident and optimistic that we are at the start of a thrilling new era of national success,” said the President in his Inaugural Address.