The White House’s website states 25 executive orders have been signed since Donald Trump was inaugurated.
Within the first 24 hours of being sworn in as the President of the United States for the second time, Donald Trump has wasted no time signing off on multiple executive orders.
Halting the TikTok ban
The White House website states: “To fulfil those responsibilities, I intend to consult with my advisors, including the heads of relevant departments and agencies on the national security concerns posed by TikTok, and to pursue a resolution that protects national security while saving a platform used by 170 million Americans.
“My Administration must also review sensitive intelligence related to those concerns and evaluate the sufficiency of mitigation measures TikTok has taken to date.”
The ban has subsequently been paused ‘for a period of 75 days’ to allow Trump’s administration to ‘determine the appropriate course forward’.
Trump has paused the TikTok ban (Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Official policy that there are ‘only two genders’
The order’s title reads: “Defending women from gender ideology extremism and restoring biological truth to the federal government.”
The policy recognizes ‘two sexes, male and female’ and states them as not being ‘changeable’ but ‘grounded in fundamental and incontrovertible reality.
“Each agency and all Federal employees shall enforce laws governing sex-based rights, protections, opportunities, and accommodations to protect men and women as biologically distinct sexes.
“Agencies shall remove all statements, policies, regulations, forms, communications, or other internal and external messages that promote or otherwise inculcate gender ideology, and shall cease issuing such statements, policies, regulations, forms, communications or other messages. Agency forms that require an individual’s sex shall list male or female, and shall not request gender identity. Agencies shall take all necessary steps, as permitted by law, to end the Federal funding of gender ideology.”
The order states the US will only recognize ‘male’ and ‘female’ (CHIP SOMODEVILLA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
‘Restoring’ death penalty
The order accuses Biden’s government and judges who oppose capital punishment of ‘efforts to subvert and undermine capital punishment defy the laws of [the] nation, make a mockery of justice, and insult the victims of these horrible crimes’.
Trump’s order states: “The Government’s most solemn responsibility is to protect its citizens from abhorrent acts, and my Administration will not tolerate efforts to stymie and eviscerate the laws that authorize capital punishment against those who commit horrible acts of violence against American citizens.”
The policy adds: “It is the policy of the United States to ensure that the laws that authorize capital punishment are respected and faithfully implemented, and to counteract the politicians and judges who subvert the law by obstructing and preventing the execution of capital sentences.”
Trump’s order seeks to ‘restore’ the death penalty (Jeremy Hogan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
‘Ending radical and wasteful government diversity, equity and inclusion’ programs
The order states: “The Biden Administration forced illegal and immoral discrimination programs, going by the name ‘diversity, equity, and inclusion’ (DEI), into virtually all aspects of the Federal Government, in areas ranging from airline safety to the military.
“[…] Pursuant to Executive Order 13985 and follow-on orders, nearly every Federal agency and entity submitted ‘Equity Action Plans’ to detail the ways that they have furthered DEIs infiltration of the Federal Government. The public release of these plans demonstrated immense public waste and shameful discrimination. That ends today.
“Americans deserve a government committed to serving every person with equal dignity and respect, and to expending precious taxpayer resources only on making America great.”
Trump’s administration also plans to scrap ‘diversity, equity, and inclusion’ programs (KEVIN LAMARQUE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Reversing 78 of Biden’s ‘harmful’ executive actions
The executive order accuses the previous administration of embedding ‘deeply unpopular, inflationary, illegal and radical practices within every agency and office of the Federal Government’.
It continues: “The injection of ‘diversity, equity, and inclusion’ (DEI) into our institutions has corrupted them by replacing hard work, merit, and equality with a divisive and dangerous preferential hierarchy.
“Orders to open the borders have endangered the American people and dissolved Federal, State, and local resources that should be used to benefit the American people.
“Climate extremism has exploded inflation and overburdened businesses with regulation.”
The order accuses Biden’s administration of ‘radical practices’ (Mandel Ngan – Pool/Getty Images)
Pardoning Capitol Rioters
Under the section titled ‘Ending the Weaponization of the federal government,’ the White House’s page states: “The Department of Justice even jailed an individual for posting a political meme. And while the Department of Justice has ruthlessly prosecuted more than 1,500 individuals associated with January 6, and simultaneously dropped nearly all cases against BLM rioters. “
Trump accuses the past administration of ‘inflicting political pain’ rather than ‘pursuing actual justice or legitimate government objectives’ against Americans who ‘spoke out against previous administration’s actions and other Americans who were simply exercising constitutionally protected rights’.
The order links to a presidential action pardoning multiple individuals ‘convicted of offenses related to events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, to time served as of January 20, 2025’ alongside granting ‘a full, complete or unconditional pardon to all other individuals convicted of offenses related to events’ on the same day too.
The White House’s website states: “This proclamation ends a grave national injustice that has been perpetrated upon the American people over the last four years and begins a process of national reconciliation.”
Free speech and federal censorship
The White House’s website states: “Enshrines the right of the American people to speak freely in the public square without Government interference.
“Over the last four years, the previous administration trampled free speech rights by censoring Americans’ speech on online platforms, often by exerting substantial coercive pressure on third parties, such as social media companies, to moderate, deplatform, or otherwise suppress speech that the Federal Government did not approve. Under the guise of combatting ‘misinformation,’ ‘disinformation,’ and ‘malinformation,’ the Federal Government infringed on the constitutionally protected speech rights of American citizens across the United States in a manner that advanced the Government’s preferred narrative about significant matters of public debate.
:Government censorship of speech is intolerable in a free society.”
The White House website says the first amendment ‘enshrines the right of the American people to speak freely in the public square without Government interference’ (John Keeble/Getty Images)
Blocking refugees
The order suspends the US Refugee Admissions Program ‘until such time as the further entry into the United States of refugees aligns with the interests of the United States’.
“The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security may jointly determine to admit aliens to the United States as refugees on a case-by-case basis, in their discretion, but only so long as they determine that the entry of such aliens as refugees is in the national interest and does not pose a threat to the security or welfare of the United States.” it says.
Limiting birthright citizenship
If a ‘person’s mother was unlawfully present in the US and the father was not a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of said person’s birth’ or ‘when that person’s mother’s presence in the United States at the time of said person’s birth was lawful but temporary (such as, but not limited to, visiting the United States under the auspices of the Visa Waiver Program or visiting on a student, work, or tourist visa) and the father was not a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of said person’s birth’ then the person is not ‘automatically’ given the ‘priceless and profound gift’ of ‘the United States citizenship‘.
The order is suspending the US Refugee Admissions Program (Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
‘Securing’ borders
The order states: “Over the last four years, the United States has endured a large-scale invasion at an unprecedented level. Millions of illegal aliens from nations and regions all around the world successfully entered the United States where they are now residing, including potential terrorists, foreign spies, members of cartels, gangs, and violent transnational criminal organizations, and other hostile actors with malicious intent.”
The order calls upon the Federal Government to ‘act with urgency and strength’ to secure the border and ‘protect the American people from the disastrous effects of unlawful mass migration and resettlement’ including constructing ‘temporary and permanent physical barriers’ and deploying personnel.
‘Protecting American people against invasion’
The order accuses Biden’s administration of letting ‘millions of illegal aliens’ cross the borders.
“Many of these aliens unlawfully within the United States present significant threats to national security and public safety, committing vile and heinous acts against innocent Americans. Others are engaged in hostile activities, including espionage, economic espionage, and preparations for terror-related activities.” it says.
“Many have abused the generosity of the American people, and their presence in the United States has cost taxpayers billions of dollars at the Federal, State, and local levels.
“Enforcing our Nation’s immigration laws is critically important to the national security and public safety of the United States. The American people deserve a Federal Government that puts their interests first and a Government that understands its sacred obligation to prioritize the safety, security, and financial and economic well-being of Americans.”
The order calls for the Federal government to ‘act with urgency and strength’ when it comes to securing borders (John Moore/Getty Images)
‘Protecting the US from foreign terrorists’
The order seeks to tighten the ‘visa-issuance process’ to ‘ensure that those aliens approved for admission into the US do not intend to harm Americans’ or the ‘national interests’.
“More importantly, the United States must identify them before their admission or entry into the United States.”
‘Protecting the territorial integrity’ of the US
The order states plans to ‘seal the borders and maintain the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and security of the United States by repelling forms of invasion including unlawful mass migration, narcotics trafficking, human smuggling and trafficking, and other criminal activities’.
Cartels named as ‘foreign terrorist organizations’
The order states: “It is the policy of the United States to ensure the total elimination of these organizations’ presence in the United States and their ability to threaten the territory, safety, and security of the United States through their extraterritorial command-and-control structures, thereby protecting the American people and the territorial integrity of the United States.”
United States foreign aid
US foreign development assistance will be paused for 90 days and no assistance will be given until ascertained that its ‘fully aligned with the foreign policy of the President of the US’ and is ‘aligned with American interests and in many cases antithetical to American values’.
Trump’s administration plans to name drug cartels as ‘foreign terrorist organizations’ (CHIP SOMODEVILLA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
‘America first policy’
The order’s purpose and policy states: “From this day forward, the foreign policy of the United States shall champion core American interests and always put America and American citizens first.
“As soon as practicable, the Secretary of State shall issue guidance bringing the Department of State’s policies, programs, personnel, and operations in line with an America First foreign policy, which puts America and its interests first.”
‘Restoring accountability to policy-influencing positions’ in federal workforce
The White House’s website states: “Article II of the United States Constitution vests the President with the sole and exclusive authority over the executive branch, including the authority to manage the Federal workforce to ensure effective execution of Federal law.
“A critical aspect of this executive function is the responsibility to maintain professionalism and accountability within the civil service.
“This accountability is sorely lacking today. “
Punishing ‘election interference’
The order accuses ’51 former intelligence officials’ of coordinating with ‘the Biden campaign’ to ‘issue a letter discrediting the reporting that President Joseph R. Biden’s son had abandoned his laptop at a computer repair business’.
It then lists a number of individuals, revoking ‘any current or active clearances’ and reinforced anyone who holds ‘government-issued security clearances should not use their clearance status to influence US elections’.
One order accuses ’51 former intelligence officials’ of coordinating with the ‘Biden campaign’ (MELINA MARA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
US leaving the World Health Organization (WHO)
The order accuses who of ‘mishandling’ the COVID-19 pandemic alongside ‘other global health crises’.
The executive order continues: “The WHO continues to demand unfairly onerous payments from the United States, far out of proportion with other countries’ assessed payments.
“China, with a population of 1.4 billion, has 300 percent of the population of the United States, yet contributes nearly 90 percent less to the WHO.”
Withdrawing US from Paris climate agreement
The executive order argues the US has ended up involved in ‘international agreements and initiatives that do not reflect [the] country’s values or [its] contributions to the pursuit of economic and environmental objectives’.
“Moreover, these agreements steer American taxpayer dollars to countries that do not require, or merit, financial assistance in the interests of the American people,” it states.
Subsequently, it states its intentions for The United States Ambassador to the United Nations [to] immediately submit formal written notification of the United States’ withdrawal from the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’.
Trump accused WHO of ‘mishandling’ Covid-19 (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
National energy emergency
The order accuses the ‘previous administration’ of having ‘driven [the] Nation into a national emergency, where a precariously inadequate and intermittent energy supply, and an increasingly unreliable grid,’ the US now ‘requi[ring] swift and decisive action’.
Assessments will look at transportation and infrastructure alongside endangered species and the nation’s energy supply and clean water act.
‘Unleashing American energy’
The order accuses ‘burdensome and ideologically motivated regulations’ of ‘imped[ing] the development of’ America’s ‘abundance of energy and natural resources’ and limiting ‘the generation of reliable and affordable electricity, reduced job creation, and inflicted high energy costs upon our citizens’.
“These high energy costs devastate American consumers by driving up the cost of transportation, heating, utilities, farming, and manufacturing, while weakening our national security,” it adds.
One order is about ‘restoring’ American ‘greatness’ (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
‘Department of Government Efficiency’
“This Executive Order establishes the Department of Government Efficiency to implement the President’s DOGE Agenda, by modernizing Federal technology and software to maximize governmental efficiency and productivity.”
‘Unleashing’ Alaska’s natural resources
The order plans to use Alaska’s ‘vast lands and resources’ for the benefit of the US, tapping into its ‘abundant’ supply of ‘energy, mineral, timber, and seafood’ to ‘raise the prosperity of our citizens while helping to enhance [the] Nation’s economic and national security for generations to come’ by creating ‘high-quality jobs’ and delivering ‘price relief’.
‘Restoring names that honor American greatness’
For example, the ‘renaming of Mount McKinley’ and the Gulf of America. The order states: “It is in the national interest to promote the extraordinary heritage of our Nation and ensure future generations of American citizens celebrate the legacy of our American heroes.
“The naming of our national treasures, including breathtaking natural wonders and historic works of art, should honor the contributions of visionary and patriotic Americans in our Nation’s rich past.”
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Tattoo artist slammed after inking 9-year-old girl who asked for tattoo of Donald Trump
He stands by his decision to tattoo the child
A tattoo artist has caused a stir after inking a nine-year-old girl.
The unnamed child and her parents traveled from out of state to Arizona-based tattoo parlour Black Onyx Empire.
It’s thought the girl first got the inking last year, and recently returned to the establishment for a touch-up.
It’s on her second visit that Black Onyx Empire shared a video of the girl getting her tattoo to its socials.
An Arizona-based tattoo parlour inked a nine-year-old girl (blackonyxempire/Instagram)
When the girl and her family rocked up to the parlour, the nine-year-old said that she wanted a portrait of president-elect Donald Trump on her neck.
But the tattoo artist, who is simply goes by Sosa, managed to convince the girl and her parents to go with a different design.
Ultimately, she ended up with an American flag on her arm.
While the decision to ink the elementary school child was undeniably questionable, it’s not illegal to tattoo a minor in Arizona.
As per the state’s legislation, it’s okay to tattoo someone under the age of 18 if their parents are present.
The law explains that it’s an unlawful act ‘to intentionally brand, scarify, implant, mutilate, tattoo or pierce the body of a person who is under eighteen years of age without the physical presence of the parent or legal guardian of the person requesting the brand, scar, tattoo, implant, mutilation or piercing’.
While Sosa was within his legal rights to do the inking, he and his parlour have received a lot of criticism.
Speaking out on the backlash he’s received, Sosa told Arizona’s Family: “Any publicity is good publicity.
“I’d rather have good publicity, however, this is just a debate.”
The girl had the tattoo done at Black Onyx Empire (Arizona’s Family)
He insisted that there’s more to the story, and that the family, who hail from Turkey, have a special place in their hearts for America in light of the opportunities they’ve had since relocating there.
“They’re very grateful to be here in the United States,” Sosa said, adding that they see Donald Trump as a ‘hero’.
While he stands by his decision, the tattooist insisted that he’s not trying to promote children getting tattoos and doesn’t have his own kids tattooed.
As well as encouraging the family to choose a different design, apparently Sosa massively overcharged them in the hopes of deterring the parents from paying for the inking to be done, New York Post reports.
While it should have cost around $80, Sosa charged then $500.
UNILAD have approached the tattooist for further comment.
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Donald Trump has been granted ‘unconditional discharge’ in historic hush-money case
The president-elect has been sentenced after previously trying to delay the proceedings
Donald Trump has received a sentence in his criminal hush money case after the New York Court of Appeals denied his request to halt the proceedings.
The soon-to-be president received his sentence after being found guilty in May 2024 on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in relation to a payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels, who claimed to have had a sexual encounter with Trump.
The $130,000 ‘hush money‘ payments were found to be intended to boost Trump’s electoral prospects when he ran for president in 2016.
Trump has denied the claims made by Daniels (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
The crime came with a maximum sentence of up to four years in prison, though New York Judge Juan Merchan previously indicated plans to sentence Trump to an unconditional discharge.
Merchan said such a sentencing would be the most ‘viable solution’ to the case.
Prior to the sentencing, lawyers for Trump asked the Court of Appeals to halt the sentencing as they claimed going ahead would cause ‘grave injustice and harm to the institution of the presidency’.
Now, speaking today (January 10), Merchan described Trump’s case as a ‘truly extraordinary’, CNN reported, and proceeded to give the sentence the President-elect to an unconditional discharge — as expected.
Under New York state law, this is a sentence imposed ‘without imprisonment, fine or probation supervision’, says MSNBC.
These are typically given for the least-serious offences such as very minor thefts, Sentencing Council explains.
Trump will become president on January 20 (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)
Trump’s lawyer Todd Blanche previously argued that the sentencing could impinge on Trump’s transition into the Oval Office, which is set to take place on January 20.
Blanche described the transition as ‘a process that directly concerns the United States of America’s national security and vital interests’.
But lawyers for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg hit back at Trump’s request to halt the sentence, pointing out that a president-elect does not have access to the same immunity as the actual president.
In a filing, the prosecution’s side wrote: “The President-elect is, by definition, not yet the President. The President-elect therefore does not perform any Article II functions under the Constitution, and there are no Article II functions that would be burdened by ordinary criminal process involving the President-elect.”
The lawyers added: “And notwithstanding defendant’s past and upcoming service as President, his history, character, and condition – and especially his open disregard for the justice system – do not support dismissal.”
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Emily Brown
Over 500 people became millionaires in less than 24 hours after investing in Donald Trump’s new cryptocurrency
President-elect Donald Trump’s memecoin has made 525 people richer than rich
People have become millionaires after investing in US President-elect Donald Trump’s memecoin.
If you’ve not been keeping a close eye on the cryptocurrency market lately, you’ll have completely missed the fact that Trump released his $Trump memecoin as he prepares to take office and become inaugurated tomorrow (January 20).
The soon-to-be 47th president of the US sent out a tweet from his official Truth Social, his social media platform account, telling his followers to join him in ‘winning’ to celebrate his presidency.
The website said: “This Trump Meme celebrates a leader who doesn’t back down, no matter the odds.”
However, it came with a disclaimer to confirm that the coin is ‘not intended to be, or the subject of’ an investment opportunity and it’s also ‘not political and has nothing to do with’ any campaigns, persons or offices.
Donald Trump’s memecoin has reached new heights of success (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)
It states that it is not intended to be an ‘expression of support for, and engagement with, the ideals and beliefs embodied by the symbol $TRUMP’ and it’s also not ‘intended to be, or to be the subject of, an investment opportunity, investment contract, or security of any type’.
Co-ordinated by CIC Digital LLC, which is an affiliate of the Trump Organization, the meme coin did something that many could not have anticipated- it skyrocketed into the billions overnight.
Within just six hours, it went from a few cents to $14, and it just kept climbing from there.
Hours after its launch, the market capitalisation was nearly $5.5bn, as per CoinMarketCap.com, making 500 traders millionaires thanks to their investments.
While only some 200 million coins have been issued, the website stated that 800 million will be released in the next three years for traders to snatch up.
But while many have become super rich thanks to their investments, others have accused Trump of benefiting from the coin.
Nick Tomaino, a crypto venture capitalist, said on social media: “Trump owning 80 percent and timing launch hours before inauguration is predatory and many will likely get hurt by it.”
The $Trump coin made 525 people millionaires (CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
According to SolanaFloor, a news site which reports on digital finance, wrote on X: “A trader is up $29.8M on $TRUMP, Donald Trump’s official memecoin on Solana. He spent $1.09M to buy 5,971,750 TRUMP coins, now worth $30.8M in under 2 hours—a 2,634% gain. The trader has not sold any coins yet.”
At the time of writing, the memecoin has become the second largest on the market, with a 272 per cent increase in investment.
According to onchain data, it had over $3 billion in trading volumes within hours of it going live, it boasted a $2 billion market capitalization and it even brought in early buyers over $70 million in paper gains, and around $1 million for the smaller traders.
As this is the first time a president has given their likeness to a memecoin, it’s a pretty big deal in the crypto world.
According to a screenshot of traders, over 525 people became $TRUMP millionaires in less than 24 hours of investing in the coins.
UNILAD contacted Donald Trump’s representatives for comment.
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How on earth was that trader able to get $Trump @0.18 per coin? Insider trading?
It started on most exchanges at $20 your average Joe would not get this opportunity. Trump now has a license to print money.
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The success of this will show a little further into the future.
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Until the inevitable rugpull
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Melania Trump launches her cryptocurrency after over 500 people became millionaires from investing in Donald Trump’s memecoin
The incoming First Lady announced $Melania just hours after Donald Trump announced his own venture
A Donald Trump ‘memecoin’ that turned hundreds of people into millionaires took a hit after the incoming First Lady Melania Trump launched a coin of her own.
Because even when you’re about to be put in charge of one of the most powerful countries in the world, there’s still time for a side hustle.
Melania announced the launch of her ‘Official Melania Meme’ in a post on Twitter last night (January 19), just hours after the ‘$Trump’ memecoin was presented to the world.
The coins come as Trump prepares to return to the Oval Office today (January 20), when he will be inaugurated as the 47th president taking over from Joe Biden.
Donald and Melania Trump’s memecoins arrived just before the presidential inauguration (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
What is $Trump?
Trump launched his very own cryptocurrency with a post on his Truth Social social media account, where he encouraged followers to join him in ‘winning’ to celebrate his presidency.
A disclaimer on Trump’s website points out that the coin is ‘not intended to be’ an investment opportunity, nor is it a ‘political’ crypto, but instead declared: “This Trump Meme celebrates a leader who doesn’t back down, no matter the odds.”
Trump fans quickly jumped on the bandwagon and bought the coin, and its value soon skyrocketed up to an incredible $14 billion.
Within just six hours, $Trump went from a few cents to $14 and just kept climbing, prompting more than 500 people to declare themselves $TRUMP millionaires less than 24 hours of investing in the coins.
Trump’s memecoin was not advertised as an investment opportunity (X/@realdonaldtrump)
What is $Melania?
Seemingly not wanting her husband to have all the fun, it wasn’t long before Melania announced her own memecoin.
$Melania has been launched on the Solana blockchain, the same as Trump’s, and quickly received interest of its own as its value pushed to more than $5, resulting in a fully diluted market cap of over $5 billion, Forbes reports.
Melania’s memecoin had a negative impact on Trump’s (X/@MELANIATRUMP)
How has $Melania impacted $Trump?
Though cryptocurrency seems to have become a family business in the Trump household, unfortunately, the launch of Melania’s coin initially had some adverse impacts on the incoming president’s crypto as Trump’s memecoin crashed by around 40 percent.
Experts at The Kobeissi Letter, which provides commentary on the global capital markets, described the rapidly changing landscape as ‘insane’.
In a post on Twitter, it wrote: “The coin just erased over $5 billion in market cap in a matter of seconds. $MELANIA coin is being viewed as a competitor against $TRUMP coin. This has resulted in a sharp drop in demand for $TRUMP.”
In spite of the initial impact, Trump didn’t seem to see Melania as a competitor as her social media posts announcing the coin were shared to Trump’s own platforms.
His confidence appears to have paid off as $Trump has since made a recovery, rising up up more than 110 percent from the low it hit after the $Melania launch.
