January 20, 2025 17:17 GMT
US: Trump Administration Issues Memo To GOP Lawmakers Outlining Priorities
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The newly minted administration of US President Donald Trump has sent a memo to Republican lawmakers outlining immediate priorities for the Republican government.
- The memo is broken down into four sections, 'Make America safe again"; "Make America affordable and energy dominant again"; "Drain the swap"; and "Bring back American values".
- Some key items in the memo: "The Armed Forces, including the National Guard... will be deployed to the border to assist existing law enforcement personnel."
- "President Trump will begin the process of designating cartels as foreign terrorist organizations and use the Alien Enemies Act to remove them."
- "President Trump will declare an energy emergency and use all necessary resources to build critical infrastructure."
- "The President will unleash American energy by ending Biden’s policies of climate extremism, streamlining permitting, and reviewing for rescission all regulations that impose undue burdens on energy production and use, including mining and processing of non-fuel minerals."
- "President Trump will withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord."
- "President Trump’s energy policies will end leasing to massive wind farms..."
- "President Trump will announce the America First Trade Policy."
- Trump is currently delivering his inaugural address, stating that his presidency will face challenges, including a crisis of trust.
- At the conclusion of the speech, Trump will decamp to a room adjacent to the Senate chamber where he will sign the first of up to 200 executive orders prepared for his Day 1 agenda.
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