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Trump To Sign Executive Orders Straightaway |
By
Stephen Lendman |
| According to Reuters, he’ll sign them on day one in office - on immigration
(based on nationality, not religion), building a wall on the US/Mexico border,
and rescinding various Obama era policies. Precisely what he’ll order is unknown until published on the White House web site. He promised to fulfill campaign promises, the above issues among many others he’ll address. According to incoming press secretary Sean Spicer, “(h)e is committed to not just Day 1, but Day 2, Day 3 of enacting an agenda of real change, and I think that you’re going to see that in the days and weeks to come.” On Saturday, he’ll visit CIA headquarters in Langley. He criticized how it treated him under outgoing director John Brennan, asking “(a)re we living in Nazi Germany?” It’s unknown whether incoming head Mike Pompeo will try changing any agency practices. According to Reuters, “Trump’s advisers vetted more than 200 potential executive orders for him to consider signing on healthcare, climate policy, immigration, energy and numerous other issues, but it was not clear how many orders he would initially approve, according to a member of the Trump transition team who was not authorized to talk to the press.” Presidential historian Julian Zelizer believes “(h)e wants to show he will take action and not be stifled by Washington gridlock.” He’ll officially abandon TPP and renegotiate NAFTA, according to Spicer, saying “I think you will see those happen very shortly.” On Wednesday, Obama said he’ll challenge Trump on his immigration policy as a former president. Trump should challenge him for eight years of endless war on humanity at home and abroad, genocide by any standard - and lots more high crimes gone unpunished. At midday on Friday, Trump will be sworn in as America’s 45th president. Thankfully the deplorable Obama era is over. What awaits going forward remains to be seen. Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net. His new book as editor and contributor is titled "Flashpoint in Ukraine: How the US Drive for Hegemony Risks WW III." http://www.claritypress.com/LendmanIII.html Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com. Listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network. |
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