President Trump\\\'s First Day

President Trump
Trump had a busy first day as President, with inaugural parties, oath of office and "big league" activities he planned under his first day's agenda, which would set his Presidency's tone. New presidents usually establish high goals for day 1, often with mixed outcomes ensuing (Shaw, 2017). Obama pledged, at his Presidency's commencement, to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility down. However, it still survives, although its internees have diminished greatly in number. Similarly, Trump's promises may differ from his end accomplishments.

Amy Walter believes there was a consistent element in Trump's first day; his inaugural address corresponded to his message conveyed throughout his presidential campaign and convention. In her opinion, this is the reason behind his nomination, which no soul believed he could possibly achieve, and his presidential victory. Thus, Trump is bringing this very message to the presidential table (How did President Trump fare in his first day on the job? | PBS NewsHour), believing that his success will cause others to support him. He doesn't intend to reach out to citizens and take their opinions; rather, he intends to succeed in making the nation reach new heights such that those currently against his plans will eventually agree with him and cooperate.

I am wholly in agreement with Walter's statement. Pledging to achieve his goal, Trump assumed office by setting out an agenda that is starkly divergent from that laid down by Obama. He appointed important national security members and embarked on his mission to implement the daring, typically rash, promises he made during his campaign (Berger, 2017). On the evening of the first day, he signed an EO (executive order) that instructed agencies to alleviate ACA's burdens. Reince Priebus, the White House Staff Chief, instructed agencies as well, to enforce a regulatory freeze instantly. Trump, at the inaugural address, stated that it was now time to take action and not stick to empty words. As is typical of him, he fiercely condemned business at the White House up to now. His team claimed unneeded, detrimental policies were damaging the economy. His website stated that lifting current curbs would prove highly beneficial to America's workers; their salaries would grow by over thirty billion dollars in the course of the subsequent seven years. It also posted further strategies on foreign policy, the armed forces, and the US economy. His job plan aims at growth-friendly tax reforms, including reduced corporate taxes. Hence, overall, his first day at office showed the 45th President getting to work immediately.

Illegal immigration was the main theme of Trump's campaign and, unsurprisingly, several initial promises he made after assuming office revolve around this theme. In his campaign, Trump delineated numerous steps he would be able to instantly take, mostly by employing his executive authority (Shaw, 2017). On several occasions, he pledged to do away with all unconstitutional EO's, particularly, Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, that grant legal standing to illegal migrants who came to America in childhood or whose kids are legal US residents or citizens. In his speech made in Greenville in September, he declared his Day-1 intention to order all governmental bodies to start determining uneconomical job-killing laws. Further, he declared his intention to permit the advancement of Keystone Pipeline and other crucial energy infrastructure ventures. The president has also vowed to immediately communicate his government's intention to pull out of the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership). Furthermore, he will inform North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) allies of his intent of renegotiating the pact. With regard to other agreements, Trump has vowed to stop allocating billions of dollars in funds to the United Nations' climate change initiatives and redirect them towards fixing environmental and water infrastructure in the nation. His pre-planned Day One general meeting aimed at instructing generals to put forward a plan to defeat IS in a month. A video released in November shows Trump declaring his intention to ask the Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman and defense department to come up with a detailed plan for safeguarding the US infrastructure against all forms of attack, including cyber-attacks (Shaw, 2017). To support his harsh speech with regard to China, Trump had promised to declare it as a manipulator of currency. His website claimed his first-day agenda also included a request to the Congress to instantly deliver a complete Obamacare abolition. To some degree, this has already begun; the Congress is in its foremost procedural step, setting the scene for the replacement vote. Trump claimed in a news conference that following the approval of his Department of Health and Human Services nominee, a comprehensive plan would be in place to replace Obamacare.

This is divergent from Mark Shields' and David Brooks' opinions. What Shields' wasn't able to get over when it came to Trump's inaugural address was that it was highly different from any he had ever heard. Trump appeared to be calling to arms individuals already a part of his army without trying to reach out to those beyond the divide. Meanwhile Brooks claims a global movement is at play and that Trump will probably marshal a right-left populist movement (How did President Trump fare in his first day on the job? | PBS NewsHour), which is one possibility America needs to consider. This is particularly due to the fact that anti-populists (individuals supporting global movements and trade) lack expression, pluck, and opposition.

References

Berger. (2017). Fox News - Breaking News Updates | Latest News Headlines | Photos & News Videos. Trump pursues 'new vision' on first day as president | Fox News. Retrieved February 14, 2017, from http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/20/trump-outlines-new-vision-on-first-day-as-president.html

(2017). PBS: Public Broadcasting Service. How did President Trump fare in his first day on the job? | PBS NewsHour. Retrieved February 14, 2017, from http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/president-trump-fare-first-day-job

Shaw. (2017). Fox News - Breaking News Updates | Latest News Headlines | Photos & News Videos. Trump promises a packed 'Day One' agenda | Fox News. Retrieved February 14, 2017, from http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/13/trump-promises-packed-day-one-agenda.html