Trump 2.0 begins with a bang !! New Prez orders immediate freeze on government hiring, revokes 78 Biden-era actions

 Pardon Capitol rioters, exit Paris climate treaty: Trump signs 1st executive orders

Shortly after taking his oath as the 47th US President, Donald Trump signed a total of eight executive orders, including Washington's exit from the Paris Climate Agreement, revoking 78 Biden-era actions and an immediate freeze on government hiring. 

1. Halting 78 Biden-era executive actions

2. A regulatory freeze preventing bureaucrats from issuing regulations until the Trump administration has full control of the government

3. A freeze on all federal hiring except for the military and a few other essential areas

4. A requirement that federal workers return to full-time in-person work

5. A directive to every department and agency to address the cost of living crisis

6. Withdrawal from the Paris climate treaty

7. A government order restoring freedom of speech and preventing censorship of free speech

8. Ending the “weaponisation of government against the political adversaries of the previous administration”

The nightmare begins. But by holding its nerve, the world can weather President Trump

notes - Gaby Hinsliff in 'The Guardian'  

"Talk of the White House plotting to make Farage prime minister by 2029 still sounds wildly overblown for many reasons. Not least because there are powerful downsides for British politicians who get too close to a president still viewed with a hefty dose of suspicion on this side of the Atlantic, and because the president probably doesn’t care enough about British politics to expend that much energy on it. (As Farage discovered when Trump’s incoming counter-terrorism chief said Britain should repatriate the former Islamic State bride Shamima Begum from Syria, it isn’t always easy being his friend, let alone his enemy: there’s no answer to that conundrum that pleases both the president and Reform voters.)

But Reform will try to use Trump’s presidency as a battering ram to break down British norms, arguing that if the US can rip up net-zero plans to get growth or ruthlessly deport foreign-born criminals, why can’t we? Meanwhile, Elon Musk’s weaponising of the grooming gangs scandal showed how destructive even sporadic missiles lobbed from Trumpworld can be, especially if British politicians are willing to help him identify targets.

Starmer’s first step should be to make clear that there’s nothing patriotic about colluding with foreign interference, and that Trump’s little helpers serve nobody’s interests but their own. But where there are legitimate grievances, those must eventually be confronted."

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How media covered launch of Trump 2.0 ::  

Trump says he’ll end US decline: Taking office, Trump casts himself as rescuer of nation in disarray — The New York Times

Written by Peter Baker, The New York Times’ live story described Trump’s return to the White House as a “remarkable return to power”, adding that he laid out plans for an “immediate blitz of orders and actions meant to dramatically change the course of the country”.

“The golden age of America begins right now,” Baker wrote quoting the president. Trump hailed his election as “a mandate to completely and totally reverse a horrible betrayal” and “give people back their faith, their wealth, their democracy and indeed their freedom”.

Trump made it very clear in his 29-minute address that “America’s decline is over”, Baker wrote, noting that the president vowed to “immediately declare a national emergency” at the US’ southern border with Mexico and deploy troops to guard it. 

The Washington Post’s live story briefly described Trump’s inaugural address, stating that he pledged to “put America first” and said “the golden age of America begins right now.”

Expansionist themes in the speech were also highlighted, with Trump quoted as saying that the US would “once again consider itself a growing nation” and one that “expands our territory”.

Trump also critiqued the Biden administration in his speech and started laying out his priorities, including declaring a national emergency at the southern border, according to The Post.

“The president is promising a flurry of actions on Day 1 on immigration, energy production, crime and other issues,” The Post observed.

Trump the saviour presents vision of the future in biblical first speech: The 78-year-old took messianic rhetoric to a higher level than ever before — The Telegraph

Hailing him as a “saviour”, British daily The Telegraph took a more positive direction with its coverage, noting in its story that during the inaugural address, “there were traces of the man we witnessed take power in 2017.”

According to the paper, Trump “promised war on the ‘corrupt’ Washington elite” in his speech, which was called a “speech of deliverance, by a man declaring himself America’s saviour”.

“Taking his messianic rhetoric to a higher level than ever before, the president retold the story of the attempt on his life in July as a tale of biblical magnitude,” The Telegraph wrote.