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Join NowTrump’s First Executive Orders: What They are and How You Can Act
In his first hours as president, Donald Trump unleashed a firestorm, signing 26 executive orders undercutting our freedoms and endangering our planet.
Trump did the following:
- Pardoned 1,500 convicted January 6 insurrectionists—some of whom severely injured Capitol Police officers
- Withdrew the United States from the Paris Agreement, paving the way for more fossil fuel drilling and accelerating climate catastrophe—even while wildfires continue to ravage Southern California
- Shut our doors to refugees and asylum seekers fleeing violence and illegally tried to end 150 years of birthright citizenship, which is protected in the Constitution
- Signed an order to make roads worse and bridges more dangerous by freezing all spending of the Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Bill
- Signed orders to help fossil fuel companies pollute more by opening the Arctic Wildlife National Refuge to oil drilling and declaring a state of energy emergency in order to bypass environmental protections
Trump has promised “shock and awe”—a strategy which isn’t a surprise but something we all will need to be aware of and vigilant about with this administration. It’s easy to get distracted by the shocking things he says and does, but remember, that’s his strategy. Don’t get distracted, discouraged, or sidetracked.
As an example of his strategy, Trump’s team said he would sign 200 executive orders on Day 1; the actual number was 26.
Despite his ability to cause chaos, much of his agenda, including his Project 2025 objective to cut Social Security and Medicare, is deeply unpopular with voters and politicians.
Here’s what we plan to do to resist the Trump era:
- Encourage states to stand up to Trump. State attorneys general have already sued to stop Trump’s birthright citizenship order—and we’ll need to push states to take far more actions like these.
- Fight to protect Social Security. The far-right Cato Institute has prepared a report for Elon Musk’s so-called “Department of Government Efficiency,” which calls Social Security a Ponzi scheme, says that cost-of-living adjustments should be frozen, the eligibility age must be raised to 70, and that benefits overall should be cut back—all so that billionaires and corporations can receive more tax cuts.
- Work to save Medicare and Medicaid. Project 2025’s “antiscience, antidata, and antimedicine” agenda is poised to “upend medical practice,” push seniors onto managed care programs that enrich corporate executives at the expense of health care access and quality, and bring back the old days, before the Affordable Care Act, when insurance companies could deny coverage to people with preexisting conditions.
- Work to protect public media by pushing Congress to keep funding for NPR and PBS. For years, Republicans have been trying to eliminate NPR and PBS but have failed. Now, we expect these pushes to reach a fever pitch, and we’ll need to pull out all the stops to fight back.
- Fight for the most vulnerable Americans with clear moral opposition, protests, and efforts in states across America to beat back policies that attack immigrants, pregnant people, LGBTQ+ people, and others.
How you can help MoveOn fight Trump and MAGA’s extremist agenda
You can join a network of thousands of MoveOn volunteers to enact change during the Trump administration. MoveOn’s Action Community Training (ACT) Program is your opportunity to take action, gain valuable skills, and join a network of passionate changemakers.
When you sign up, here’s what you’ll do:
- Be the first to hear about new trainings on organizing, persuasive conversations, issue-specific narratives, and more
- Get opportunities to take direct action, locally and nationally, on the issues you care about most
- Join a community of activists working together to build progress and resilience
- Develop skills in areas like storytelling, mobilizations, social media advocacy, de-escalation, and community building
Whether you’re just getting started or looking to grow your skills, the ACT program is here to help you take the next step.
Sign up now to be part of the program! Together, we can make a difference.