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Yahoo
19-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Oh Lord... Here's Trump's Scariest Executive Orders yet, and They're Worst Than You Can Imagine
With President Donald J. Trump back in the White House, he got straight to business cranking out 26 executive orders, 12 memoranda, and 4 proclamations on his first day. We're now over 70 days in his second term, and Trump has quadrupled that amount to 103 orders... sheesh. Many of them, like Trump's pardoning of all Capitol rioters' crimes, sent major alerts around the country, but there are others that Americans haven't been paying attention to... and they should be. Here's everything you need to know about the most outrageous orders and proclamations signed by the 47th president of the United States so far. In an executive order, Trump said the (MAAHC) located in Washington D.C. is 'under the influence of a divisive, race-centered ideology.' Because of this, Trump wants to end funding to the African American Museum as well as other Smithsonian museums honoring the expansive history of the nation. This means the fate of Black history and culture is up in the air. When you target the Smithsonian, a global organization operating in a public-private partnership, you can expect immediate backlash. So far, several politicians, historians, and activists have denounced the administration's attempt to regulate the Smithsonian. Talks of Jim Crow and segregation's return has the country buzzing with disbelief after President Donald Trump's administration repealed a crucial 'segregation clause' in a February memo. And while many are scared for the future of the nation, others are urging Black folks not to take Trump's bait. As The Root previously reported, the memo doesn't explicitly make segregation legal at the federal, but it sure as hell doesn't make it illegal. Not only did Trump sign his own orders, but he most shockingly canceled out a whopping 78 executive orders signed by former President Joe Biden's administration. The majority of these orders, according to the White House, attack DEI, climate change and green energy, and COVID-19 assistance. Right before Trump returned to office, he promised to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. In an executive order, he did just that! According to the White House, 'It is in the national interest to promote the extraordinary heritage of our Nation and ensure future generations of American citizens celebrate the legacy of our American heroes.' Not only that, but Trump also is renaming the tallest mountain in the country, Denali, back to its original name honoring former President McKinley. We all knew this one was coming... Trump signed an order to end diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI) programs in federal departments and agencies. His order also details plans to compile a list targeting all federal contractors and grantees with DEI programs, according to the White House. In an executive order, the president put a pause on hiring federal civilian employees. This means, if you're waiting to hear back about a government job... you'll be waiting for awhile. According to the White House, the freeze began on Jan. 20, 2025 and is expected to continue for at least 90 days. Trump has officially directed all federal agencies to only recognize two genders, male and female, which are not changeable. According to the White House, this executive order will be reflected on government documents like passports, visas, Global Entry cards, and federal personnel records. This also rescinded Biden's transgender rights efforts. During the pandemic, Trump expressed his repeated frustration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and disappointment with their handling of COVID-19. Now, according to the White House, Trump is back with a vengeance and wants to completely withdraw the country from WHO. The order won't take affect for a full year, according to NPR, but in response to Trump, Lawrence Gostin, a professor of global health law at Georgetown University and director of WHO's Center on Global Health Law, said 'This is the most cataclysmic decision.' He continued saying '[This is] a grave wound to American national interests and our national security.' In a proclamation announced yesterday, Trump is calling for the federal government to not grant U.S. citizenship for people born in the U.S. but have parents who aren't citizens or permanent residents— also known as birthright citizenship. According to the White House, the proclamation will take effect 30 days from Jan. 20, 2025, for individuals born on or after that date. Critics of Trump's order say it directly contradicts the Constitution, which protects birthright citizenship. Trump celebrated his second term doing exactly what he promised he would do. Among a series of executive orders signed by the president, Trump most notably either pardoned, commuted the prison sentences, or vowed to dismiss the cases of all roughly 1,500 people charged with crimes connected to the infamous Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, according to the White House. It seems the president is making good of yet another one of his controversial campaign promises to perform mass deportations of undocumented immigrants across the nation. According to his executive order, Trump has enlisted 'all available resources and authorities' to help detain unlawful immigrants and further secure the Mexico-U.S. border. ...And on the topic of immigration, Trump also ordered the halt of entry by migrant asylum seekers who don't provide sufficient medical information. Additionally, Trump's order requires asylum seekers to provide reliable criminal histories and background information to enter the country. Trump signed an execution order directing the attorney general to 'take all necessary and lawful action' to make sure states have enough lethal injection drugs to carry out executions, according to the White House. This comes just weeks after Biden commuted 37 of the 40 total federal death row inmates' sentences to life in prison. Trump cited Biden's executive order, calling the former president's actions 'a mockery of justice and [an] insult the victims of these horrible crimes.' In addition to enacting mass deportations, another executive order completely revokes Biden immigration orders on asylum processing and family reunification. According to the White House, Trump also plans to construct new detention facilities and even suggests denying federal funding to sanctuary cities. For the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Yahoo
05-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Jasmine Crockett Pops Off on a Critic, Stephen A. Smith Responds to His Perceived MAGA Love, The Famous Racist Whom Cory Booker Beat in His Filibuster, Why is Trump Threatening the Smithsonian and Other Political Stories From the Week
In his latest attempt to rid the country of diversity, equity, and inclusion— and as many Americans believe, even strip away Black history— President Donald Trump announced plans to target federal funding for the Smithsonian, forcing folks to question why he's taken an interest in the National Museum of African American History and Culture (MAAHC) but not in similar museums like the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum or the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, all of which receive federal funding. - Phenix S Halley Read More If you know anything about Representative Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), you know she always speaks her mind. So when she got a call from an angry Black business owner accusing her of causing him to lose a valuable grant because of her public statements, she had to stand up for herself. - Angela Johnson Read More For 25 hours and five minutes, New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker stood on the Senate floor, delivering a speech that set a new record for the longest filibuster. Underneath the surface of his impeccable stamina and ability to yap endlessly, there's a much bigger meaning behind what this record-breaking moment meant. - Kalyn Womack Read More Y'all should already know any time Stephen A. Smith's name gets mentioned, a response from the sports personality is bound to follow. Smith, known for speaking his mind without consequences, has been facing criticism from democrats who say he isn't on their side. So now, he's setting the record straight. - Phenix S Halley Read More Uh oh... It seems President Donald Trump couldn't take the heat, so he's forcing comedian Amber Ruffin out his kitchen! Ruffin was set to appear at the annual White House Correspondents' dinner. That is until word got back to Trump's team that she had choice words for the president. - Phenix S Halley Read More For the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Why Trump's Threat to D.C.'s African American Museum Should Have Everyone Shook
American history is under attack. In his latest scheme, President Donald Trump announced plans to 'restore truth and sanity to American history' by targeting the Smithsonian. What does this mean? Trump continues to gouge all things diversity, he plans to get rid of funding for museums and exhibits honoring the expansive history of the nation, which means the fate of Black history and culture is up in the air. In an executive order, Trump named the National Museum of African American History and Culture (MAAHC) in Washington D.C. as 'under the influence of a divisive, race-centered ideology.' Opened in 2016, the MAAHC is dedicated to telling the full story of the Black American experience, which is why Trump says the institution is a threat. 'The National Museum of African American History and Culture has proclaimed that 'hard work,' 'individualism,' and 'the nuclear family' are aspects of 'White culture,'' the order reads. Targeting its federal funding is just another example of the president trying to rid the nation of DEI, and to his credit, he's making good on that promise. After banning DEI at the federal level, forcing agencies to close down their diversity offices, many accused the president of trying to 're-white' history, and after recent attacks on the Tuskegee Airmen and Jackie Robinson, it's clear that's exactly the plan. 'It is a five-alarm fire for public history, science and education in America,' Samuel Redman, a history professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, told the Guardian. The Smithsonian database is also a notable, trusted and well-referenced global system, making Trump's attempt to have his hands in the entity even more nefarious. 'While the Smithsonian has faced crisis moments in the past, it has not been directly attacked in quite this way by the executive branch in its long history,' Redman continued. 'It's troubling and quite scary.' While Trump has called out the MAAHC and the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum for so-called 'radical' narratives, he hasn't mentioned other museums who would be up for questioning. This begs the question: Will Trump keep the same energy and go after other museums supporting diversity? Or does he only have the smoke for Black folks and women? The president hasn't yet dared question the fate of the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, the National Museum of the American Indian or the Museum of the American Latino. But that doesn't mean there's no plans to add them to his hit list. When you target the Smithsonian, a global organization operating in a public-private partnership, you can expect immediate backlash. So far, several politicians, historians, and activists have denounced the administration's attempt to regulate the Smithsonian. Vice President JD Vance and Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. are already members of the Smithsonian board by law, but it's important to note the executive branch has no authority over the institution. The Smithsonian gets most of its funding from private partnerships, but the federal government does allocate some money in the budget, according to its website. In his order, Trump charged Vance 'to seek the appointment of citizen members to the Smithsonian Board of Regents committed to advancing the policy of this order.' Without the Smithsonian, which provides nearly two dozen museums free to the public, Americans and tourists won't have access to accurate accounts of history. But maybe that's the real plan for Trump's America. For the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
