President Donald Trump wasted no time
launching the most radical agenda of any
president in living memory, vowing to
build a nuclear missile defence system to
counter attacks from North Korea and Iran,
and announcing a plan to eviscerate his
predecessor's actions on climate change.
Within minutes of his inauguration Mr
Trump's team posted a statement on the
White House website announcing the "state-
of-the-art" nuclear defence plan although no
further details of cost, or whether it differed
from technology already in development,
were given.
Climate change plan scrapped
There was also an announcement from the
White House on Mr Trump's commitment to
overhaul Barack Obama's Climate Action Plan,
and Environmental Protection Agency
regulations aimed at enforcing clean water.
Mr Trump said his predecessor's plan, which
involved cutting carbon emissions from coal-
fired power stations, was "harmful and
unnecessary" and he was committed to
"maximising the use of American resources".
He said revenue from energy production
would be used to pay for rebuilding roads,
bridges, schools and other crumbling
infrastructure, and doing so would increase
wages by more than $30 billion over the next
seven years.
National Day of Patriotism
Mr Trump had previously indicated that he
would consider Monday "day one" of his
administration.
But he appeared to have instead decided to hit
the ground running, saying he was keen to
"get the show going".
Only an hour after after finishing his
inaugural address he signed his first three
official orders.
They were a proclamation for a "National Day
of Patriotism," a formal document that will
allow General James Mattis to serve as
Defence Secretary, and a paper bearing
formal nominations to the Senate.
Mr Trump's team moved in to offices in the
White House the moment he was sworn in,
with one of them suggesting he could "erase
the Obama presidency in several hours".
Ending Obamacare
Repealing Obamacare, immigration controls,
efforts to defeat Islamic State of Iraq and the
Levant, and strictures on lobbying in
Washington, were also high on his list of
priorities.
Aides said Mr Trump was still working
through exactly which orders to sign but there
was expected to be a frenzy of activity over
the next five days.
Republican Party officials said they expected
several executive orders relating to repealing
Obamacare, Mr Obama's signature healthcare
policy, almost immediately.
An official at the Department of Health said
they were "nervous," adding: "I don't know
what we're rolling out on Monday."
Bringing back jobs
Mr Trump also began using his Twitter
account to make announcements minutes
after finishing his inaugural address,
promising to give power "back to the people".
He said: "We will bring back our jobs. We will
bring back our borders. We will bring back
our wealth, and we will bring back our
dreams. We will follow two simple rules - buy
American and hire American.
"This will be remembered as the day the
people became the rulers of this nation again."
The forgotten men and women of our country
will be forgotten no longer."
Radical agenda
As part of his radical populist platform Mr
Trump has promised to deliver a $1 trillion
programme to rebuild infrastructure, and is
considering $10.5 trillion cuts to government
spending over a decade,
Immigration was central to his campaign and
he has vowed to build a "beautiful" wall and
"make Mexico pay for it".
Mr Trump wants to begin building the wall
within months and the first funding for it
could come from Congress by April.
As part of his commitment to "draining the
swamp" of Washington politics he is expected
to announce hiring freeze on all government
employees, reducing the workforce through
attrition.
He will renegotiate the North American Free
Trade agreement between the US, Canada and
Mexico, and opposed the Trans-Pacific
Partnership trade agreement.
In his first televised interview after winning
the election in November Mr Trump vowed to
immediately deport up to three million illegal
immigrants with criminal records as one of
his first acts.
Through his America first foreign policy he
could break from the traditional Republican
commitment to free trade, imposing punitive
tariffs on foreign goods.
Mr Trump has also called Nato "obsolete" and
indicated he may not guarantee protection to
allies who don't "pay their way".
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