The second Trump administration- statistics & facts
Throughout his first 100 days in office, Trump issued 143 executive orders that mirrored many Project 2025 objectives, undoing many Biden-era policies. Included on day one were orders including withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Paris Agreement. He also pardoned over 1,500 people convicted of crimes related to the January 6 attack on the Capitol in 2021. Moreover, he implemented sweeping tariffs against traditional allies and enemies alike, deported hundreds of thousands of immigrants, and launched military strikes against Iran. These are just some of the ways in which the second Trump administration has drastically changed the direction of the politics of the United States throughout his first one and a half years in office.
The controversial cabinet
President Trump’s selection process for his second-term cabinet has been unconventional and controversial, marked by appointing high-profile loyalists, business figures, and political outsiders, including Elon Musk at the helm of the newly established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Trump nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services Secretary, which sparked backlash due to Kennedy’s history of promoting anti-vaccine misinformation.
