Executive orders show Trump’s power and political theatre, but his honeymoon period may be short-lived
- Written by Samuel Garrett, Research Associate, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney
In a piece of pure political theatre, Donald Trump began his second presidency by signing a host of executive orders before a rapturous crowd of 20,000 in Washington on Monday.
The orders immediately reversed swathes of Biden administration policy and ostensibly began what Trump christened a “golden age of America” in his inaugural...
