Tik Tok deadline and change in the Gulf of Mexico.. Trump makes decisions in the first hours
During the first hours of the presidency in the second term of the US President returning to the White House, Donald Trump, he implemented a number of pledges he made by making difficult decisions that may have consequences.
The American President took decisions immediately upon assuming the presidency, including changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico and pardoning some of his supporters, in addition to leaving the World Health Organization and other decisions.
Gulf of America
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to “America’s Gulf” hours after he was sworn into office.
Trump claimed in the text of the executive order that this body of water “has long been an essential asset to our once-prosperous nation, and has remained an integral part of America.”
The United States withdraws from the World Health Organization
Trump said that he signed an order withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization.
Trump signed the order at the White House in Washington just hours after his inauguration on Monday.
Trump told reporters: “The World Health Organization is fooling us. Everyone is fooling the United States…. This will not happen anymore.”
Cuba is on the terrorist list again
The US President canceled the decision to remove Cuba from the list of states sponsoring terrorism, which his predecessor, Joe Biden, had announced a few days ago as part of encouraging an initiative by the Catholic Church to release “a large number of Cuban political prisoners.”
The White House said in a statement, hours after Trump’s inauguration ceremony as president for a second term, that Trump rescinded his predecessor’s decision regarding Cuba, in addition to signing a long series of executive orders.
Trump said at the White House, “We are considering imposing 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada, because they allow huge numbers of people (…) and Canada is also a very offensive country (…) to enter our country, and also to enter fentanyl.”
This executive order was used by the Biden administration to impose sanctions on a number of extremist settlers accused of committing acts of violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, following the escalation of tensions after the Hamas movement’s October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel.
Israeli settlers welcomed this step, considering that the Trump administration will adopt policies more supportive of illegal Israeli settlements.
Suspension of US foreign aid
On Monday, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order temporarily suspending all US foreign aid programs for a period of 90 days, until reviews are conducted to determine their compatibility with the goals of his policies.
It was not immediately clear how much aid would be initially affected by this decision, given that funding for many programs had been previously allocated by Congress and was obligated to be disbursed, if it had not already been disbursed.
Tik Tok timeout
On Saturday, ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, missed a deadline to sell its American branch to a non-Chinese buyer or face a ban in the United States.
Amnesty for Congress invaders
The US President announced that he intends to sign pardon decrees for people who participated in the storming of Congressional headquarters on January 6, 2021, when his supporters tried to prevent the certification of the results of the 2020 elections.
Trump said at a gathering in which he participated after his inauguration ceremony, “Tonight, I will sign a pardon for the hostages of January 6 to release them from prison,” adding, “As soon as I leave, I will go to the Oval Office and sign pardon decrees for many people.”
About 1,600 people were charged in connection with the assault on Congress by Trump supporters who were seeking to disrupt the certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential elections.
Trump repeatedly pledged during his election campaign to pardon those involved in the attack, describing them as “hostages,” “patriots,” and “political prisoners.”
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