FYI: Trump Actions & Orders On Day One: Here's a list compiled by Grok...
Chat GPT, Google's Gemini, and Microsoft's Co-Pilot were not up to the task.
Editor’s note: In addition to appointing a new Chairman to the National Labor Relations Board, as well as firing several political appointees, on his first day in office, President Trump took a lot of action. So much so, in fact, that it was hard to keep up following the news. Given the scope of his actions, I asked several AI apps1 the same prompt (below) to list all of the actions President Trump took on his first day back in office.
The best response was from Grok (on X). Here is its response:
Prompt: Can you list all of the Executive Orders and Executive Actions that President Donald Trump signed on January 20, 2025, his first day back in office?
Grok:
Here's a comprehensive list of the Executive Orders and Actions signed by President Donald Trump on January 20, 2025, based on available information from various sources:
Immigration and Border Security:
Declare a National Emergency at the Southern Border.
Reinstate the "Remain in Mexico" policy.
End Birthright Citizenship for children born to parents without legal status.
Designate criminal cartels as terrorist groups and specifically as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists.
End "catch and release" and resume border wall construction.
Climate and Energy:
Withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement.
Declare a national energy emergency to reduce regulations on the energy sector, including specific actions for Alaskan resources.
Government Operations and Policy:
Reverse nearly 80 executive actions from the Biden administration.
Freeze federal hiring except for positions in the military, immigration enforcement, national security, or public safety.
Restore Schedule F to reclassify tens of thousands of federal workers to lack job protections.
Halt new federal rules from going into effect before review by Trump administration appointees.
Review investigative actions of the Biden administration related to misconduct by federal law enforcement and intelligence.
Grant top secret security clearances to White House staff without traditional vetting.
End remote work policies, mandating federal workers back to the office.
Suspend the Refugee Admissions Program until it aligns with U.S. interests.
Address cost of living through a presidential memorandum on inflation.
Cultural and Social Issues:
Recognize only two biological sexes (male and female) for government documentation and policy.
End diversity, equity, and inclusion programs within the federal government.
Rescind policies on sex discrimination and protections for transgender individuals.
Restore names that honor American greatness, including renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and Denali back to Mt. McKinley.
Justice and Clemency:
Issue pardons for offenders associated with the January 6 Capitol attack, directing the Justice Department to dismiss ongoing cases.
Restore the federal death penalty and mandate its use in specific cases.
Other:
Initiate the process of exiting the World Health Organization (though this might not be an executive order but an action noted).
Please note that this list might not be exhaustive as the full details of all actions might not be publicly available or confirmed through these sources. Also, the exact legal and operational effects of some of these actions could be subject to legal challenges or require Congressional action to fully implement.
The apps tested were: ChatGPT (which could not answer at all), Google’s Gemini (which also could not answer at all), Microsoft’s Co-Pilot (which could not provide a detailed list).
