Trump pardons Jan 6 riot defendants revokes 80 Biden policies at his inaugural parade

While opening his address at his own inaugural parade, US President Donald Trump said that he would “pardon a lot of people,” including the January 6 defendants. The president also announced that he would sign “some very important” executive orders in front of the large crowd gathered for the parade.

“So, now the work begins. We won. We won. But now the work begins, we have to bring them home,” Trump said followed by thunderous applause. “And you know, tonight, I’m going to be signing on the J6 hostages, pardons, to get them out. And as soon as I leave, I’m going to the Oval Office, and we’ll be signing pardons for a lot of people, a lot of people," he added.

During his address, the Republican firebrand maintained that his executive orders would “revoke nearly 80 destructive and radical policies” that were in place during former US President Joe Biden’s tenure. “We’re going to sign executive orders. First, I’ll revoke nearly 80 destructive and radical executive actions of the previous administration, one of the worst administrations in history,” he averred, calling the move extremely important.

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Trump signs a slew of executive orders

After delivering his address, Trump sat down at a desk onstage to sign a pile of executive orders that are intended to undo many Biden administration policies. He went on to refer to his predecessor’s team as the “worst administration in the history”.

Soon after Trump signed the orders, the White House promptly posted the documents on its website. They are as follows:

• Rescission of 78 Biden-era executive actions, executive orders, presidential memoranda, etc.

• A regulatory freeze, ordering agencies to freeze the creation of regulations until his government is in place.

• A hiring freeze, with the exception of military and some other categories.

• An executive order which demands all federal employees to return to work.

• Directive to federal departments and agencies to address the “cost of living crisis” in the United States.

• An order to withdraw the US from the Paris climate accords, a move he did during his first term in office.

• Another directive to the federal government and agencies is to restore “freedom of speech” and prevent government “censorship”.

• A directive to the federal government to end the “weaponization of government.”

Before he left the stage, Trump tossed the marker he used to sign the orders into the crowd, which garnered thunderous applause.

This is a developing story.