WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — President Donald Trump started his second administration with a flurry of policy actions since returning to the White House on Jan. 20.
In total, the Republican president’s sweeping actions reflect many of his campaign promises and determination to concentrate executive branch power in the West Wing.
Here’s a look at the executive orders the president has signed on the economy since taking office:
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Domestic trade
Trump has broadly directed all executive agencies to tailor their policies to reduce consumer prices. Trump wants a progress report from a top White House economic adviser every 30 days.
Global trade
He’s directed the treasury and commerce secretaries, U.S trade representative and others to examine causes of U.S. trade deficits, identify unfair trade practices and make recommendations, potentially including “a global supplemental tariff.”
His administration will begin the establishment of an “External Revenue Service to collect tariffs, duties and other foreign trade-related revenues.”t
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Directed the commerce and trade secretaries and the U.S. trade representative to consolidate multiple reviews and assessments. Trump ordered consolidated reports by April 1.
China tariffs
Ordered a review of U.S. trade dealings with China to consider new or increased tariffs. As a candidate, Trump threatened Chinese tariffs as high as 60%.
He moved to suspend U.S. participation in the Global Tax Deal, an international agreement intended to set a minimum corporate tax globally to prevent multinational corporations from avoiding taxation altogether.
Canadian tariffs
He has initiated a review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, Trump’s first-administration rewrite of NAFTA, with an eye to a renegotiation in 2026 or sooner. Trump said he plans 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods as of Feb. 1, but he has not signed such executive actions so far.
NewsNation’s Jeff Arnold and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
