Trump, who said he would not be a dictator “except for Day 1” of his presidency, signed a record number of executive orders on Monday.

President Donald Trump has signed a flurry of executive actions on Day 1. He has repealed dozens of former President Joe Biden’s actions, begun his immigration crackdown, withdrawn the U.S. from the Paris climate accords and sought to keep TikTok open in the U.

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Trump began his first day as the 47th president of the United States with a dizzying display of force, signing a blizzard of executive orders that signaled his desire to remake American institutions while also pardoning nearly all of his supporters who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

“Today, I will sign a series of historic executive orders. With these actions, we will begin the complete restoration of America, and the revolution of common sense,” said Trump, who at midday Monday became only the second U.S. president to serve nonconsecutive terms, after Grover Cleveland in the late 1800s.

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President Donald Trump signed a historic number of executive orders on Day 1. Here’s what he did, and how it reflects his goals for the economy and more.

Trump’s team is also weighing an executive order to reauthorize a permit for the Keystone Pipeline, which is currently seen as a largely symbolic move considering the construction on the pipeline has been halted indefinitely after years of legal and political uncertainty.

President Trump wasted no time implementing many of his campaign pledges, signing executive actions on immigration, energy, the military and federal workforce, as well as reversing policies of his predecessor,