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Newly minted President Donald Trump<\/strong> signed several sweeping executive orders on Monday evening, including dropping out of the Paris climate agreement, requiring all federal workers to go back to in-person work, and rolling back dozens of Biden-era initiatives.<\/p>\n Joined by his and Vice President JD Vance<\/strong>\u2019s families on the Capital One Arena stage, Trump assured convicted January 6 rioters, who he refers to as \u201chostages,\u201d that he would sign pardons for them later that evening. The president is expected to continue signing executive orders Monday night and in the coming days targeting immigration, transgender people\u2019s rights, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) measures.<\/p>\n When signing the executive orders on stage, Trump pulled down the mic and said: \u201cCould you imagine Biden doing this? I don\u2019t think so!\u201d Trump\u2019s choice of having this initial signing ceremony in a sports arena rather than, say, the Oval Office, reflects the theatrical flair he has cultivated in politics since his infamous escalator ride nearly a decade ago. The gathering resembled a political rally, with MAGA icons like billionaire<\/a> Elon Musk<\/strong> taking the stage ahead of Trump, who ran through familiar grievances and grudges<\/a> with perceived enemies.<\/p>\n \u201cDid everybody hear my speech?\u201d Trump asked the arena crowd. Did you like my speech?\u201d They cheered.<\/p>\n Hours earlier, standing in the United States Capitol rotunda, a just-sworn in<\/a> Trump detailed what his first moves as president would be. From a blunt crackdown on immigration to a regressive understanding of gender, Trump outlined a conservative reshaping of American life<\/a>\u2014one that could pose particular harm to undocumented immigrants, transgender people, and women.<\/p>\n During that inaugural address, Trump pledged to declare a national emergency at the Southern border, announced he would designate cartels as terrorist groups, and rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. As for his energy policy, Trump vowed to \u201cdrill baby drill.\u201d The president also claimed he would bring free speech, as he defines it, back to the US; spoke of putting an American flag on Mars; promised to take dominion over the Panama Canal; and exclaimed that the US would only recognize two genders. The president also, after railing against his political enemies and demonizing immigrants, said he hopes he is remembered as a \u201cpeacemaker\u201d and a \u201cunifier.\u201d<\/p>\n