In accordance with the administration of national documents and archives – the independent agency attached to the Federal Government of the United States responsible for protecting and documenting government archives to guarantee their access to the public – the president Donald Trump He has signed 112 Executive orders during 2025.
Alone in His first month as president of the United Statesthe Republican president signed 45 executive orders to begin implementing many of his promises of the electoral campaign, mainly related to the key areas of his government, such as migration, trade, energy and federal labor policies.
Executive orders, also called presidential decreesthey are official documents issued by the US President with the objective of managing the operations of the federal government and enforcing the laws – independently if they are old or new -, so they cause mandatory effects throughout the country.
During his first presidential mandate, from January 2017 to January 2021, Trump signed a total of 220 executive orders. However, until January 2025, 33 % of those presidential decrees –72 documents – had been revoked by the president Democrat Joe Bidenwho did not agree with many of the measures.
Executive orders in January 2025
As mentioned before, in January 2025, Trump signed 45 executive ordersamong which those related to ending the militarization of the federal government, restore freedom of expression, withdraw the US of the World Health Organization and declare a state of Energy emergency nationwide.
For its part, the most controversial decree of that month refers to the designation of Mexican cartels and other criminal gangs from Latin America – like the Mara Salvatrucha and the Aragua train – As organizations Terroristswhich, according to the document, will allow the US Army. “can attack them with all their power.”
Executive orders in February 2025
In February 2025, the Republican signed 29 Executive orderswhere the following stand out: a plan to establish a sovereign fund of wealth in the US United Nations And a disposition to keep the men out of sports female.
However, the most controversial order was the elimination of Federal Executive Institute (FEIfor its acronym in English), an executive training and development center for government leaders who promoted growth opportunities based on values, through a “residential learning experience Interinstitutional”
Executive orders in March 2025
In March 2025, President Donald Trump signed 32 executive orders, among which the following stand out: address the threat to national security that represent imports of wooddesignate the English as the official language of the country and establish the working group of the White House For the 2026 World Cup.
During that month, the most controversial decree was the imposition of duty 25 % to countries that import Venezuelan oil or gasconsidering that the South American nation – especially its president, Nicolás Maduro– “It has been very hostile” with the United States. This measure marked the beginning of commercial conflict over tariffs.
Executive orders in April 2025
So far in April 2025, the Republican president has signed 6 executive orders:
- Tariffs to Popular Republic of China In low value imports for their participation in the supply of Synthetic opioids
- Regulate imports with a reciprocal tariff To rectify US business practices
- Expansion of delay in the application of Tiktok
- Establish the new Investment accelerator In the United States
- Fight practices unfair In the live entertainment market
- Restore the TRUE and the sanity In American history
1. Drug cartels terrorist organizations
Trump signed an executive order that designates drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. This will allow the US army to attack them with all their power. pic.twitter.com/ubpd1nsgfy
– Lai (@laiosint) January 21, 2025