Fact Check: Did Joe Biden Set Modern Record For Executive Orders in His First Week?
By: Darragh Roche (MSN)
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Fact Check: Did Joe Biden Set Modern Record For Executive Orders in His First Week?
President Joe Biden has issued a series of executive actions since assuming office on January 20 aimed at tackling a wide variety of issues, from immigration to racial justice to the environment.
© Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the coronavirus pandemic in the State Dining Room of the White House on January 26, 2021 in Washington, DC. Biden has issued a large number of executive orders in his first week.
Biden has signed a significant number of executive orders in a short period and has drawn criticism from Republicans, some of whom have accused the president of ruling by diktat.
The party that spent four years calling President Trump a dictator are now applauding Joe Biden for setting the record of week-one executive orders. — Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) January 27, 2021
Some prominent Republicans have claimed that Biden has issued a modern-record number of executive orders in his first days in office. Biden had issued 37 executive orders during his first week, the New York Post reported on Tuesday.
Representative Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) criticized Biden for the large number of executive orders he has issued.
"The party that spent four years calling President Trump a dictator are now applauding Joe Biden for setting the record of week-one executive orders," Boebert tweeted on Tuesday.
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who served as former President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, also was critical.
"Biden once said that excessive reliance on executive orders, ignoring the Legislature, is dictatorial," Giuliani said. "Well Joe do you remember saying that it could be dictatorial [...] Are you aware enough that it now applies to you?"
The Facts
Biden has taken more executive action in his first week in office than his immediate predecessors and many of those orders have been aimed at reversing Trump-era policies.
The Economist noted on January 22 that Biden had signed more executive orders in two days than Trump had in two months and was setting a record pace, while NBC News lists 40 executive actions up to January 26.
Of the 40, 32 are listed as executive orders. The others are classed as proclamations or memoranda. However, it's common to refer to these as executive orders and they have a similar effect. Executive orders are listed at the Federal Register, but the site has not been fully updated yet.
"It's too early to know whether we'll see a large number of executive orders by Biden. It's not unusual for a president to sign several orders on his first day in office, but Biden did more of those than his predecessors, in large part to undo many of Trump's more controversial ones," said Seth Masket, professor of political science at Duke University.
"But this also reflects the increasing ideological distance between the parties and a lengthening Democratic agenda—as the party's nominee, Biden simply has more to accomplish than many of his predecessors did, even on 'day one.'"
Richard Pildes, a professor of constitutional law at NYU Law School, told Newsweek that "None of President Biden's initial EOs [executive orders] test the limits of executive power yet, but he faces strong demands to make government function effectively; if Congress cannot overcome gridlock, the pressures to make more aggressive use of executive powers will inevitably increase."
The Ruling
Mostly true.
While not all Biden's executive actions are executive orders, he has issued a modern-record number in his first days in office, far outpacing his immediate predecessors. However, many of these actions are aimed at reversing controversial policies from the previous administration.
The Federal Register clearly shows that Trump, former President Barack Obama and former President George W. Bush took far fewer executive actions during their first week in office. Bush's first executive order did not come until nine days after his inauguration in 2001.
It's too early to tell if Biden will issue an unusual number of executive orders during his term. The initial slew of orders appears to be a reaction to the Trump policies that were still in place.
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Hmmm.. It's okay now...........................
The VAST majority of those EOs are Covid related.
Please cite which of those you have an issue with.
The rest revoke many of the plethora of EOs issued by Trump.
For those, I will say what the right said, elections matter.
No, no they aren't. I'll give you 13 or 14............out of 36
Oh my bad Jim, only EXACTLY HALF [18] of them are Covid related.
12 revoke 20 of Trump's EOs.
So you do the math on 'NEW' policy.
Now, were is your list of EO's that you have issues with?
You can start with Biden's BS order of allowing boys that identify as girls, and boys transitioning to girls through surgery and hormonal therapy, to fully participate in girls public high school sports. Nothing like jumping in with both feet into the controversy; and putting girls at a great disadvantage.
Then follow with canceling the Keystone Pipeline- so the Democratic money pipe line of Soros and Buffet is fully funded; but keeping it moving on the rail with outdated, leaking, oil tanker cars. These trains are taking priority over normal goods that move rail. Not to mention they have a track record of derailing. Of course trains loaded with oil tar sands don't pose any environmental problems./S
Reestablishing DACA. Not even decided in the courts yet; but Joe wants to pick up where Obama left off. Seems that he wants to follow in his mentor's footsteps of wasting tax payer money needed to fight executive over reaches.
Allowing Muslims back into the US from countries that Trump banned. I am sure Biden will make sure no terrorists get in from those countries that are hostile to the US. Even if they do, he will just blame Trump.
Allowing sanctuary cities to be a thing again. His promise to "protect national and border security" is as empty and hollow as he is. He is taking actions to make sure more illegals will be coming to the US.
Counting illegal immigrants on the US census. This is simply a way for Democrats to make sure they hold power. Their sanctuary cities bring the illegals in where they are counted to same as regular US Citizens on the census. Votes in fly over country count far less; when the House of Representatives and Electoral College are slanted hard to the left.
Pulling funds from the border wall. Step 3, or if could be 4 consider his Census EO, in ringing the illegal immigrant dinner bell.
His executive order to "Buy American". Nothing like trying to kick the economy while it was down. Costs go up on materials and products just when US Citizens can least afford it.
The left blasted Trump for EO's; but looks like they elected the King of EO's.
Truth, and all of Biden's divide us even more than we already are, made US citizens and legal immigrants less safe, created more unemployment, and made us less independent. His message of "unity" has absolutely no credibility.
Yet that EO doesn't actually DO that.
Again, that EO doesn't 'cancel the Keystone Pipeline' it cancels the PERMIT.
DACA was NEVER disestablished.
Cry me a river. There is NO evidence that Trump's ban was effective.
Sanctuary cities AND states were NEVER halted by Trump.
Strike FIVE.
You mean like counting 'the whole number of free persons' as mandated by the Constitution, as we have done since 1790? The HORROR!
Actually, Biden is RETURNING funds to the places Trump 'diverted' them from.
Ummm, you know that that EO isn't denying you all the imported garbage you want right? That EO sets a FEDERAL purchasing policy.
Strike EIGHT!
My critique of Trump's EOs is based on the POLICY they set, NOT their quantity.
And turning around and giving them to Central America for............ummmm for..........well we shall see once the radical crooked powers that be get their grubby little paws on it.............Surely you jest
Why presume that?
Let's say they are going to Covid vaccines or paying for the NG deployments or food assistance or the repairs to the Capitol.
Feel better?
Did you read the article? $4B, yes Billion to Central America. Where did that $$$ magically appear from?
We'll save that in the cost of golf trips...
Why don't you list them
Why don't you do your own fucking research?
Not to mention the TWO TRILLION he wants to do "something" about climate change, of all things
So you're making stuff up.
How much did those golf "trips" actually cost?
Current estimates through October are $141,450,266, leading people to guess at a final total of $145 million.
In contrast, all 8 years of Obama and his family travel, vacations and golf cost $114 million the majority of which was reimbursed by the Democratic Party.
Good reading, lot's of facts.
Enjoy.
What evidence do you have of that Greg?
You must know by now that just because you are unaware of facts, they still exist as facts.
Again Greg, do your own research.
Mar a Lago alone has totaled over 150 MILLION so far. That of course only includes to sketchy receipts since the SS hasn't been transparent.
Obama's total was for EIGHT years...
During the campaign Biden said "you can’t legislate by executive orders unless you are a dictator" I guess he's a dictator..
30 EOs in 1 week
I thought "all" would imply that
but I can amend it for you.
A - He's actually addressing COVID
B - Mostly without a Cabinet in place
C - Trump wrote almost 320 in 4 years ( 80 per year )
So Joe's got about 50 more to go before we should start to worry?
Just adding context.
... or known as executive action...
Remember on the site that shall not be mentioned a column we all read, and remember when the moderator of Meet the Press was struggling to define an Executive Action? Just curious ...
Peace Jim
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Really .. I will have to go and look...
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I thought Biden was supposed to be dazed and confused. When he signs them, Biden has personally explained what all his executive orders do.
from a podium in a nearly empty room with no teleprompters...
With notes written for him.
Did you see his debate notes where leaked?
Yep. He uses a 21st century invention: 5x7 note cards.
So what if he uses note cards.
Trump needs notes to pretend to show empathy.
That reminds me of a joke that would probably get me a ticket....................
lol
The "Tater Salad" You tubes are all too long
And the Borat Dictator outakes...well, you're right lol