Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Green Bay, April 2, 2024. PC: Fox 11 Online
(WTAQ-WLUK) — Despite the freezing temperatures, President Donald Trump’s inauguration drew tens of thousands of supporters to Washington, D.C.
During one of his several addresses Monday, Trump highlighted his priorities for his next term in office.
“Our sovereignty will be reclaimed,” Trump said. “Our safety will be restored. The scales of justice will be rebalanced.”
Rep. Tony Wied, R-8th District, was in attendance at the inauguration. He shared his excitement in a post on Facebook, writing:
Congratulations Mr. President! I am honored to be a part of this monumental day and I look forward to working with President Trump to Make America Great Again.
Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-6th District, from was also there to watch Trump be sworn in for his second term. He said he supports the issues Trump highlighted.
“He nailed down that we got to put an end to this open borders immigration policy under President Biden,” Grothman told said. “We’re going to go back to the days where our border means something. We’re going to go back to the days where we spin people around and we send them back to Mexico.”
Those on the other side of the political aisle were not as enthusiastic about Trump’s policies — among them, Wisconsin Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin.
In a statement, Baldwin said, in part, “I will work to find common ground with the Trump administration to lower costs, grow our Made in America economy, and tackle the fentanyl epidemic, but I’m also not afraid to stand up to him if he threatens our rights and freedoms, gives tax breaks to billionaires, or does anything to harm Wisconsinites.”
Baldwin also posted on X, commenting on the presence of Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk at Trump’s inauguration.
“Somehow, billionaires getting front row seats at Trump’s inauguration doesn’t give me confidence that working families are the priority,” Baldwin said in the post.
After his speech, Trump wasted no time in signing a number of executive orders.
Lawrence University history professor Jerald Podair said, “These executive orders are very far reaching. This may be one of the most consequential first days of an American president in a very long time.”
Podair said the amount of executive orders may be a concern for some, but it’s becoming a common tool for presidents to use.
“And usually now, what we see with these executive orders is: If you can’t get them through Congress, or you don’t think you’re going to get them through Congress, you just sign an executive order,” Podair said.
Podair says that Trump may set a record for the most executive orders signed by a president on their first day in office.
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