US awaiting Trump's first day in power. What the media say
US President-elect Donald Trump will officially take office on January 20. On the first day of his second term, he intends to issue more than 100 decrees and cancel many decisions of his predecessor Joe Biden. What changes the world media are expecting immediately after the inauguration - in the Izvestia digest.
The Washington Post: Trump will sign more than 100 decrees on his first day in office
Trump promised to sign more than 100 decrees after his second inauguration. Future White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller informed congressmen that the changes will affect the protection of the southern border of the United States, energy and federal employees. Specifically, Trump intends to immediately authorize individual oil drilling.
The Washington Post
"Within hours of taking office, I will sign dozens of executive orders, about a hundred to be exact, many of which I will describe in my address tomorrow," Trump said at a dinner for people who donated to the inaugural festivities. - With one stroke of the pen, I will reverse dozens of destructive and radical executive orders and actions by the Biden administration."
One of Trump's executive orders is expected to declare a crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border. A source also said the executive orders will include measures to reduce the cost of living, suspend offshore wind farm leases, roll back regulations that encouraged the purchase of electric cars, and other measures aimed at combating climate change. Trump separately announced pardons for those accused of attacking the Capitol in 2021.
Bloomberg: Trump will declare a national energy emergency
Trump is ready to invoke emergency powers as part of his plan to boost domestic energy production. He intends to authorize new oil and gas development on federal lands while rolling back Biden-era climate restrictions. Trump's executive orders are expected to kick off a lengthy regulatory process, but they will affect the entire energy sector.
Bloomberg
It's still unclear how the energy emergency will be used, though the president could unlock special powers for crude oil transportation and use the authority to manage changes in the way electricity is generated and transmitted. During the campaign, Trump vowed to declare an energy emergency, saying it was necessary to increase production and meet rising demand due to the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence.
Declaring a state of emergency in the U.S. allows the president to invoke up to 150 special powers that are normally reserved for responding to hurricanes, terrorist attacks and other unforeseen events. During his first term, Trump tried to use special powers to prevent unprofitable coal and nuclear power plants across the country from shutting down.
The New York Times: Trump will take away job security for government workers
Trump plans to significantly change the rules of the federal bureaucracy in line with his campaign promises. This involves issuing an executive order to reclassify government employees into a new category that would strip them of the guarantees that they must be hired according to merit and cannot be arbitrarily fired.
The New York Times
It would allow his administration to move a large number of federal employees into a new status under which it could impose much tighter controls, including the ability to hire and fire more easily. The order is significant because Trump and Miller have deep animosity toward much of the federal bureaucracy, which the president-elect often derisively refers to as the "deep state."
An executive order creating a new category of federal employees was originally issued during Trump's first term, but it was rescinded by Biden. The new US president also intends to eliminate "diversity, equity and inclusion" measures in federal agencies introduced under his predecessor.
Reuters: Trump will declassify documents on JFK assassination
Trump has promised to lift secrecy on documents related to the most high-profile US political assassinations in the 20th century - President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert Kennedy and civil rights activist Martin Luther King. He did not specify which documents would be released and did not promise full declassification.
Reuters
He made a similar promise during his term from 2017 to 2021 and did release some documents related to the assassination of [John] Kennedy in 1963. But he eventually succumbed to pressure from the Central Intelligence Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation and kept much of the documents secret, citing national security concerns.
Robert Kennedy's son Robert Kennedy and nephew of the 35th US president Robert Kennedy Jr, whom Trump has nominated as Health Secretary, accuses the CIA of being involved in his uncle's assassination. He also claims his father was killed by multiple gunmen, contradicting the official version.
Financial Times: TikTok recovers amid Trump's claims
Chinese social network TikTok is restoring access to its video app after Trump promised that companies distributing and hosting the platform would not be prosecuted for violating a US ban that had previously gone into effect. TikTok emphasized that it will work with Trump "on a long-term solution that keeps TikTok in the US."
Financial Times
The web version of TikTok appeared to be working in the US by Sunday afternoon, while the app went live a few hours later. However, TikTok still did not appear in the Apple and Google app stores. Apple informed visitors to its App Store that they could not download TikTok. It also informed existing users that they would no longer be able to update the app.
Trump said he would issue an executive order on inauguration day to ensure that companies that allowed TikTok to continue to operate would not be held accountable for violating the ban passed by Congress. He added that he would like the U.S. to have a 50 percent ownership stake in the joint venture with the social network.
CNN: Trump will call Putin after inauguration
Trump has instructed his team to organize a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin a few days after the inauguration. According to sources, one of the purposes of the conversation will be to discuss the possibility of a face-to-face meeting between the two leaders, during which they will try to find ways to end the conflict in Ukraine.
CNN
Trump and his team hope to quickly begin work on a settlement plan that could be implemented within the first few months of his presidency, including through a direct conversation with Putin. Officials on Trump's national security team began working on a phone call with Putin weeks ago. It's unclear whether a date for the conversation has been set.
Any talks would be a sharp departure from the principle Biden has followed. He has refused to speak directly with Putin for three years. Trump believes any interaction with the Russian president is necessary to find a solution.
