Explaining Trump's "Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions" Executive Order/EO 14145

This is an easy to understand rundown of some of what President Trump has declared in EO 14145 that nullifies former President Biden's executive actions.

After being inaugurated earlier today, President Donald Trump signed an executive order labeled “INITIAL RESCISSIONS OF HARMFUL EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND ACTIONS.”

Here’s a list of some of the executive orders Trump has revoked (as many have similar messages), and a brief summary of them, grouped by category:

SOCIAL JUSTICE

1. Executive Order 13985 (Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government)

2. Executive Order 13988 (Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation)

3. Executive Order 14020 (The creation of the Gender Policy Council)

4. Executive Order 14015 (Creation of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships)

5. Executive Order 14018 (Revocation of Certain Presidential Actions related to EIB training)

6. Executive Order 14021 (Reaffirmation of legal protections against discrimination on the basis of sex, including gender identity)

7. Executive Order 14035 (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the Federal Workforce)

8. Executive Order 14031 (The creation of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders)

9. Executive Order 14045 (The creation of the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics)

10. Executive Order 14049 of (The creation of the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Native Americans and Strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities)

11. Executive Order 14050 of October 19, 2021 (The creation of the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans)

NATIONAL SECURITY/FOREIGN RELATED

1. Executive Order 13986 (Revoked previous executive action by President Donald Trump that sought to exclude undocumented immigrants from being included in the US Census)

2. Executive Order 13993 (Revoked a former Trump executive order that focused on removing undocumented immigrants deemed to be threats)

3. Executive Order 14010 (Biden’s reversal of the “Remain in Mexico” policy)

4. Executive Order 14011 (Establishment of Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families)

5. Executive Order 14022 (Lifted Trump era sanctions)

CRIME/LEGAL SYSTEM

1. Executive Order 14006 (Called for a phased elimination of the use of privately operated, for profit prisons)

2. Executive Order 14019 (Promoted Access to Voting)

3. Executive Order 14060 (Establishing the United States Council on Transnational Organized Crime)

GOVERNMENT/MILITARY FUNCTIONS

1. Executive Order 14004 (Revoked Trump era ban which stopped transgender individuals from serving in the military)

2. Executive Order 13989 (Mandated than an “Ethics Pledge” had to be taken by Executive Branch Personnel)

3. Executive Order 14023 (Establishment of the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States)

CLIMATE/SCIENCE/TECH/HEALTHCARE

1. Executive Order 13990 (Revoked the permit for the Keystone Pipeline, halted oil and gas leasing and gas leasing in Alaska)

2. Executive Order 14007 (The formation of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology).

3. Executive Order 14008 (The US rejoining the Paris Agreement and creating a National Climate Task Force).

4. Executive Order 14027 (Establishment of the Climate Change Support Office)

5. Executive Order 14057 (Setting the goal of achieving net-zero emissions for federal operations by 2050)

6. Executive Order 14070 (Expands access to Medicare, the ACA)

7. Executive Order 14110 (The creation of a framework for safe use of Artificial Intelligence)

ECONOMIC

1. Executive Order 13992 (Revoked many of President Trump’s executive orders that prioritized deregulation)

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I hope this article (which was meant to inflict zero bias in any way, shape, or form, and instead give you, the reader, the facts, not opinions) made today’s news at least the slightest bit easier to digest.

Have an awesome rest of your week.

-Zach