Over 80 US Cities To Hold Protests On Trump’s Inauguration Day

NPR - President-elect Donald Trump made big promises leading up to the election. He made no secret during his first term and the campaign for his second that he planned to push the boundaries of the power of the presidency. Morning Edition dove into five of those promises after the election. We’re revisiting them in this newsletter ahead of tomorrow’s inauguration.

➡️ Trump has promised to pardon some Jan. 6 rioters convicted of various offenses. A legal expert told Morning Edition that this is possible due to the president’s unlimited pardoning power. But she warned that pardons, paired with his newly defined presidential immunity, is “sort of a recipe for a massive criminal enterprise in the White House."

➡️ Immigration was central to Trump’s campaign. He blamed migrants, asylum seekers and other immigrants living in the U.S. without authorization for driving up crime and housing costs. He promised the “largest deportation” in the country’s history as a solution. Here’s how he might get started.

➡️ Shuttering the Department of Education has long sat on the conservative wish list — and Trump has vowed to do it. Closing the department would require an act of Congress, and doing so could cause a number of headaches — especially for some conservative states.

➡️ Oil and gas production hit record highs under President Biden. Trump said he wants the U.S. to produce more. An energy policy expert explained how the incoming president might go about doing that and discussed some of the green initiatives Trump may target in his second term.

➡️ "Kamala is for they/them. President Trump is for you" were words frequently heard in TV attack ads against Vice President Harris’ support for trans rights. Trump has vowed to sign an executive order banning federal agencies from promoting “sex or gender transition at any age.” These are some ways Trump might try to limit trans healthcare treatment at the federal level and the legal hurdles his moves could face.

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