The new president says he will declare a national emergency at the southern border.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has promised a flurry of executive action on Day 1, and there are executive orders already prepared for his signature. Those orders will end diversity, equity and inclusion funding, crack down on border crossings and ease regulations on oil and natural gas production. The Republican has promised dozens of actions, though it’s unclear whether he’ll make good on his pledge to do them all on his first day.
Here’s a look at some of Trump’s plans:
America First
Trump will sign an order renaming the Gulf of Mexico, making it the Gulf of America. And the highest mountain in North America, now known as Mount Denali, will revert back to Mount McKinley, its name until President Barack Obama changed it.
The renaming is to honor “American greatness,” according to a preview of the orders posted online by Trump’s …