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The breakdown of Trump's 143 executive orders from Jan. 20, 2025 to April 30 2025 by topic.
Data comes from the Federal Register and The American Presidency Project via MUFG.
Key Takeaways
- Nearly a quarter (23%) of Trump's executive orders focused on the federal government, including the executive order that created the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), tasked with reducing government expenditures.
- A significant share (17%) targeted trade and tariffs, including the “Liberation Day" tariffs that targetted almost all U.S. trading partners.
- Order aimed at diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) made up the third-largest share (12%), including the "Ending Illegal Discrimination And Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity" order which rescinds all federal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and affirmative action requirements.
