US President Donald Trump has signed more executive orders since taking office on January 20 than during the entire four years of his first presidential term (2017-2021), The Washington Post reports.
It is noted that the executive order signed by Trump on December 15 to recognize the opioid fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction is the 221st since he took office. During his first term, from 2017 to 2021, Trump signed 220 executive orders.
Less than a year into his second presidency, Trump has signed executive orders that affect a variety of areas, including the economy, law, and culture. The newspaper notes that almost a quarter of them were related to the economy and trade policy.
