President Donald Trump was inaugurated on Monday, and he came out swinging. On his first day, he signed 26 executive orders and rolled back about 80 of former president Joe Biden’s executive actions. (For comparison, Biden signed nine executive orders on day one; in 2017, Trump signed one; in 2013, Obama signed zero, and in 2009, just two.) Trump was making good on the promises he campaigned on. On immigration, he’s trying to end birthright citizenship. On diversity, equity, and inclusion, he’s saying, “You’re fired” to federal DEI employees. On trans issues, he signed an order that declares only two genders. And on “America First,” he’s saying goodbye to the “Gulf of Mexico” and hello to the “Gulf of America.” Trump also announced Stargate, gave TikTok a second life, pardoned about 1,500 January 6 rioters, and pulled out of the Paris climate agreement. Suffice it to say, there is much to discuss. Today, Bari Weiss is back with Batya Ungar-Sargon, Brianna Wu, and Free Press senior editor Peter Savodnik to unpack Trump’s first week in office and what they think about…Elon’s arm. If you liked what you heard from Honestly, the best way to support us is to go to TheFP.com and become a Free Press subscriber today. The first 500 listeners to sign up will get $10 for free when you trade $100+ with code HONESTLY at https://Kalshi.com/Honestly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Hi everyone, Barry here with an exciting announcement for everyone who listens, but especially those of you who live in Texas. On February 27th, I'm coming to Austin to moderate the Free Press's next live debate, which will address the following question, does the West need a religious revival?
We've partnered with the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, otherwise known as FIRE, to bring you an epic lineup of debaters. Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Ross Douthat will face off against Adam Carolla and Michael Shermer.
It's going to be an unforgettable night, a chance to meet other free pressers out in the real world, hear directly from four intellectual powerhouses, and participate in our very first free press wet t-shirt contest. Just kidding. I want to make sure you're listening.
If you haven't attended these debates before, they are one of my favorite things that we do because it allows us all to be in person together, to have a drink, and to do something that we love, which is argue with each other and still have fun at the end of the night. So bring a date. Bring your parents. Bring your kids. Come meet me and other free pressers in person.
You do that by getting your tickets right now. You can do that by going to thefp.com. dot pub slash debate. Let me spell that out for you. T-H-E-F-P dot P-U-B slash debate. Go to that URL and get your tickets now. Now, back to this week's show. It's been 72 hours since Trump was inaugurated as the 47th president, and he's come in swinging.
On his first day, he signed 26 executive orders and rolled back about 80 of Joe Biden's. He made good on many of the promises he campaigned on. Immigration — he's trying to end birthright citizenship and his brought-back remain in Mexico. DEI — he's saying you're fired to DEI employees. On gender, he signed an order that declared that there are only two of them. And he's all in on America first.
Goodbye, Gulf of Mexico. Welcome, Gulf of America. For comparison, Biden signed nine executive orders on day one. Trump in 2017 signed one. Obama signed zero in 2013 and two in 2009. So 26 is eager. And that wasn't all. He also announced Stargate, gave TikTok a second life, pardoned 1,500 January 6th rioters, including violent ones who attacked police and pulled out of the Paris climate agreement.
Suffice it to say, there is much to discuss. So today, I'm back with Batya Ungar-Sargon, Brianna Wu, and Free Press senior editor Peter Savodnik to unpack Trump's first few days in office and also what they think about Elon's arm. Stay with us. Hi, Honestly listeners. Barry here with a really exciting announcement.
The world today, as you know, is confusing, chaotic, unpredictable, bizarre, times scary, at other times just absurd. But chances are, whatever crisis is currently blowing up your phone, it's probably happened before, or at least a version of it. And there's so much we can learn from looking to the past. Thank you so much for having me. Before there was Russiagate, there was the Red Scare.
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