More: Fact check: Biden executive order halts border wall construction, redirects funding Biden's first week of executive orders compared to previous presidentsīiden has now signed more than 40 executive orders, actions and memorandums - each of which has a different power and purpose - during his first few weeks in office. Let's look into both the numbers and the quote in question. USA TODAY has reached out to both users for comment. There is also a quote attributed to Biden that reads, "Only a Dictator legislates through executive orders!"
At the bottom is a quote attributed to Biden: "You can't (legislate) by executive order unless you're a dictator."Ī similar post says Biden signed 37 executive orders in his first week, Barack Obama signed nine and Trump signed five. One Facebook post shows a graphic of the last five presidents and how many executive orders they signed during their first week in office, which for each would be Jan. The incorrect quotation has been picked up in viral social media posts that also compare executive orders among Biden and his predecessors. Many others relating to the coronavirus are exclusive to advancing the goals of the new administration.īiden's slew of executive orders has been met with pushback from conservatives, against both the number of orders issued and the president's past quotes about them.įor instance, both Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Fox News personality Sean Hannity have misquoted Biden in trying to use his own words against him. Some orders, like the reversal of Trump's ban on transgender people joining the military, undid work from the previous administration. Since he took office, Biden has signed more than 40 executive orders and actions with focuses ranging from health care to the economy. 20 inauguration, Biden's administration has been unravelling Trump's policies.
President Joe Biden ran his presidential campaign on the underlying promise that he would be an entirely different leader than Donald Trump. The claim: Biden said dictators use executive orders, he has issued 32
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