Stuart Varney: We expected shock and awe; that’s what we got
Varney & Co. host Stewart Varney discusses Trump’s busy first day back in the Oval Office.
During his “My Perception” on Tuesday, “Varney & Co.Host Stewart Varney talks about President Trump’s first day in office.
Stuart Varney. We were told to expect “shock and awe” on the first day. That’s what we got. The President was sitting behind a desk in the Capitol Arena with “executive orders.”
Second Lady Usha Vance, Vice President J. (Chris Kleponis/Pool via REUTERS/Reuters Photos)
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Then he went to the Oval Office. more executive orders.” He went through them one by one. “good,” he said, “that’s great.”
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20: US President Donald Trump attends a signing ceremony after his inauguration in the President’s Chambers at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on January 20, 2025. Also present are Senate Majority Leader Senator Joe
In the hours between his inauguration and the inaugural ball, President Trump re-established the government.There is “shock and awe” at the extent of the changes.
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Look what he did. he rescinded, rescinded 78 executive orders that biden had signed 78!
Gone are Biden’s rules on race, gender and offshore oil drilling.Trump has brought back the ban on military transfers. Biden’s sudden plunge into the world of woke and climate extremism has backfired.
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, not pictured, is sworn in during the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Monday, January 20, in Washington. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
But wait, there’s more. he declared a state of national emergency on the border. he has authorized the use of the military to “close the border.” He has declared an energy emergency so we can “dig in, baby.”
U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles reacts to President Trump taking 200 executive actions on his first day, the Greenland Acquisition bill and the House Freedom Caucus raising the corporate tax rate to ease the SALT cap.
We have left the Paris climate agreement. We are outside the World Health Organization. The ban on TikTok has been postponed. Federal workers must return to the office.
He’s going to replace the Gulf of Mexico with the Gulf of America. It’s not going to be Denali in Alaska, it’s going back to Mount McKinley.
U.S. Vice President-elect JD Vance and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump react during President Trump’s Inauguration Day in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. (KEVIN LAMARQUE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images/Getty Images)
That’s just some of the 200-plus orders the new president has issued on Day 1. There will be legal and legislative challenges. not all orders will stand.
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But the message is clear: this is a revolution. Trump is doing what he said he would do. He is doing what he was elected to do. It’s intense. It’s exciting. And it’s just getting started…
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