🏛️White House issues 191 executive orders bypassing Congress on Day One

The Twenty-second Amendment prevents Trump from seeking another term, paradoxically increasing his executive authority. Without electoral accountability constraining his actions, Trump can pursue radical policies that first-term presidents typically avoid to maintain voter support.

Article II grants presidents immediate authority to reshape federal policy through executive action without legislative approval. Trump signed 191 orders by August 2025, demonstrating how presidential power operates independently of congressional oversight or public input on fundamental governance changes.

Border security dominates Trump's inaugural agenda because immigration law gives presidents broad discretionary power. This focus signals that immigration enforcement will serve as the primary vehicle for testing constitutional limits of presidential authority throughout the second term.

Chief Justice Roberts administered the oath in the same Capitol Rotunda where Trump supporters attacked democracy on January 6. This ceremonial role symbolically upholds constitutional continuity even when incoming presidents have previously undermined peaceful transfers of power.