President Donald Trump has revoked 19 additional executive orders and actions issued by his predecessor.
By contrast, Trump has worked to pare down the federal workforce as part of his efforts to cut government waste. Trump established the Department of Government Efficiency, a special commission and advisory panel, vowing to cut billions of dollars from the federal budget.
Trump also eliminated Biden’s use of the Defense Production Act, which he said the former president had invoked to push his energy transition agenda, including the addition of mandates for electric heat pumps and solar panels.
In June 2022, Biden invoked the Defense Production Act to boost supplies to U.S. solar manufacturers and declared a two-year tariff exemption on solar panels from Southeast Asia as part of his climate agenda.
The White House stated that Biden’s actions forced “radical labor policies and apprenticeship mandates onto American businesses and government agencies.”
Trump also removed Biden’s directive to prioritize union-driven policies that imposed unnecessary regulations on industries.
The White House also revoked Biden’s executive order that “funneled federal resources into radical biotech and biomanufacturing initiatives under the guise of environmental policy.”
In September 2022, Biden signed the order to invest more government funds in the U.S. biotechnology industry. Biden launched the National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative with the intent of strengthening supply chains, improving health outcomes, and reducing carbon emissions, according to the Biden White House.
Additionally, the president terminated Biden’s proclamations that established new national monuments across nearly 1 million acres of land. Trump said a vast amount of land is being “locked up” rather than being used for economic development and energy production.
The White House stated that Trump is fulfilling a campaign pledge to reverse the “disastrous policies” of the Biden administration and “put America back on a path to prosperity, security, and strength.”
When he signed his first executive orders, Trump said his actions were only the beginning of his efforts to undo his predecessor’s “disastrous” policies.
