Spicer: Trump still deciding on his executive orders

Donald Trump’s first executive orders upon assuming the office of the presidency remain up in the air, incoming White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Thursday morning, with just hours to go until Trump is inaugurated.

“I'm going to have to continue to update you on that,” Spicer told a reporter who asked what Trump’s first orders as president might be. “The president-elect is continuing to get briefed on some of the orders that he wants to do and the sequencing thereof.”


While the exact first steps of Trump’s presidency have not yet been hammered out, Spicer highlighted the Affordable Care Act, combating Islamic State militants and immigration as issues that the president-elect discussed with frequency on the campaign trail. Spicer said Trump “is committed to not just Day One, but Day Two, Day Three, of enacting an agenda of real change. And I think that you're going to see that in the days and weeks to come.”

The delay, the incoming press secretary said, stems from Trump’s interest in ensuring that his orders are sequenced correctly. Trump’s staff is continuing to meet with him on establishing that proper sequence, Spicer said.

Trump himself has said that the first official workday for his administration will be Monday because celebratory activities marking his inauguration are likely to take up much of his time Friday and into the weekend. Still, Spicer said official action could be expected from Trump as early as Friday afternoon.

“You'll see activity on both tomorrow, over the weekend, and then Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,” he said. “It's going to be a robust not just Day One but I think first week, first month and probably first term."