Here’s every executive order President Donald Trump has signed since taking office Since taking up his role of President of the United States of America two weeks ago, Donald Trump has signed […]

Since taking up his role of President of the United States of America two weeks ago, Donald Trump has signed a steady flow of executive orders.

Some, like the travel ban on those from seven ‘muslim majority’ countries, have sparked mass outrage. Others, such as a call for Americans to wear red in honour of American Heart Month, have passed without much note.

So far the former businessman has signed 22 different rulings – which is a lot to keep track of, so we’ve made a list of all the times he’s put pen to paper so far.

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What is an executive order?

Types of Executive Action



• Executive Order

• Presidential memoranda

• Proclamations

While a lot of people have been talking about executive orders, that’s actually just one type of executive, or presidential, action – some of Trump’s rulings have technically been something else.

An executive order is the most prestigious type of executive action. Similar to laws made in Congress they typically announce a new policy or directive which must be followed.

However, this is not the President creating a new law or getting new money from the Treasury – it instructs the Government on how to work on the new priority within existing laws.

The orders are recorded in the Federal Register and are considered legally binding – but they are subject to legal review.

Mr Trump can also issue presidential memoranda. These don’t have to be published – although there’s nothing to stop this – and usually delegate tasks from the President to his executive branch.

Proclamations, on the other hand, are mostly to observe ceremonial holidays or awareness months.

How many has Donald Trump signed?

So far President Trump has signed 22 actions. To put that in context Barack Obama issued 277 – averaged over his presidency, this was the lowest in 120 years.

George Washington signed a mere eight during his whole time in the Oval Office, but Franklin D Roosevelt signed more than 3,700

The full list of actions