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Trump Again Pictures

It was circa 2016 and Trump had just won the presidential election. Our family was returning to America the following year and I was freaked out, to say the least, that this idiot was going to be the new president. I began posting articles and began making a ton of Trump related memes to add a little humor to the situation and relieve some stress. Now fast forward to 2025 and this criminal is the president of the United States of America....AGAIN. OY VE !!!!
Trump President Again ????????

Written back in 2016 - Yeah it seems kinds funny, but at least for now, it seems very possible, assuming he isn't indicted for any one of a number of crimes....of course, Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) Donald would probably still find a way to run for president.

Written in 2025 - Well maybe not that funny this time around. Trump is already wreaking havoc on the world with pardons and executive orders. I planned to make all of you laugh to help get through this but this might not go away (if he tries to run for a third term) anytime soon.

Note:  This is a work in progress. Aside from the official White House page, this is the best source for up to date information about the new executive orders. New memes are being added regularly but they are time consuming to make to say the least. Check back every few days for more.

Note: The meme text in red are my comments about the executive orders.

Update: This page is the most up to date listing of the presidential executive orders with the exception of the actual White House Official Executive Orders Pages. I'm making every effort to keep up with this. You might think I'm crazy to be doing this living thousands of miles away in Japan. Well, what goes on in America affects Japan at some point, not to mention, it's sad and unsettling to see human rights in America being eliminated one after another.

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Trump & Holocaust
Trump Remembers Auschwitz

A man cannot be forgiven for a lifetime of crimes because of a single good deed. That said, this executive order brought tears to my eyes and will remain at the top of this page. This is the Google AI explanation of the following idiom: "Give credit where credit is due" is an expression that means to praise someone for something they've done well, even if you may not like them - fitting.

The White House: Trump Executive Order #TBD - The National Day of Remembrance of the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz, 2025 - January 27, 2025
 
Trump & Defense
The Iron Dome For America

To further the goal of peace through strength, it is the policy of the United States that The United States will provide for the common defense of its citizens and the Nation by deploying and maintaining a next-generation missile defense shield.  The concept of "peace through strength" means more wasteful, unnecessary, and climate damaging weapons.

The White House: Trump Executive Order #TBD - The Iron Dome for America - January 27, 2025
 
Trump & Health
Reinstating Service Members Discharged Under The Military’s Covid-19 Vaccination Mandate

Make reinstatement available to all members of the military (active and reserve) who were discharged solely for refusal to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and who request to be reinstated. Enable those service members reinstated under this section to revert to their former rank and receive full back pay, benefits, bonus payments, or compensation.

The White House: Trump Executive Order #TBD - Reinstating Service Members Discharged Under the Military’s COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate - January 27, 2025
WHO

Withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization is an executive order signed by United States president Donald Trump on January 20, 2025, during the first day of his second presidential term. The order directed the withdrawal of the United States from the World Health Organization. This executive order marked the second time that the United States had ordered to be withdrawn from the World Health Organization.

The White House: Trump Executive Order 6 - 14150 - Withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization - January 20, 2025
 
Trump & Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
Restoring America’s Fighting Force

As Chief Executive and as Commander in Chief, I am committed to meritocracy and to the elimination of race-based and sex-based discrimination within the Armed Forces of the United States. No individual or group within our Armed Forces should be preferred or disadvantaged on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, color, or creed.

The White House: Trump Executive Order #TBD - Restoring America’s Fighting Force - January 27, 2025
 
Trump & Oil
Trump Wants More Oil

Moments after being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, Trump made his intentions towards oil by saying "DRILL BABY DRILL", showing no concern for the ongoing climate crisis.

The White House: Trump Executive Order 10 - 14154 - Unleashing American Energy - January 20, 2025
Trump Wants More Oil....No Matter What

Moments after being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, Trump made his intentions towards oil by saying "DRILL BABY DRILL", showing no concern for the environment.

The White House: Trump Executive Order 18 - 14162 - Unleashing Alaska's Extraordinary Resource Potential - January 20, 2025
Trump Wants More Oil Because....?

Moments after being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, Trump made his intentions towards oil by saying "DRILL BABY DRILL", declaring a "National Energy Emergency" that doesn't exist.

The White House: Trump Executive Order 15 - 14159 - Declaring a National Energy Emergency - January 20, 2025
 
Trump & Immigration
Trump Wants Babies Out

Executive Order 14156, titled Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship is an executive order signed by Donald Trump, the 47th president of the United States, on January 20, 2025. The executive order aims to challenge the interpretation of the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution, and ending birthright citizenship in the United States for children of undocumented immigrants and legal immigrants temporarily present in the U.S., such as on a student, work, or tourist visa.

The White House: Trump Executive Order 12 - 14156 - Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship - January 20, 2025
Trump Is Caging Kids

Although this policy began before Trump returned as president, he plans to continue this means of detention for illegal immigrants.

The White House: Trump Executive Order 13 - 14157 - Securing Our Borders - January 20, 2025
Trump And The Invasion

Trump has turned the southern border into a war zone and is calling it an invasion.

The White House: Trump Executive Order 17 - 14161 - Protecting The American People Against Invasion - January 20, 2025
Trump Is Canceling Immigration Services

Trump proclaimed, that entry into the United States of refugees under the USRAP would be detrimental to the interests of the United States. He therefore directed that entry into the United States of refugees under the USRAP be suspended.

The White House: Trump Executive Order 11 - 14155 - Realigning the United States Refugee Admissions Program - January 20, 2025
 
Trump & Geography
Trump Is Changing Names

Trump plays golf as much as he can, especially when his country needs him the most. He wanted to pay tribute to his favorite game by renaming The Gulf of Mexico to the Golf of America....oops.

The White House: Trump Executive Order 26 - 14170 - Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness - January 20, 2025
 
Trump & Employment
 
1984 Has Arrived

Trump is changing the status of federal employees to more career appointed positions as opposed to the present hired positions. This new Outer Party will support and serve the Inner Party consisting of the wealthy elite and the politically powerful. Hey anything is possible, but it's beginning to seem like George Orwell got it right, albeit about 40 years off.

The White House: Trump Executive Order 7 - 14151 - Restoring Accountability to Policy-Influencing Positions Within the Federal Workforce - January 20, 2025
More 1984ish Stuff

Trump is changing the hiring process of federal employees and requiring them to, not faithfully serve their agency or department, but to "faithfully serve the Executive Branch", which is Trump.

The White House: Trump Executive Order 24 - 14168 - Reforming The Federal Hiring Process And Restoring Merit To Government Service - January 20, 2025
Even More 1984ish Stuff

President Donald Trump this week issued a memorandum to the heads of federal departments and agencies which states: “Heads of all departments and agencies in the executive branch of Government shall, as soon as practicable, take all necessary steps to terminate remote work arrangements and require employees to return to work in-person at their respective duty stations on a full-time basis.

Federal employees are no longer allowed to work from home. Trump and the new Inner Party want to keep close watch on their, forced to be, loyal followers.

The White House: Trump Executive Order #TBD - Return to In-Person Work - January 20, 2025
 
Trump & Climate
Paris Agreement

An executive order signed by United States president Donald Trump on January 20, 2025, during the first day of his second presidential term. The order directed the immediate withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Agreement and other international climate commitments.

The White House: Trump Executive Order 4 - 14148 - Putting America First In International Environmental Agreements - January 20, 2025
 
Trump & Environment
Endangered Delta Smelt

During my first term, the State of California, at the direction of its Governor, filed a lawsuit to stop my Administration from implementing improvements to California’s water infrastructure. My Administration’s plan would have allowed enormous amounts of water to flow from the snow melt and rainwater in rivers in Northern California to beneficial use in the Central Valley and Southern California. This catastrophic halt was allegedly in protection of the Delta smelt and other species of fish. Today, this enormous water supply flows wastefully into the Pacific Ocean.

The White House: Trump Executive Order #TBD - Putting People Over Fish: Stopping Radical Environmentalism to Provide Water to Southern California - January 20, 2025
 
Trump & Sex
Restoring "Biological Truth"

The order promotes the concept of "sex-based rights" and the rejection of "gender ideology", calling "gender ideology" an effort to "eradicate the biological reality of sex" in language and policy. It requires federal departments to recognize gender as a male-female binary only (determined by biological sex assigned at conception), replace all instances of "gender" with "sex" in materials, and prohibit transgender people from using single-sex federally funded facilities congruent with their gender.

The White House: Trump Executive Order 22 - 14166 - Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government - January 20, 2025
Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness

Consistent with the military mission and longstanding DoD policy, expressing a false “gender identity” divergent from an individual’s sex cannot satisfy the rigorous standards necessary for military service. Beyond the hormonal and surgical medical interventions involved, adoption of a gender identity inconsistent with an individual’s sex conflicts with a soldier’s commitment to an honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle, even in one’s personal life.

The White House: Trump Executive Order #TBD - Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness
 
Trump & Flags
US Department of State One Flag Policy

The US Department of State has banned consular posts from flying any flags other than that of the US as part of the Trump administration’s pledge to crack down on diversity efforts in government institutions.

Note: This showed up in the news but the executive order for this policy could not be found.
 
Trump & Law
WTF

The Attorney General shall ensure that all individuals convicted of offenses related to events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, who are currently held in prison are released immediately.

There is no more "rule of law", when convicted criminals are set free by the whim of a madman.

The White House: Trump Executive Order #TBD - Granting Pardons And Commutation Of Sentences For Certain Offenses Relating To The Events At Or Near The United States Capitol On January 6, 2021 - January 20, 2025
 
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