Trump toughens crackdown on immigration and diversity

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : His predecessor Joe Biden had left him a "lot of work," Trump told Fox News's Sean Hannity in his first television interview since taking office.- Migrants and diversity fight -White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that an executive order signed Monday would dispatch 1,500 more troops to the border.
62% : But while Trump is steamrolling through Washington, there have been surprise speedbumps.
54% : And in the latest round of appointments, Trump announced that fast food executive Andrew Puzder -- who has previously faced questions over his business and private conduct -- will be the new US ambassador to the European Union.
53% : Trump held what was reportedly his first phone call with a foreign leader since taking office Monday, talking with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who promised increased trade to the United States, according to the kingdom's foreign ministry.
36% : Close advisor and world's richest man Elon Musk revealed budding tensions when he bashed an AI investment mega project that Trump himself publicly touted at a White House event, flanked by top Silicon Valley tycoons.
34% : Trump also halted arrivals of refugees already cleared to enter the United States as part of the crackdown, according to a State Department memo.
32% : Trump is also ending "radical" affirmative action in awarding federal contracts, revoking an order crafted to combat racism that dates back to the civil rights era of the 1960s.
26% : And Trump prompted questions when he threatened Russia with sanctions if it doesn't accept a Ukraine peace deal -- something he previously had claimed he would broker within 24 hours.

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