Trump 2nd term live updates: Hegseth vows to remove DEI at Pentagon, support border

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : Trump signs executive orders for 'full-scale review' of FEMA, seeks control over California water systemPresident Donald Trump signed two executive orders Friday focused on emergency response, one which creates a task force to conduct a "a full-scale review" of FEMA to "recommend to the President improvements or structural changes to promote the national interest and enable national resilience.
47% : The second executive order directs the Department of Defense to determine a policy regarding transgender service members based on readiness.
47% : "Texas has a partner in the White House we can work with to secure the Texas-Mexico border," Abbott said in a statement, thanking Trump for his "decisive leadership on the southern border.
44% : The first executive order Trump is expected to sign will reinstate service members removed from the military for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, restore their rank, and provide back pay.
36% : Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth earlier Monday indicated Trump would take more executive action toward "fully removing DEI inside the Pentagon.
30% : Last week, Trump revoked a Biden administration order allowing transgender people to serve in the military.
24% : Hegseth said that would include removing DEI efforts inside the Pentagon, reinstating service members discharged because of COVID-19 vaccine mandates and building an Iron Dome -- though experts have said the latter may not be realistic for the U.S.He also said the Pentagon would provide "whatever's needed" at the southern border as Trump carries out his immigration crackdown.
18% : President Donald Trump is carrying out his immigration crackdown nationwide, with nearly 1,000 arrests reported by ICE on Sunday alone.

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