"So we really beat them by much more than you think, Trump joked. This is the 201st executive order, sir. This relates to hostages and wrongfully detained Americans. This provides a new legal mechanism to declare foreign countries to be countries that engage in those sorts of practices and gives your administration powerful tools to get American hostages out, Scharf added as he moved on to the next EO."
"Pew conducted polling on Trump's use of executive orders in April. 51% of Americans say Trump is doing too much by executive order, while 5% believe he is doing too little. About a quarter (27%) say Trump is doing about the right amount, with 16% unsure, the survey found. Included in those numbers, were 80 percent of Democrats and 21 percent of Republicans who believe Trump does too many executive orders, which circumvent the traditional role of Congress."
President Donald Trump celebrated signing his 200th executive order since taking office, with White House staff secretary Will Scharf noting the Department of War executive order marked the milestone and comparing the total to those of Joe Biden and Barack Obama. An exchange included a joke about previous orders being signed by an AutoPen. Administration officials signed a 201st order focused on hostages and wrongfully detained Americans, creating a legal mechanism to designate foreign countries for such practices and providing tools to secure the release of American hostages. Pew polling in April found 51% of Americans say Trump uses executive orders too much, with 80% of Democrats and 21% of Republicans agreeing.
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