Mia Hennen

short readsDec 16, 2025

President Donald Trump poses with the 221st executive order he's signed in 2025. The executive order, issued on Dec. 15, classifies fentanyl as a "weapon of mass destruction." (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Before Trump, the last time a president surpassed 100 executive orders in the first year of a term was 1945, when Harry Truman took over the presidency after FDR’s death.

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