During his first weeks in office, Donald Trump has implemented a shock and awe strategy to overhaul the US government and its foreign policy. Notable changes include closing longstanding executive agencies, including USAid and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Other big ticket shake-ups include the planned closure of the Department of Education, freezing most foreign aid, imposing tariffs on close allies and suspending military aid to Ukraine – although this last plan has been reversed following the signing of a ceasefire deal on March 11.
Nearly all his policies were enacted through executive orders, with no Congressional involvement.
