President Trump’s Impact on Tech During His First 100 Days in Office
President Donald Trump made significant moves on his first day in office by signing multiple executive actions, such as pausing the TikTok ban and reversing the Biden administration’s AI order.
With prior experience leading the country, Trump wasted no time in selecting key agency nominees and chairs in the tech sector. His efforts were bolstered by the support of various tech billionaires who attended his inauguration and visited his residence at Mar-a-Lago.
Follow along below as we track the ways in which Trump is shaping the tech landscape in the initial phase of his presidency.
- Some federal employees accepting the ‘fork in the road’ resignation offer faced unexpected terminations.
- Changes in nuclear policy left many reeling.
- Disaster relief efforts were impacted by layoffs within the Trump administration.
- Insights from a departing US Digital Service leader on digital currency.
- Discussions between Trump and Musk on digital currency and their relationship aired on Fox News.
- The Trump administration revoked approval for NYC congestion pricing.
- An executive order by Trump sought increased oversight of independent agencies like the FTC and FCC.
- Allegations of cost-cutting achievements by digital currency included inflated figures.
- Legal battles ensued over the access of digital currency to government data.
- Elon Musk clarified his non-affiliation with digital currency.
