Spicer predicts over 100 executive orders 'by the time we wake up Wednesday'

Former Trump White House press secretary Sean Spicer predicted that President-elect Trump will sign over 100 executive orders on a range of topics “early next week. 

“My guess is that by the time we wake up Wednesday morning, there's over 100 executive orders in action, signed by this president,” Spicer said during his Thursday appearance on NewsNation’s show “The Hill.” 

Spicer said it is imperative for Trump’s team to be able to explain all of the proposed executive orders.  

“And so the question is, how much time do you have to not just sign them? Because it's not just a signature, right? You've got to explain them," he added. "They've got to sell them. And that's sort of been my counsel.” 

Trump is expected to work immediately after taking office on Monday, bringing changes to various areas, including energy, foreign policy and immigration. The president-elect has consistently said during his 2024 campaign that he would launch the largest deportation program in American history once he enters the White House.

He also said throughout the entire last year that he would  “drill, baby, drill,” on Day 1 in office, a vague slogan that indicates he would increase oil production that is already on record-high levels while also indicating he would reverse some environmental regulations enacted by President Biden. 

While campaigning in New Jersey last year, Trump said to his supporters that he would pen an executive order on his first day in office that would pause windmill projects. 

Mick Mulvaney, Trump’s ex-White House chief of staff, echoed Spicer’s assessment on Thursday, saying the president-elect’s team this time around has more experience working in the executive branch and that will translate into more action. 

Mulvaney, a NewsNation contributor, told NewsNation's Blake Burman that Stephen Miller, who Trump tapped to be his deputy chief of staff for policy, has been writing his executive orders for the last 18 months. 

He added that some executive orders might be signed next week, but may take effect months later, “but I think you're going to see more than you expect on Monday or Tuesday.” 

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