He insisted that TikTok is worthless if I dont approve it.
Trump also said he signed a pardon of about 1,500January 6thdefendants and commuting six sentences.
Some of those pardoned were convicted of assaulting law enforcement officers.
Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office.Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Theyve been in jail for a long time already, Trump said.
Trump also signed orders declaring a national emergency at the southern border and clarifying the definition of birthright citizenship.
The latter is likely to be challenged in court on constitutional grounds.
We are getting rid of all the cancer due to the Biden administration, Trump said.
Earlier, Trump signed executive orders withdrawing from the Paris Climate Accord and insituting a non-military federal hiring freeze.
Trump also made a number of statements that quickly drew a fact-check from CNNs Daniel Dale.
At one point, Fox News Peter Doocy asked whether he had read a letter left by Joe Biden.
He declined to open it and read it in front of the press.
