Trump's Blizzard of Orders Faces Multiple Challenges

Donald Trump has claimed a mandate from God to reshape America — but the earthly powers of the US courts, a super-thin majority in Congress and foreign capitals may have other ideas.

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The Republican president unleashed a "shock and awe" blitz of executive orders in his first 24 hours back in power that overturned many of his predecessor Joe Biden's policies.

The question now is how many of the 78-year-old's sweeping directives — on everything from immigration to gender, climate and the TikTok video app — will actually succeed.

"The storm of executive orders from Trump — particularly those aimed at immigration and birthright citizenship — are probably going to end up as big constitutional losers," veteran political strategist Mike Fahey told AFP.

Many of Trump's orders focused on immigration — including the declaration of a national emergency on the US southern border with Mexico.