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Defend our constitution, our bill of rights, and our fundamental freedoms, including freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and the right to keep and bear arms2024 Republican Party Platform
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Defend our constitution, our bill of rights, and our fundamental freedoms, including freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and the right to keep and bear arms
2024 Republican Platform, Promise 7DidBarred the Associated Press from the Oval Office and Air Force One because it kept using the name “Gulf of Mexico.”
The White House cut the AP’s access because of the AP Stylebook’s editorial choice. On April 8, 2025, Judge Trevor McFadden, a Trump appointee, ruled the exclusion was viewpoint discrimination “contrary to the First Amendment.” In June 2025 an appeals panel let the ban stand while the case continues.
Executive orders
5 orders since January 20, 2025 whose titles match this promise. They are matched automatically by keyword and refreshed daily from the Federal Register, so read them as leads, not verdicts.
- May 1, 2026EO 14404Imposing Sanctions on Those Responsible for Repression in Cuba and for Threats to United States National Security and Foreign Policy
- May 1, 2025EO 14291Establishment of the Religious Liberty Commission
- Apr 9, 2025EO 14264Maintaining Acceptable Water Pressure in Showerheads
- Feb 7, 2025EO 14206Protecting Second Amendment Rights
- Jan 20, 2025EO 14149Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship