House Speaker Outlines Safeguards So Future White House ‘Can’t Unwind’ President Trump’s Success

When it comes to making progress on his ambitious agenda, President Donald Trump has had a historically successful first month.

Like presidents in general, however, most of his early achievements came in the form of executive orders, which can be easily rejected by any future administration.

In order to protect key aspects of the Trump agenda, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) recently made the case for congressional action that would shield them from a successor’s executive action.

Johnson’s remarks came during a presentation at this week’s Conservative Political Action Conference, as the Daily Caller reported:

“The president [has] 300 executive actions already, and we’re going to codify so much of what he’s doing so the next team can’t unwind it,” Johnson said.

On his first day in office, Trump signed 11 executive orders relating to the border crisis alone, which issued a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, revoked birthright citizenship for children born to illegal immigrants, reinstated the previously revoked Remain in Mexico policy and ended catch and release. Separate executive orders directed the Office of Management and Budget to terminate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, direct federal agencies to recognize only two sexes and withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Climate Accord.

Trump established the Department of Government Efficiency to investigate and eliminate wasteful spending by downsizing federal agencies. The newly established agency reported on Monday that it saved the federal government $55 million in spending, dismantled the U.S. Agency of International Development for wasteful spending on left-wing causes, and fired four employees with the Federal Employment Management Agency upon the discovery that they spent $59 million of taxpayer money on housing illegal immigrants in luxury hotels.

Trump’s ability to advance so many policy priorities so early in his second term has fueled extensive commentary from various pundits and social media commenters:

At the Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) on Thursday morning, JD Vance hailed the Trump administration’s success in its first month of restoring "safety and prosperity" to the American people. pic.twitter.com/fizErilmV1

— Apex World News (@apexworldnews) February 21, 2025

President Trump has demonstrated unwavering commitment to American interests, achieving significant economic growth, strengthening national security, and fostering international respect for the United States. pic.twitter.com/m5tU6CdKdM

— Adam Bourgeois (@RedBloodedMagaa) February 19, 2025

President Trump on his administration’s successes after almost one month in office:

“We’ve accomplished more in four weeks than most administrations accomplish in four years.” pic.twitter.com/skhPh9kNBk

— Conservative War Machine (@WarMachineRR) February 19, 2025

President Trump's biggest success is turning America back to GOD!

Thanks to Trump, we finally have a President that we can look up to that's focused on God, family, and country.

God bless you, President Trump.

I will always have your back, sir! pic.twitter.com/tqeTUZId32

— Bo Loudon (@BoLoudon) February 13, 2025

Although MAGA-supporting Americans might have their reasons to be distrustful of Johnson or any establishment GOP leader, he was able to find at least a few talking points that seemed to resonate with the CPAC crowd, as Mediaite reported:

“Absolutely. If that level set takes, let’s say three, six months or it drags on, do you see another funding bill for the war in Ukraine?” Finnerty followed up.

“Look, there’s no appetite for that. What do you think?” Johnson said turning to the crowd, which booed loudly.

“We’ve got our answer there,” Finnerty noted.

“We have to we have to bring it to an end. And I can tell you that our European allies understand the necessity of this as well. It’s drug on too long. By some estimates, Russia has lost almost 700,000 troops, maybe more. The Ukrainians have suffered great losses. We have to bring an end to the conflict. President Trump is exactly right. It’s time for it to end. And he is the brute force I think that can make that happen,” Johnson concluded.

Here’s a video of Johnson’s remarks: