At the second inauguration of Donald Trump, the Monitor surveys the president’s promises for Day 1.

Trump simply can’t accomplish all he said he will do on Day 1 because there are two more branches of government — Congress and the courts. (Moreover, in 2017 he considered Jan. 21 — his first full day on the job after the Jan. 20 inauguration — to be his Day 1.)

“I will end the electric vehicle mandate on day one. Thereby saving the U.S. auto industry from complete obliteration, which is happening right now, and saving U.S. customers thousands and thousands of dollars per car,” Trump said during his speech to the Republican National Convention in July.

Trump pledged to launch deportations, slash environmental regulation and release classified files within hours of taking office.

President-elect Donald Trump took a victory lap on Inauguration Eve, where he previewed executive actions he plans to take on his first day in office.