President Trump has declared that his second term will begin with the “most extraordinary first 100 days of any presidency in American history.” To track, interrogate and challenge his most consequential actions during his first few months in office, Times Opinion’s deputy editor, Patrick Healy, is beginning a weekly series on “The Opinions” focused on Trump’s first 100 days. He kicks things off with the Times writer David Wallace-Wells, exploring the president’s executive orders on climate and energy as Mr. Trump prepares to tour the destruction wrought by the recent wildfires in Los Angeles.

Below is a lightly edited transcript of an episode of “The Opinions.” We recommend listening to it in its original form for the full effect. You can do so using the player above or on the NYT Audio App, Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts.

Patrick Healy: I’m Patrick Healy, the deputy editor of New York Times Opinion. It has become immediately clear that Donald Trump wants to start changing America and the world in the first 100 days of his presidency.

He’s trying to rewrite the history of Jan. 6 by freeing the insurrectionists and excusing them and himself. He’s trying to redefine identity and culture with his declarations on gender and diversity, equity and inclusion and his control over Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and all the other tech and media leaders.

He’s trying to remake executive powers by invoking national sovereignty and national security to crack down on immigration. To use the military and the Justice Department however he wants. To appoint himself judge and jury by pardoning at will.

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