Trump outstripping Obama on pace of executive orders

WASHINGTON (AP) — It wasn’t too long ago that Donald Trump derided presidential executive orders as “power grabs” and a “basic disaster.”
He’s switched sides in a big way: In each year of his presidency, he has issued more executive orders than did former President Barack Obama during the same span.
He surpassed Obama’s third-year total just recently.
Back in 2012, Trump tweeted: “Why Is @BarackObama constantly issuing executive orders that a