The order also revoked Trump's another action which prioritized punishment for those caught vandalizing statues or monuments.
The former president took the two measures in response to protests and vandalism targeting monuments of controversial historic figures amid nationwide demonstrations against racial injustice in the wake of the death of African American George Floyd on May 25 last year.
Trump visited Mount Rushmore in the state of South Dakota on the eve of July 4 Independence Day last year, accusing "angry mobs" of waging "a merciless campaign" to wipe out U.S. history while pledging to construct a "National Garden of American Heroes" that will feature statues of "the greatest Americans to ever live."
Under the executive order from Biden, a May 2020 order signed by Trump that directed federal agencies to review Section 230, a law that provides protections to social media companies, was also revoked.
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President Joe Biden has revoked a string of proclamations by Donald Trump, including an order to punish vandals who destroy monuments.
ReplyDeleteMr Trump issued the order amid last year's social justice protests as statues were being defaced or toppled.
Mr Biden also rescinded Mr Trump's plans for a sculpture garden to honour American heroes.
And he canned a 2019 proclamation that sought to bar entry to immigrants who could not afford health insurance.
Mr Trump issued an order in June 2020 instructing the federal government "to prosecute to the fullest extent" any person "that destroys, damages, vandalizes, or desecrates a monument, memorial, or statue".
The proclamation - which singled out "rioters, arsonists and left-wing extremists" - was a popular talking point for the Republican president at his rallies.