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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for August 12, 2025
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August 12, 2025: President Donald Trump signed 15 executive orders in July. The month in which the president signed the most orders was January of 2025, with 46. June saw the fewest at nine. So far, across both of his terms, President Trump has signed 401 executive orders. This is the tenth most among all presidents. Franklin D. Roosevelt has the most, with 3,721.
Scott Rasmussen is the president of RMG Research, Inc. and founder of the Napolitan Institute.
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- August 11, 2025-48% of voters say the United Nations supports America’s interests
- August 8, 2025-41% of voters say artificial intelligence (AI) poses a serious threat to America’s national security
- August 7, 2025-243 years ago, George Washington created the Purple Heart
- August 6, 2025-59% of voters say America is still the land of opportunity
- August 5, 2025-30% of indirect initiated state statutes were approved by state legislatures between 2018 and 2024
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