Experts say Trump inflated his deregulation numbers, but his process changes are here to stay
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Government Executive reports that Trump's 2025 order replaced the earlier two-for-one model with a ten-for-one directive and that outside regulatory experts disputed how the administration counted deregulatory actions and savings; claimed totals therefore require method-specific treatment.
Ten-for-one successor policy and expert critique of counting methodsTwo-for-one quota was superseded by Trump's ten-for-one deregulation order · 2017 quota revoked in 2021; a ten-for-one successor has governed second-term review. · reviewed 2026-09-03