The Port of Savannah handled nearly 5.6 million 20-foot equivalent units of containerized cargo last year, a 12.5% increase that made Savannah the fastest growing container port on the U.S. East and Gulf coasts.

Weeks before retaking office, Trump decided to add the measure to his Day 1 agenda, elevating a liberal joke that had become a conservative meme into an action that has come to symbolize the tenor of his term.