US President Donald Trump on Monday signed executive orders declaring that the country's government will recognize only two genders, male and female, and ending “radical and wasteful” diversity, equality and inclusion programs at federal agencies, NBC News reported.

In a phone call Monday morning, on the eve of Trump's swearing-in, senior White House officials detailed both orders, combining them as part of the Trump administration's broader program to “restore sanity.”

Officials presented the gender order as part of a policy to “protect women from gender ideological extremism and restore biological truth to the federal government.”

The order seeks to require the federal government to use the term “sex” instead of “gender” and directs the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security to “ensure that official government documents, including passports and visas, accurately reflect gender,” an official said.

In 2022, the Biden administration authorized U.S. citizens to choose a “gender-neutral” “X” as a marker on their passports.