Retraction in science. In science, a retraction of a published scientific article indicates that the original article should not have been published and that its data and conclusions should not be used as part of the foundation for future research.
According to the database, Obama has issued 139 executive orders so far. In a comparable amount of time in their presidencies, President George W. Bush signed 160 executive orders, while President Bill Clinton signed 364. By the way, executive orders are numbered consecutively, so you can easily count how many each president signed.
President Obama did not issue a whopping 923 executive orders, giving the government unprecedented power to take over control of civilian institutions. CLAIM. President Obama has issued a whopping 923 executive orders, many of which give the government unprecedented power to take over control of civilian institutions.