President Donald J. Trump marked 200 days in office, highlighting a series of achievements and fulfilled campaign promises during this period. The White House released a statement outlining progress on issues ranging from tax policy to border security and energy production.
In the announcement, President Trump referenced several pledges made prior to and during his administration. Among these were commitments to reduce taxes for workers, close the southern border, negotiate reciprocal tariffs with trading partners, increase NATO spending requirements, cut regulations, defend religious liberty, address child protection concerns, maintain single-sex sports categories, enhance national safety measures, support American energy independence through expanded drilling initiatives, return to merit-based systems in federal employment, lower gas prices, build an advanced missile defense system domestically referred to as an "Iron Dome," address the issue of missing children related to border crossings, advance artificial intelligence development within the United States, and halt regulatory efforts against cryptocurrency.
Statements included in the release detailed each promise:
“We’re going to have very large tax cuts for workers and … No Tax on Tips, No Tax on Overtime.” (10/12/2024)
“We will close the border. We will stop the invasion of illegals into our country.” (10/12/24)
“We get all these bad deals. We changed a lot of them… but still plenty of them out there — a lot of unfair deals. If China or any other country makes us pay a tariff… we will make them pay a reciprocal tariff.” (3/9/24)
“A vote for President Donald J. Trump is a vote for prosperity.” (9/13/24)
“I’ll insist that every NATO nation must spend at least 3%.” (8/26/24)
“To reduce costs for both manufacturers and consumers, I will remove ten old regulations for every new regulation.” (10/10/24)
“I will defend religious liberty.” (1/19/25)
“We are not going to allow child sexual mutilation.” (11/18/23)
“We will keep men out of women’s sports.” (5/26/24)
“We will make America safe again.” (11/4/24)
“We will stop the Biden-Harris war on American energy … American energy is such a big deal. We will drill, baby, drill.” (8/3/24)
“We’re going to go back to a merit system.” (8/29/24)
“We’re going to get your gas prices down.” (1/16/24)
“We will build a great Iron Dome over our country… a state-of-the-art missile defense shield that will be entirely built in America and create jobs, jobs, jobs.” (6/15/24)
“325,000 children are missing or dead. They came through the border… 325,000 children went through her stupid open border, and now they’re either missing, dead, or slaves. If you want to end this disaster you must get out and vote.” (11/1/24)
“We’re going to be way ahead on AI.” (12/12/24)
“I will also stop Joe Biden’s crusade to crush crypto. We’re going to stop it. I will ensure that the future of crypto and the future of Bitcoin will be made in the USA.” (5/26/24)
The White House emphasized that these actions demonstrate ongoing efforts by President Trump’s administration across economic policy areas as well as social issues.
