50 days into Trump's presidency/What's changing in the US

2025-03-12 13:06:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

This Wednesday marks the 50th day since Donald Trump was sworn in as president of the United States. This is an important reminder, not only for the American administration, but also to bring to mind a series of new decisions and orders that will make America great again.

But what is changing in these 50 days of Trump's presidency?

Here are some of the 50 victories for the American people in President Trump's first 50 days:

1. President Trump has secured the border in an unprecedented way.
Illegal border crossings are down to their lowest level ever — 94% from last February and 96% from the all-time high of the Biden administration. In one sector, illegal border crossings are down 99% through 2023.
Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin: “If Fox sent me down there right now, I would have a hard time finding a single immigrant on camera.”
CBS immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez: “Typically, when we go to the U.S./Mexico border, we at least see a group of people trying to cross into the U.S. illegally. We didn’t see a single immigrant.”

2. President Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law.
The law requires that illegal immigrants arrested or charged with theft or violence be detained — honoring the memory of Laken Riley, a Georgia college student brutally murdered by an illegal immigrant released into the country.

3. President Trump is mass-deporting illegal immigrant murderers, rapists, and drug dealers.
The list of illegal immigrant criminals arrested and slated for deportation includes convicted murderers, child molesters, child pornographers, gang members, terrorists, and drug traffickers.
4. President Trump’s tariffs are leveling the playing field for American workers.
President Trump reimposed a 25% tariff on steel imports and raised the tariff to 25% on aluminum imports to protect these critical American industries from unfair foreign competition—a move praised by the National Steel Association, the Aluminum Association, and businesses across the country.
President Trump unveiled a plan for fair and reciprocal trade, making it clear to the world that the United States will no longer tolerate plunder.
5. President Trump is confronting the fentanyl crisis.
President Trump implemented an additional 10% tariff on imports from China to stem the flow of illegal aliens and fentanyl.
President Trump forced Mexico and Canada to handle fentanyl being trafficked into our country.
6. President Trump has secured billions of dollars in new U.S.-based investment.
Apple announced a historic $500 billion investment that will create 20,000 new U.S.-based jobs.
TSMC announced an unprecedented $100 billion investment in U.S.-based semiconductor chip manufacturing.
7. President Trump announced the largest artificial intelligence infrastructure project in history, securing $500 billion in planned private sector investment – ??with top CEOs agreeing it would not have been possible without President Trump’s leadership.
President Trump secured a $20 billion investment from DAMAC Properties to build new U.S.-based data centers.
CMA CGM announced a $20 billion investment in U.S. shipbuilding and logistics, which will create 10,000 new jobs.
Eli Lilly and Company announced a $27 billion investment in its U.S.-based manufacturing.
The Trump administration announced an $18 billion investment by U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter Venture Global in its Plaquemines LNG export facility – enabled by President Trump’s energy policies.
Wisconsin-based Clarios, a leader in low-voltage energy storage, announced a $6 billion plan to expand its U.S.-based manufacturing.
Saudi Arabia stated its intention to invest $600 billion in the United States over the next four years.
Taiwan vowed to increase its investment in the United States.
8. President Trump is bringing manufacturing back to America .
The U.S. gained 10,000 manufacturing jobs in President Trump’s first full month in office — led by the auto sector, which gained the most new jobs in 15 months. That’s a rapid turnaround after losing an average of 9,000 manufacturing jobs per month in the final year of the Biden administration.
Stellantis will reopen its assembly plant in Illinois, build the next-generation Dodge Durango in Michigan, and make new investments in its facilities in Ohio and Indiana.
Nissan is expected to move some production to the U.S.
Mercedes-Benz announced plans to “increase” its vehicle production in the U.S.
Honda is expected to build its next-generation Civic hybrid model in Indiana.
Electronics giants Samsung and LG are “considering moving their factories in Mexico to the U.S.” Now that President Trump is back in office,
Siemens announced a $285 million investment in electrical manufacturing in the U.S., which will create more than 900 new skilled manufacturing jobs.

9. President Trump rescued American citizens held hostage abroad.
President Trump secured the release of six American hostages in Venezuela, two Americans in Afghanistan, an American-Israeli citizen held captive by Hamas, a Pennsylvania teacher held captive by Russia, and an American citizen in Belarus – bringing the total number of American hostages freed under President Trump to 11.
10. President Trump reinstated maximum pressure on Iran. The
Treasury Department is “sanctioning an international network for facilitating the shipment of millions of barrels of Iranian crude oil worth hundreds of millions of dollars to the People’s Republic of China.”
President Trump redesignated the Iran-backed Houthis as foreign terrorists.

11. President Trump signed an executive order to reinstate U.S. service members with back pay who were released under the military's Biden-era Covid-19 vaccine mandate.

12. President Trump Secures Arrest of International Terrorist.
The Trump administration arrested Mohammad “Jafar” Sharifullah, the ISIS-K terrorist who orchestrated the attack in Abbey Gate, Afghanistan, that took the lives of 13 heroic American service members.
The families of the 13 service members expressed “their heartfelt gratitude and thanks to President Trump and his administration for the absolutely swift manner in which they found and extradited the ‘monster’ who planned and facilitated the bombing.”

13. President Trump unleashed American energy.
President Trump declared a national energy emergency to unlock America’s full energy potential and lower costs for American families – and the US is now the world’s largest net exporter of natural gas.
President Trump reopened 625 million acres to offshore drilling that Biden banned in his waning days in order to “drill, baby, drill.”
President Trump created the National Energy Mastery Council to maximize the use of America’s vast energy resources.
President Trump ended Biden’s ban on the export of liquefied natural gas (LNG).
The Trump administration has already approved two massive LNG projects in the US.

14. President Trump repealed every Biden administration pro-China, anti-American energy regulation that killed jobs.
President Trump ended the job-killing “Green New Deal.”
President Trump withdrew from the disastrous Paris Climate Agreement that unjustly destroyed our country.
President Trump cut federal permits for massive wind farms that degrade our natural landscapes and do not serve American consumers.
President Trump changed bureaucratic regulations that hindered Alaska’s ability to develop its vast natural resources.
President Trump repealed an Obama-era greenhouse gas rule.
President Trump ended the Biden administration’s abuse of the “parole” scheme for illegal immigrants.
15. President Trump is pursuing world peace.
President Trump has brought Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating table through historic peace talks in Saudi Arabia in search of peace.
President Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, where he proposed a bold vision for securing lasting peace in Gaza.
Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman described the proposal as "brilliant, historic, and the only idea I've heard in 50 years that has a chance of bringing security, peace, and prosperity to this troubled region."
President Trump secured Israel's agreement to begin negotiations to end the war in Gaza and issued a "Shalom Hamas" ultimatum demanding the safe return of the remaining hostages held by Hamas.

16. President Trump signed an executive order to protect children from chemical and surgical mutilation.
In Illinois, Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital stopped performing sex reassignment surgeries for patients under 19 as it "works to understand the rapidly evolving environment."
In Colorado, Denver Health announced it would stop performing sex reassignment surgeries on minors, while UCHealth said it was ending so-called "gender-affirming care" for all minors.

17. President Trump ended the unfair practice of forcing women to compete against men in sports.
The executive order resulted in a change in the rules of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association.
President Trump is ending waste, fraud, and abuse in government.
President Trump created the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to maximize government productivity and ensure the best use of taxpayer funds – which has already resulted in tens of billions of dollars in savings for taxpayers.
President Trump stopped waste, fraud, and abuse within USAID – ensuring that taxpayers are no longer willing to fund the pet projects of entrenched bureaucrats, such as sex changes in Guatemala.
President Trump shut down the wasteful Biden-era Climate Corps program.

18. President Trump is reforming the federal bureaucracy.
President Trump ordered federal workers to return to the office five days a week.
President Trump ordered federal agencies to hire no more than one employee for every four employees who leave.
President Trump ended the useless Federal Executive Institute, which had become a training ground for bureaucrats.

19. President Trump Orders Termination of All Federal Contracts to Fake News Media .
The Trump administration ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau—the brainchild of Elizabeth Warren, which funneled money to left-wing advocacy groups—to cease operations.
President Trump ended “diversity, equity, and inclusion” initiatives.
As a result, taxpayer-funded PBS closed its DEI office, Disney dropped two of its DEI programs, Goldman Sachs ended its DEI policy, and the Federal Communications Commission opened an investigation into discriminatory DEI policies at Comcast, an entity it regulates. The Trump administration changed federal contracting rules to eliminate DEI considerations.

20. President Trump ended the indoctrination of American students.
President Trump halted COVID-19 vaccine mandates in federally funded schools.
President Trump ordered an end to the radical indoctrination of children in federally funded K-12 schools.
President Trump ended the weaponization of the government against its citizens.
The Justice Department immediately began dismantling politically motivated legislation that occurred during the Biden administration.
President Trump suspended security clearances for dozens of individuals involved in promoting false hoaxes and disinformation against political opponents.
21. President Trump changed the law against American citizens.
President Trump ordered an end to anti-Christian bias in the federal government.
President Trump ordered an end to all censorship of Americans by the federal government.
President Trump ordered an examination of all regulations to assess any violations of Americans’ Second Amendment rights.
22. President Trump granted full and unconditional pardons to 23 pro-life Americans who were unjustly persecuted by the Biden administration.

23. President Trump is making life more affordable for ordinary Americans.
A new study found that President Trump’s deregulation efforts since taking office have saved Americans $180 billion — or $2,100 in savings for a family of four.
Average 30-year fixed mortgage rates have fallen for seven straight weeks.
24. The Trump administration pushed back the onerous Biden-era efficiency standards for the following appliances, saving American consumers big bucks:
Central air conditioners: Biden’s rules were projected to make air conditioners $1,100 more expensive.
Gas water heaters: Biden’s rules were projected to make water heaters $2,800 more expensive.
Gas stoves: Biden’s rules were projected to make stoves $3,250 more expensive.
Washers and Dryers: Biden’s rules were designed to make washing machines $200 more expensive.
Light bulbs: Biden’s rules were designed to make light bulbs $140 more expensive.
25. President Trump made it official U.S. government policy to have only two genders.
President Trump designated English as the official language of the United States.
President Trump is ending anti-Semitism on college campuses.
The Trump administration canceled $400 million in federal grants to Columbia University for failing to protect Jewish students from anti-Semitism and announced additional actions to end the scourge of anti-Semitism on college campuses.
The Trump administration announced visa restrictions on foreign officials who facilitate illegal immigration to the United States and international students affiliated with terrorist organizations, including Hamas.
The State Department revoked the first visa of a foreign student linked to “disruptions in support of Hamas.”

26. President Trump cut red tape.
President Trump froze most regulatory actions in anticipation of the Biden era and implemented a requirement that agencies cut at least ten existing rules or regulations for every new rule or regulation it enacts.
27. President Trump restored merit-based hiring.
President Trump ordered the federal government to return to merit-based hiring — including at the Federal Aviation Administration, where the Biden Administration specifically recruited individuals with intellectual disabilities and psychiatric issues.
President Trump brought military recruitment to its highest levels in decades.
The U.S. Army saw its highest recruitment numbers in 15 years after President Trump’s victory.
The U.S. Navy is on track for its highest recruitment numbers in two decades.
The U.S. Air Force saw its highest recruitment numbers in 15 years in December, January and February – while the number of recruits in its delayed entry program is the highest in nearly a decade.
28. President Trump halted funding for UNRWA – a United Nations agency that employed hundreds of Hamas and jihadist operatives.
29. President Trump is reforming education.
President Trump has called for a return to education in the states amid low test scores and high per-student spending.
President Trump took executive action to support parents in their choice of education for their children.
President Trump resumed construction of the border wall – adding to the more than 400 miles of border wall built during his first term.
30. President Trump ended the Biden-era electric vehicle mandate.

31. President Trump ended the war on cryptocurrency.
President Trump created the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and the U.S. Digital Asset Stock to position America as a global leader in cryptocurrencies.
President Trump created the Presidential Task Force on Digital Asset Markets to strengthen U.S. leadership in digital finance.
President Trump held the first-of-its-kind White House Digital Asset Summit.
President Trump created the Make America Healthy Again Commission, which redirects the national focus to promoting health rather than simply managing disease.
32. President Trump expanded access to in vitro fertilization (IVF ).
President Trump created the White House Office of Faith to protect Americans’ religious freedoms.
33. President Trump restored transparency to government.
President Trump ordered the declassification of documents related to the assassinations of Presidents John F. Kennedy, Jr., Robert F. Kennedy, and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
President Trump raised the bar for law enforcement.
The Justice Department dismissed Biden-era lawsuits against police and fire departments for using standardized aptitude tests, fitness tests, and credit checks in their hiring processes.
34. President Trump is restoring law and order to American cities .
President Trump reinstated the death penalty for federal capital crimes.
President Trump called on Congress to pass a crime bill “getting tough on repeat offenders while increasing protections for America’s police officers so they can do their jobs without fear of their lives being completely destroyed.”
35. President Trump reformed federal disaster response.
President Trump revitalized FEMA’s efforts to rebuild areas of western North Carolina that were devastated by Hurricane Helene.
President Trump has broken environmental red tape that limits water availability in California after the state’s water system failed during this year’s devastating wildfires.
The Trump administration reopened a section of Interstate 40 between North Carolina and Tennessee that was destroyed during Hurricane Helene — three times faster and cheaper than expected.
36. President Trump slams so-called “sanctuary cities.”
President Trump has backed away from a Biden-era push to mandate paper straws.
President Trump has directed the Treasury Secretary to stop producing the penny, which costs 3.69 cents to make.
37. The Trump administration has cut off approval for New York City’s onerous “overcrowding pricing” scheme.
President Trump has forced Washington, D.C., to clear up homeless encampments as he pursues policies to restore pride to America’s capital.
President Trump is ending China’s stranglehold on the Panama Canal as he seeks its rightful return to U.S. ownership.
After a visit from Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino agreed to withdraw from China’s Belt and Road Initiative, a debt-trap diplomacy scheme that the Chinese Communist Party uses to gain influence over developing countries.
CK Hutchison Holding sold the ports that operated on both sides of the Panama Canal to a U.S.-based consortium, effectively placing the ports back under American control.
38. President Trump suspended enforcement of invasive and burdensome reporting requirements that burdened small businesses with unnecessary red tape.
National Federation of Independent Business: “NFIB greatly appreciates President Trump’s strong support for this important effort to protect America’s small business owners from what he correctly called the ‘vicious and invasive’ Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirement… We commend President Trump and his administration for their willingness to protect small businesses and address the rule of law.”