Wins Come All Day Under President Donald J. Trump

Press Releases

This press release is meant to serve as propaganda to prop up this Administration for the core base of supporters. While certain achievements reflect measurable outcomes, others need to be put in proper context to tell the difference between dramatic language and real-world effects.

Foreign Policy and Diplomatic Engagements

Hostage Negotiations and Diplomatic Releases

The administration highlights the release of two American citizens detained in Russia and Belarus as the tenth and eleventh such successes since January 2025. While securing the return of wrongfully detained individuals is commendable, the narrative omits critical context:

  • Precedent and Process: Diplomatic hostage recovery often involves concessions, such as prisoner swaps or sanctions relief, which are not disclosed in public statements. For example, the 2022 Griner-Bout exchange required releasing a convicted arms dealer, raising ethical questions about incentivizing future detentions.

  • Selective Attribution: Claims of unilateral success disregard groundwork laid by prior administrations, NGOs, and international bodies. Michael McFaul’s praise for Trump contrasts with his historical critiques of partisan politicization of diplomacy, suggesting possible rhetorical alignment rather than operational breakthroughs.

Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks

President Trump’s calls with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy are framed as pivotal steps toward resolving the Ukraine conflict. However:

  • Substance vs. Symbolism: No concrete terms (e.g., ceasefire agreements, territorial concessions) have been disclosed. Previous administrations, including the 2023 Geneva II talks, similarly initiated dialogue without breakthroughs, highlighting the complexity of disengagement after a decade of war.

  • Risk of Legitimization: Engaging Putin without preconditions risks normalizing aggression, a concern echoed by NATO officials in 2024 regarding unreciprocated diplomatic overtures.

Middle East Humanitarian Efforts

Jordan’s pledge to accept 2,000 sick children from Gaza, announced during King Abdullah II’s visit, faces logistical and political hurdles:

  • Capacity Constraints: Jordan’s healthcare system, already strained by Syrian refugee inflows, may lack specialized pediatric care resources. The absence of a timeline or funding commitments undermines feasibility.

  • Broader Conflicts: The initiative does not address root causes of the humanitarian crisis, such as blockade policies or intra-Palestinian governance disputes, limiting its transformative potential.

Economic and Trade Policies

Steel and Aluminum Tariffs

The restoration of 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports is lauded by industry groups, but broader economic ramifications warrant scrutiny:

  • Consumer Costs: The Peterson Institute estimates that the 2018–2023 tariffs raised consumer prices by $114 billion annually, disproportionately affecting manufacturing sectors reliant on imported materials.

  • Retaliatory Measures: Brazil’s 18% tariff on U.S. ethanol exemplifies retaliatory cycles that harm export-reliant industries. The Renewable Fuels Association’s support conflicts with data showing a 22% drop in ethanol exports to Brazil since 2024.

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Export Approvals

The Department of Energy’s approval of a new LNG project aligns with energy dominance rhetoric but clashes with climate commitments:

  • Methane Emissions: LNG production releases methane, a greenhouse gas 84x more potent than CO₂ over 20 years. The project contradicts the Global Methane Pledge, which the U.S. rejoined in 2023, though will likely be abandoned by this Administration.

  • Market Viability: Global LNG demand is projected to decline post-2030 due to renewable energy shifts, risking stranded assets and taxpayer-funded bailouts.

Domestic Policy and Governance

Federal Workforce Reductions

The resignation of 75,000 federal workers (3.75% of the workforce) via buyouts is framed as eliminating waste. However:

  • Operational Risks: Agencies like the EPA and FEMA face staff shortages in critical roles, delaying disaster response and regulatory enforcement. Historical precedents (e.g., 2017 hiring freezes) show such cuts increase reliance on private contractors, raising long-term costs.

  • Contradictory Priorities: Simultaneously dismissing experienced personnel while pledging to “hire the best” undermines institutional knowledge and procedural continuity.

Vaccine Mandate Bans and Healthcare Policies

The executive order prohibiting COVID-19 vaccine mandates in federally funded schools ignores public health consensus:

  • Immunization Rates: Schools without mandates report 12–18% lower vaccination coverage, increasing outbreaks of preventable diseases (e.g., measles resurgence in 2024). No schools presently mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for attendance, making this initial decree somewhat pointless. It does, however, set the stage for future clamp downs on vaccine mandates.

  • Gender-Affirming Care Restrictions: Lurie Children’s Hospital’s pause on surgeries for minors reflects policy coercion rather than medical consensus. Major medical associations (AMA, APA) uniformly oppose bans, citing evidence of mental health benefits for transgender youth.

Social and Cultural Initiatives

DEI Office Closures

The closure of DEI offices at PBS and Disney is justified as ending “discriminatory practices,” yet:

  • Workplace Impact: MIT studies show DEI programs increase underrepresented groups’ retention by 33% and reduce harassment complaints.

  • Backlash Effects: Symbolic gestures like renaming military bases (e.g., Fort Liberty to Fort Bragg) alienate minority service members, worsening recruitment crises.

Immigration Enforcement Metrics

Claims of “decades-low” border crossings rely on incomplete data:

  • Seasonal Trends: Apprehension declines in February typically follow winter lulls; 2025 numbers align with 2017–2018 patterns under similar policies.

  • Previous Administration: Border crossings were already on the ddeline during the final year of the Biden administration.

  • Long-Term Solutions: Repatriation flights and Title 42 expansions shift migration routes rather than reduce root causes (e.g., violence, climate disasters).

Governance and Transparency

JFK Assassination Documents

The discovery of 2,400 previously withheld records highlights systemic opacity:

  • Executive Overreach: Classification authority remains prone to abuse, as seen in the 2023 Intelligence Authorization Act’s expansion of “national security” exemptions.

  • Public Trust: Incremental disclosures without comprehensive declassification perpetuate conspiracy theories, contradicting transparency pledges.

The Trump administration’s early policy initiatives reflect a blend of symbolic victories and substantively contentious measures. While hostage recoveries and tariff restorations achieve short-term objectives, their long-term costs—diplomatic friction, economic retaliation, and public health risks demand rigorous oversight. Similarly, workforce reductions and DEI rollbacks risk institutional capacity and social cohesion. A balanced assessment requires distinguishing between demonstrative action and sustainable progress, emphasizing evidence over ideological assertion.

It was another week filled with endless wins for the American people under President Donald J. Trump.

Here are only a few of the many victories from the past week:

  • President Trump brought home an American citizen wrongfully detained in Russia and another American detained in Belarus — the tenth and eleventh hostages freed since he took office.

    • Michael McFaul, U.S. Ambassador to Russia under President Obama, reacted to Marc Fogel’s release and said: “Hallelujah! Fantastic news! Praise be to President Donald Trump … This is just fantastic news for anybody who cares about patriotic Americans.”

  • President Trump restored a 25% tariff on steel imports and elevated the tariff to 25% on aluminum imports to protect these critical American industries from unfair foreign competition.

    • The Steel Manufacturers Association released a statement applauding “President Trump for putting the American steel industry and its workers first by imposing a 25 percent tariff on all steel imports. President Trump understands that America’s steel industry is the backbone of our economy. A thriving domestic steel industry is critical to U.S. national, energy and economic security.”

    • The president of the Aluminum Association said: “We appreciate President Trump’s continued focus on strong trade actions to support the aluminum industry in the United States.”

    • Colorado Springs-based, family-owned Western Steel, Inc., praised the move: “What we hope that the tariffs will bring is some sort of stability to U.S. pricing. It allows a little bit more money to be made … on the intermediate level like us.”

  • President Trump unveiled a plan for fair and reciprocal trade, making clear to the world that the United States will no longer tolerate being ripped off.

    • The Renewable Fuels Association said: “The Brazilian tariff on U.S. ethanol now stands at 18 percent and has virtually eliminated all market access for U.S. ethanol producers. We thank President Trump for taking this action and hope this reciprocal tariff will help encourage a return to free and fair ethanol trade relationship with Brazil.”

  • President Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in pursuit of finally securing peace.

  • President Trump hosted Jordan’s King Abdullah II, who announced the Kingdom will accept 2,000 sick children from Gaza “as quickly as possible.”

  • President Trump joined Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to announce new deals between the two countries on immigration, trade, energy, and artificial intelligence.

  • The Department of Energy approved the first liquefied natural gas project since the prior administration banned LNG exports last year.

  • President Trump declared all foreign policy must be conducted under the President’s direction, ensuring career diplomats reflect the foreign policy of the United States at all times.

  • President Trump paused enforcement of the overregulation of American business practices abroad, which negatively impacted national security.

  • Hamas agreed to free additional Israeli hostages after President Trump declared “all hell is going to break out” if the terrorist group delayed.

  • Taiwan pledged to boost its investment in the United States amid President Trump’s tariffs.

  • President Trump received his highest ever approval rating in a CBS News poll — with 70% of Americans agreeing he is keeping his promises.

  • President Trump attended Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, becoming first sitting President to do so and bringing back tradition of pre-Super Bowl interviews.

  • Illegal border crossings have hit lows not seen in decades.

  • Hundreds of illegal aliens from Venezuela were repatriated back to their own country on Venezuelan-owned planes.

  • Illegal aliens have started turning around in droves amid the Trump Administration’s crackdown on dangerous illegal immigration.

  • The Department of Homeland Security “clawed back” tens of millions of dollars in funds paid by rogue FEMA officials to house illegal aliens in luxury New York City hotels.

  • President Trump instructed the Secretary of the Treasury to stop production of the penny, which costs 3.69 cents to make.

  • Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins were confirmed by the Senate — continuing the Trump Administration’s rapid pace of confirmations.

  • President Trump signed an executive order barring COVID-19 vaccine mandates in schools that receive federal funding.

  • President Trump established the National Energy Dominance Council to advise on achieving energy dominance.

  • President Trump established the Make America Healthy Again Commission, which redirects the national focus to promoting health rather than simply managing disease.

  • President Trump signed an executive to end the use of paper straws.

  • President Trump shut down the Biden-era “Climate Corps” work program.

  • President Trump secured the resignations of 75,000+ federal workers, or approximately 3.75% of the federal workforce, in an effort to eliminate inefficiency at taxpayer expense.

  • President Trump commenced his plan to downsize the federal bureaucracy and eliminate waste, bloat, and insularity — including an order that agencies hire no more than one employee for every four employees who leave.

  • The Trump Administration ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — the brainchild of Elizabeth Warren, which funneled cash to left-wing advocacy groups — to halt operations.

  • President Trump ended the wasteful Federal Executive Institute, which had become a training ground for bureaucrats.

  • President Trump ordered the immediate dismissal of the Board of Visitors for the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Coast Guard following years of woke ideologies infiltrating U.S. service academies.

  • Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth restored Fort Liberty, North Carolina, to “Fort Bragg,” in honor of a World War II hero.

  • President Trump instructed EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to terminate Biden-era regulations restricting water flow and mandating inadequate lightbulb standards.

  • President Trump proclaimed “Gulf of America Day” after the Department of the Interior officially changed the name on its mapping databases.

    • Google Maps and Apple Maps both updated their apps to reflect the new name.

  • The Department of Justice filed suit against the State of New York and its elected officials over their willful failure to follow federal immigration law.

  • The Environmental Protection Agency canceled tens of millions of dollars in contracts to left-wing advocacy groups and announced an investigation into a scheme by Biden EPA staffers to shield billions of dollars from oversight and accountability.

  • The Department of Education announced an investigation into the Minnesota State High School League and California Interscholastic Federation for violation of federal anti-discrimination law by allowing men to compete in women’s sports.

  • The Federal Bureau of Investigation discovered 2,400 additional records on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, which were never provided to the board tasked with reviewing and disclosing the documents. The discovery happened due to President Trump’s executive order calling for the declassification of JFK assassination documents.

  • The Department of Veterans Affairs implemented a new flag policy to promote the prominence of the American flag and ensure consistency among its facilities.

  • President Trump was unanimously elected as Chairman of The Kennedy Center Board of Trustees and fired a slew of the Center’s board members over their obsession with perpetuating radical ideologies.

  • U.S. crude oil stockpiles continued to rise, which they have done every week since President Trump took office.

  • Chicago Lurie Children’s Hospital paused sex change surgeries for minors in response to President Trump’s executive order ending the radical practice.

  • Taxpayer-funded PBS closed its DEI office and Disney dropped two of its DEI programs after President Trump’s executive order reining in such discriminatory practices.