ON TRADE
KILLED TPP
$350+ billion deal with Saudi Arabia ($110 billion in arms $250 billion in trade/investment) creating 100,000’s of jobs in both countries, historic.
Pulled out of PARIS ACCORD
Had a major victory on sugar exports from Mexico, made Mexico drop the exports % and the amount of refined sugar. This will help our sugar industry and the US sugar mills that produce refined sugar from raw sugar.
Notified Congress of NAFTA renegotiation on May 18th. Talks can start 90 days later on Aug 16th, 2017
Sec Ross has slapped more than $2 billion in fines on China and Canada for illegal trade practices.
U.S. Department of Agriculture has reached agreement with Chinese officials on final details of a protocol to allow the U.S. to begin the beef exports to China (6/12/17). The first beef has been imported to China (06/30/17)
Renegotiations of KORUS (South Korean )trade deal announced on 06/30/17) started per White House week of (07/14/17)
The first shipment of LNG to Poland (07/08/17) per Foreign policy
Pres Trump attended the Three Seas summit in Central Europe to begin the opening up of energy and other economic trade between central/east Europe and the USA (07/6/17) per Time
The United States Trade Representative released its objectives for upcoming NAFTA negotiations (07/18/17)
Canceled the Cuba Trade deal done by Obama (06/16/17)
Enforcement of U.S. trade law is a prime focus of the Trump administration. From January 20, 2017, through July 21, 2017, Commerce has initiated 54 antidumping and countervailing duty investigations – a 40 percent increase from the previous year. (07/21/17) per Sec Ross of Commerce.
The Commerce Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to collect cash deposits from importers of steel concrete reinforcing bar from Taiwan in an effort to stop dumping (07/21/17)
Since the Presidential Summit at Mar-lar-go, the first 100 days USA made progress on important trade issues including credit ratings, bond clearing, electronic payments, commercial banking, and liquefied natural gas. Also, this is the first time since 2003 that the Chinese have allowed for imports of American beef and first time ever for US rice, (07/19/17) per Commerce and Treasury Dept.
America’s trade deficit narrowed to an eight-month low in June, helped by the biggest outflow of goods and services since the end of 2014, a positive signal for the economy entering the third quarter, Commerce Department data showed (08/04/17) per Bloomberg
Trade gap narrowed by 5.9% to 43.6 billion, exports increased by 1.2%, imports decreased by .2% in June per Bloomberg (08/04/17)
Mexico Economy Minster threatens to blackmail the USA with mass waves of illegal immigration if NAFTA talks don’t go Mexico’s way per Reuters (08/10/17)
Canada Foreign Minster threatens to walk away from NAFTA if the USA doesn’t agree to allow Mexico and Canada to team up against the USA during Trade disputes (chapter 19 of NAFTA) per Conservative Tree house (08/14/17)
Pres Trump launches a 301 Trade Infringement Case against China stealing USA IP and technology (08/14/17) per news conference at White house.
First round of NAFTA negotiations completed (08/16/17-08/20/17). Pre Pres Trump at AZ rally on (08/22/17) outlook to reach a deal is small. NAFTA is on death watch.
Trump admin has enabled private industry trade deals with Ireland and Lithuania, Poland, South Korea, China for LNG and China, UK and France on coal first 6 months of admin.
China vows to fight the 301 trade infringement cases launched by Pres Trump admin with” all means necessary” increasing the chance of a Trade war with China (08/24/17) per Breitbart news.
On Economy
Unemployment rate 4.3% u-3 and 8.9% (seasonally adjusted 8.6%) U6 (for June 08/04/17) per BLS and WAPO
222,000 Jobs created in June per BLS (07/7/17)
Stock Market at Historic Highs (Dow up 18%, NASDAQ up 21.5%, S&P 500 up 14.9% since election day as of 07/18/17) . Dow hit 22,000 on 08/03/17
US homes prices climb at fastest pace In 3 years at an avg of 7% year over year rate per CNBC (06/06/17)
Jobless claims hit 28 year low in last week of April per Labor Department.
Thurs July 13th claims report also showed the number of people still receiving benefits after an initial week of aid decreased 20,000 to 1.95 million in the week ended July 1. The continuing claims have now been below 2 million for 13 straight weeks, pointing to a strong labor market. (07/13/17) per CNBC
OPEC broken can no longer set prices due to USA energy production unleashed per CNN money (05/18/17)
Secured $50 billion investment from Japan Japanese telecom and internet conglomerate SoftBank (12/06/16) per WAPO
Secured $20 billion investment from Exxon in US Gulf coast refinery (03/07/17) per CNBC
Gasoline at $2.12/gallon in Central NC lowest price this time of year in 12 years. (08/04/17)
Gas Prices Drop to 12-Year Low for July 2017 per AAA
Repealed 14 Obama regulations via CRA saving $60 billion in costs to the economy yearly per American Action Forum (04/20/17)
GDP early estimate for 2nd quarter is 2.6% per commerce department. 1.2% higher than 2nd Qrt growth in 2016
Federal debt is 131,918,00 billion LOWER since Dec 30th 2016 (as of 07/31/17) per treasurydirect.gov
Federal surplus was $182 billion at end of Apr (unexpected) per US Treasuary
Consumer confidence increased to a near 16 year high in June per CNBC (06/27/17)
Small business confidence remains at highest levels in more than a decade per CNBC (07/11/17)
North Dakota experiencing a boom since Dakota access pipeline finished (500,000 Barrels now flowing through pipeline per day) per AP (05/13/17)
Keystone pipeline approved by State Department (03/24/17) construction ongoing…
1,290,000 JOBS created since Jan1st (per BLS) 1,573,000 per ADP (08/4/17)
Directed Dep’t of Commerce to streamline Federal permitting processes for domestic manufacturing
Launched United States-Canada Council for Advancement of Women Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders with Canadian PM Justin Trudeau
Cut 1.6 billion costs from Air Force one and F-35 airplanes.
Regulatory freeze on all federal governmental agencies via EO signed (1/30/17)
Making agencies cut 2 regulations for each new one. OMB reporting that as of June 2017 the real ratio is closer to 16 to 1 per Washington Examiner (07/19/17)
Saw the opening of the first NEW COAL MINE IN PA in YEARS creating 70 jobs at the mine and more than 400+ supporting jobs in the community. (06/10/17) Per foxnews.
Coal prices for Central Appalachian coal has increased 8.95% this year. Increasing the economy for SE OH, SW PA, VA, MD and WVA
Maine unemployment at 32 year low. The State dept of unemployment forced to layoff people because of lack of claims (06/14/17) per Bangordailynews
Food Stamp spending is down almost $1 billion per month and $12 billion per year per USAD
Black unemployment at a 17 year low in May at 7.5% per Bureau of Labor Statistics. (06/24/17)
Coal mining production rose 19% in USA for first 5 months per US energy Department
1st qrt GDP revised up to 1.4%
USA now pumping 500k more barrels of oil per day since Dec 31st. Now at 9.3 million bpd, 3rd in the world only 1.2 million bdp behind Russia and Saudi Arabia per energy department
USA is the world leader in natural gas production and continues to increase production
Institute for Supply Management says its manufacturing index rose to 57.8 last month(June) from 54.9 in May. Anything above 50 signals that factory activity is increasing (07/03/17)
15 of 18 manufacturing industries posted growth in JUNE per ISM (07/03/17)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) statistics for fiscal year (FY) 2017 show that food stamp enrollment decreased nationwide by 2.9 percent over the past year (07/05/17)
Oil exports FROM the USA are running at 1.3million BPD worth more than $1.5 billion per month to the economy. Per NYT (07/5/17)
Crude exports from Corpus Christi have already increased from an average of 68,000 barrels a day during the first half of 2016 to 384,000 barrels a day this April NYT (07/05/17)
India-based information technology outsourcing company Infosys plans to hire 2,000 workers within for years in North Carolina and 10,000 total in USA. Infosys emphasized Thursday that the jobs created as part of its U.S. expansion would go to American workers. Per Charlotte Observer (07/06/17)
Trade deficit fell 2.2 % in the month of May on higher exports and less imports. China imports dropped 6.1% and Mexico imports increased 5.8% Trade deficit for the year is still growing by about 13.1% yoy per Breitbart even with the drop in May’s numbers. It will take a while to turn the ship but the ship is turning (07/06/17)
Labor participation rate 62.9% (08/04/17) per BLS and WAPO
In June, mining employment grew by 8,000, with most of the growth in support activities for mining (+7,000). Since a recent employment low in October 2016, mining has added 56,000 jobs. (07/07/17) per BLS
FICO scores for Americans has hit and ALL time high per CNBC (07/11/17)
Expedited the permitting and approval processes of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminals and exports, including the approval of the Lake Charles LNG terminal in Louisiana.guidance from the Treasury Department to allow the United States to export coal.(first 6 months)
Expedited new pipeline approval and production such as the New Burgos Pipeline to Mexico. (First 6 months)
Updated guidance from the Treasury Department to allow the United States to export coal.
Signed the Buy American, Hire American EO on (04/18/17)
President Trump signed an Executive Order, making it easier for businesses to start and expand apprenticeship programs (06/15/17)
FOXCONN making of LCD screens announced at White House they are investing $10 billion into new plant in WI bringing up to 13,000 high paying jobs to WI. (07/26/17)
Coal EXPORTS increased by 60.3% for 2017 per US EIA data (07/28/17)
US inflation at a 8 month low at 1.6% per BLS due in part to Pres Trump’s energy policy keeping gas prices low. (07/17/17)
Pres Trump promoted a policy to leverage $200 billion in his budget proposal into a $1 trillion of projects to privatize the air traffic control system, strengthen rural infrastructure and repair bridges, roads and waterways. (06/07/17) per Reuters
US wages rose by 2.5 percent from the year before to $26.36 in July. (08/04/17) per WAPO
US oil rigs drilling have more than doubled since May 2016 from 316to 765 rigs with 23 weeks of additions the longest stretch of oil rig growth in 3 decades (08/04/17) per Bloomberg.
US Energy and Commerce department helped Xcoal sign agreement for US company to ship 700,000 tons of coal to Ukraine (07/31/17) per CNBC
Dow went up about 4,000 pts from 2007-2016 (appox 9 years under Bush/Obama). Dow increased 4,000 pts from Nov 2016-Aug 2017 (approx 9 months under Trump)
US companies saw BEST earnings last quarter in 13 years per Breitbart (08/11/17)
US consumer comfort levels highest in 16 years per Bloomberg (08/11/17)
US job openings climb to record 6.2 million in June per WSJ (08/08/17)
Core inflation advanced 1.7% on an annual basis, the third such reading in a row and the smallest gain since May 2015 per BLS figures (08/11/17)
Atlanta Fed sees 4.0% GDP growth (08/16/17) per Fed Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Apple says it plans to build a $1.4 billion state of the art data center in IA. (08/25/17 per Breitbart news
Hollywood is seeing its worse summer in more than a decade. I will leave it to the reader to decide why.
Collectively, Penske Logistics, LG Electronics and Lear Corporation will make $158.8 million capital investments and create 1,130 jobs in Michigan (08/22/17) per Michigan Economic Development Corp.
Based on yougov poll dated (08/16/17) the economic confidence of people have almost doubled year over year.
On Immigration
Authorized DHS to hire 10,000 ICE officers & 5,000 border patrol agents
Secured funding for more immigration judges for deportation cases in 2017 budget
Ended "catch and release” policy
ICE arrests up 40% as of May
ICE arrests are 75% criminal illegals as of May
Ice Arrests for non criminal illegals up 150% as of May due to sanctuary cities polices making Ice go to the home instead of the court houses
70%+ decrease in border crossings of illegal aliens in first 6 months per head of ICE (07/18/17)
No Cuban refugees seen by Coast Guard in Apr 2017 first time in 7 years
Open bidding and plans submitted for the WALL. Finalists selected prototypes to be unveiled this fall per CBP official/Breitbart news. Process being held up by lawsuits on bidding process per ABC news (07/27/17)
6ft chain linked fences being replaced by 20ft hardened steel fencing at border (05/04/17) per White house
More than 3311 gang members have been arrested by ICE as of 07/25/17) per White house briefing by ICE director
This year the U.S. has already deported 398 MS-13 gang members back to El Salvador – compared to only 534 for all of 2016 per Breitbart news (05/28/17)
Texas has passed a law outlawing sanctuary cities (05/08/17)
Foods stamp requests by ILLEGALS D O W N per Breitbart (05/19/17)
The Trump administration has moved to reopen the cases of hundreds of illegal immigrants who had been given a reprieve from deportation by Obama (06/09/17) per Reuters
Per Sec Kelly Plans are to start building the WALL by end of summer.
Travel ban EO cut refugees to 50,000 limit has been reached as of 07/12/17). USA now closed to refugee without a close connection to the USA
per Breitbart Sec Kelly has refused to expand H2-B visa program in FY 2017. Update 06/22/17 Sec Kelly will expand the H2-b visa program for a limited number of businesses that are in danger of failing and can’t find employment (15,000 visa) per breitbart.
Pres Trump and Sec of DHS ended DAPA (06/16/17)
Refugees dropped by half entering the USA in first three months of Pres Trump’s admin over Obama’s admin. (6/24/17 per Washington Times)
In fiscal year 2017 so far, ICE has removed over 3311 criminal gang members, compared to 2,057 criminal gang members in all of fiscal year 2016. (07/27/17) per Whitehouse
Per Sec Kelly 66,000 mostly criminal illegals arrested by ICE in first 5 months
Kate’s Law passed the House (06/29/17)
No Sanctuary Cities Law Passed the House (06/29/17)
Illegal immigrant arrests in San Diego, Ca have more than doubled from 2016 and 2015 figures per the San Diego Union Tribune (07/04/17)
In a reversal of Obama administration policy, federal prosecutors with Operation Streamline are filing criminal charges against migrants the first time they are caught crossing the border illegally. Per Tucson.com and Breitbart (07/05/17)
Refugee Arrivals Plummet in Week After Supreme Court Ruling on Trump Executive Order per Breitbart and Department of State website (07/05/17)
The International Entrepreneur Rule Obama era loophole was closed by DHS on (07/11/17). The rule allowed illegals to stay in the country for 2 and half years if they were “starting a business” per Breitbart.
ICE crackdown in Pueblo scaring some families back to Mexico per the Pueblo chieftain (07/10/17)
House subcommittee includes $1.6 billion in funds for Wall in approbations bill (07/12/17) goes to full house for vote. Passed Full House (07/25/17)
DHS proposes rule change to increase length (from 2 weeks to 90 days) and Distance (from 100 miles from the border to entire USA) for people to be immediately deported freeing up courts and stopping the lawfare over immigration. (07/15/17) per Dailymail
Thomas D. Homan, acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said in an interview that since Trump entered office, illegal border crossings have crashed by almost 70 percent, "an historic low," arrests inside the country have jumped 40 percent and that demands for illegal criminals in local jails has skyrocketed 80 percent. (07/18/17) per Washington Examiner
AG Sessions said one goal of DOJ is to totally end illegal immigration (07/18/17) per Breitbart
The Trump Administration is providing funding for the Texas National Guard’s efforts to assist in securing the state’s border with Mexico per Breitbart (07/18/17)
Acting ICE Director Thomas D. Homan said he is going to deploy more officers and agents to “sanctuary cities” to arrest illegal criminal (07/18/17) per Washington examiner
President Trump ordered the creation of the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) office at DHS, ensuring that our Government can no longer ignore the victims of criminal acts by illegal aliens. (04/26/17)
Trump administration has changed the focus of a Department of Homeland Security immigrant citizenship training program managed by USCIS to “assimilation,” a significant shift from the Obama era focus on “integration.” Per Breitbart (07/28/17)
AG Sessions announced new policy on Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance grants which provide $100’s of millions. The new policy refuses to give them to sanctuary cities. (07/25/17)
The Department of Homeland Security has issued a waiver to waive certain laws, regulations and other legal requirements to ensure the expeditious construction of barriers and roads in the vicinity of the international border near San Diego. (08/01/17) per DHS gov website
Pres Trump endorses RAISE act to reduce legal immigration by 500,000 and to put the USA immigration system on a MERIT scale and ending chain migration. (08/02/17) per Washington examiner
Orders of Removal and Voluntary departures for illegals have jumped 30% from Feb 1 – July 31st 2017 under Pres Trump per DOJ numbers reported by Breitbart (08/08/17)
54 more Immigration judges have been added since Pres Trump took office per DOJ press release (08/08/17)
Per DOJ 100 immigration judges have been relocated to the border regions under Pres Trump to deal with the 540,000 case backlog (08/08/17) per DOJ press release
Ice arrested 32 criminal illegal sex offenders in Long Island New York under operation Soar (Sex Offender Alien Removal) (08/09/17) reported per Breitbart.
Canada sends soldiers to their border with US to handle the flood of illegals fleeing the USA (08/09/17) per AP news.
The head of an outsourcing firm that brings in foreign guest workers on the H-1B was convicted of visa fraud. (08/11/17) per Breitbart
Hiring of Americans and the wages they are paid is increasing due to Pres Trump’s admin cracking down on H2-B visa abuse and illegal immigration. In June, average hourly earnings in leisure and hospitality sector increased 4% from a year earlier due to crack down on H2-B visa abuse per WSJ (08/10/17). LA. Times also reported wage increase in agriculture sector due to illegal immigration crack down.
August 2017, the U.S. Department of State made several revisions to the Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) that are a direct result of the “Buy American and Hire American” Executive Order (EO) 13788, per National Law review, Increasing extreme vetting for Nonimmigrant Visa issuance making such things as H1-B visa more difficult to obtain.
The DHS and Dept of State issues visa sanctions against four countries that are refusing to accept back deportations of their citizens. The countries are: Cambodia, Eritrea, Guinea and Sierra Leone per sources (08/22/17) per Washington Times.
Reports this weekend are that Pres Trump is going cancel DACA (08/25/17) per ABC news
Thanks to Pres Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau backtracks on his open invitation to migrants as illegals flee to Canada increasing the cost to Canada (08/25/17) per Breitbart news
Pres Trump threatens a government shut down if funding for the border wall is not included in 2018 budget at AZ rally (08/22/17)
The war on MS-13 gang moved to Ohio where 13 members were arrested by ICE on multiple charges (08/18/17) per Breitbart news
Trump admin and DHS announced the ending of the Central American minors (CAM) program, an Obama era program that gave back door amnesty to refugees from Central America (08/15/17) per Breitbart news.
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is denying requests for H1-B visas of the company cannot show why it is paying low wages for high skilled jobs, major change in immigration policy per National law review (08/23/17)
ON LAW and ORDER
Authorities have arrested an unprecedented number of sexual predators involved in child sex trafficking rings in the United States and around the world
DOJ issues new sentencing guideline to enforce tougher laws on drug dealers (05/12/17) per DOJ
DOJ stops Obama’s slush funds (06/08/17) per Washington Examiner
Massive raids on gangs going on across the nation
More arrests for voter fraud in 2017 then anytime in recent history.
DOJ and DHS ordered to take on transnational criminal gangs (02/07/17) per POTUS EO
No tolerance for violence against LEO with a signed EO (02/07/17)
Fired FBI director who is and was a nutjob.
Nominated Wray for FBI director, confirmation hearing 07/12/17. Confirmed by committee, waiting for full senate confirmation (07/20/17) Confirmed and sworn into office (08/02/17)
Nominated 21 conservative judges to the federal court
AG Sessions dismantling the Obama legal doctrine brick by brick at the DOJ per Bloomberg (06/29/17)
Operation Broken Heart lead by the DOJ arrested over 1,012 sexual child predators across the nation bringing 69,000 cases against them. (06/28/17)
AG Sessions has asked for an extra $26 million to hire 300 prosecutors devoted to gang violence and deportation cases per Bloomberg (06/29/17)
DOJ drops case against the Washington Redskins (06/30/17) the era of Political correctness is over.
AG Sessions continues to back LEO by condemned murder of NYPD on (07/05/17) calling the attack cowardly.
April 13, 2017-Under President Trump, The Justice Department prosecuted two doctors and one other for practicing female genital mutilation– the first such prosecutions under a federal law passed by Congress in 1996 prohibiting the practice.
June 30, 2017—The Trump Administration sent 20 ATF agents to Chicago to help the city fight gun violence.
AG Sessions and Deputy AG visit GITMO to see operations and conditions in effort to frame future Trump policy on Gitmo. (07/07/17)
AG Sessions and Sec Price announce the biggest ever Healthcare Fraud operation. DOJ arrested 412 people including Doctors who have committed more than 1.3 Billion in medical fraud including opiod fraud. (07/13/17)
AG Sessions/FBI took down largest dark web site Alphabay (07/20/17)
Pres Trump took to twitter to push AG Sessions to drain the swamp in the DOJ/FBI week of (07/24/17)
AG Sessions issued new policy on civil asset forfeiture (07/19/17) per DOJ
AG Sessions holds press conference to explain the leak investigations ongoing in the Government. (08/04/17) per foxnews
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the launch of a new law enforcement assistance program, the “National Public Safety Partnership this program will be closed to sanctuary cities (08/01/17) per Breitbart
Attorney General Jeff Sessions/Deputy AG Bland are trying to get to the bottom of the DOJ “slush fund” for left-wing groups he dismantled in June asking for all payment records to those groups for the last 10 years. (08/04/17) per Breitbart
President Donald Trump pardoned Sheriff Joe Arpaio 08/25/17) per White House.
Pres Trump called out ANTIFA violence against the right at AZ rally (08/22/17) first major leader to do so.
ON Congressional and Executive action
Confirmed Gorsuch to SCOTUS (04/07/17)
Signed 50+ Laws as of (08/25/17)
Signed more than 40+ EO (08/25/17)
Pres Trump signed EO directing his interior secretary to review the designation of dozens of national monuments on federal lands, calling the protection efforts "a massive federal land grab" by previous administrations. (04/25/17)
Obamacare repeal and replace passed House stuck/ Failed in Senate (07/28/17)
Pres Trump admin is reviewing all regulations. At the end of June 2017 his admin have done away with 860 regulations so far saving $billions to the economy per OMB and Breitbart (07/21/17)
Tax cuts and reform moving through Congress waiting on obamacare repeal. On 07/26/17 the border adjustment tax (BAT) was dropped by the House freeing up movement on tax reform.
Submitted 2018 Budget that cuts spending and gives a pathway to a balanced budget in 10 years. (05/23/17)
Returned power to make decisions on “transgender bathrooms” to states (02/27/17)
Instituted 5-year lobbying ban for all Executive branch appointees (01/28/17)
Instituted permanent lobbying ban for foreign governments for all Executive branch appointees (01/28/17)
Banned aid helping foreign countries provide abortions (Mexico City Policy) (01/23/17)
Formed Commission on voter fraud led by VP Pence had first meeting on 07/19/17)
Returned the mission of NASA to space exploration (03/21/17)
Installing aspects of extreme vetting at points of entry to the USA per State department and DHS
Signed Two bills into Law on June 2nd that makes it easier for family members of slain LEO to get benefits and that helps hire Veterans as LEO
Sec of VA is starting process to combine the DOD and VA medical records to improve Veteran’s health. Massive shift in government policy (06/05/17)
Pushing a massive overhaul of our FAA Air Traffic control (06/05/17)
House votes to roll back Dodd Frank goes to the Senate (06/08/17)
Senate votes for VA accountability act. Goes to House passed house 06/13/17 major victory for Trump agenda signed into law on 06/23/17
Rolled out an apprentice program to train skilled works to fill 6 million open positions. (06/10/17)
The U.S. Treasury Department unveiled a sweeping plan on to upend the country's financial regulatory framework, 80% of which will be done from the executive side and does not need Congress. MAGA!!!!! (06/13/17)
Signed EO to reshape the education system of the USA to include votech and apprenticeships (06/13/17)
Did away with rules requiring the Federal government to report on the Y2K bug 17 years after 2000.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order creating an accountability and whistleblower protection office at the Department of Veterans Affairs.(04/ 27/2017)
Sec Zinke moves to purge the Interior department of Obama holdovers (6/16/17 per Washington post)
Energy Department eliminating the Office of International Climate and Technology
22 federal agency task force formed to help the rural America fight regulations and lack of prosperity led by Sec Perdue
Environmental Protection Agency has ended a nearly $1 million program that provided gym memberships for employees
5-0 in special elections (GA6 primary, KS, MT, GA6 final election, SC)
Sec Kelly dropped many “Pro-Obama Islamic groups from funding” Groups that pushed for sharia law and closed muslim communities within the USA. (06/23/17 per breitbart)
TRAVEL BAN upheld by SCOTUS by 9-0 ruling. Extreme vetting will now become law of the land. (06/26/17)
ScottPruitt signed #WOTUS proposed rule, supporting @POTUS order to restore the rule of law.
Travel BAN now in full effect across the world. (06/29/17)
Signed agreement to construct oil pipeline into Mexico per Pres trump speech
Opening up LNG centers to ship LNG across the world (06/29/17)
Introduced 6 point plan to unleash American energy (off shore, Nuclear, coal, NG,Oil, renewable) (06/29/17)
President Trump Signs EO Reviving the National Space Council (06/30/17)
Pentagon halts Obama’s transgender plan (07/01/17 per Breitbart)
Sec Devos has stopped two obama regulations from going into effect which would have harmed for profit colleges. The Gainful Employment rule and the Borrower Defense rule (06/30/17)
On May 4th, 2017 Pres Trump signed the Religious Freedom EO ordering his admin among other things to not enforce the Johnson amendment.
Reduced White House expenses by $22 million by reducing staffing levels from Obama levels. Doing more with less
Pres Donald Trump’s first-quarter salary donation will help fund the restoration of two projects at Antietam National Battlefield, Department of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced Wednesday per Breitbart (07/05/117)
Returned the Winston Churchill bust back to the Oval Office and Kept the Martin Luther King Jr bust proving we can respect and honor both men. Something Obama was unable or unwilling to do.
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke ordered the agency to resolve a backlog of more than 2,000 oil and natural gas permit applications for drilling on public lands per Washington Examiner (07/06/17)
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced (07/07/17) 747 disciplinary actions including 526 employees who were fired since January 20th 2017 per CBS news (07/07/17) suspended 200, demoted 33 (22 of which were senior management) and per White house (07/20/17)
Sec Carson of HUD announced a $500+ billion “error” in the Obama HUD’s 2015 and 2016 budgets was found by an Audit completed by the Office of Inspector General (04/08/17) per CBN
He had ordered that he gets 2 scoops of Ice Cream per CNN so might be fake news:)
Working hard to get the Olympics for the United States (L.A.) (07/10/17) per POTUS twitter per IOC L.A will host Olympics in 2028 (07/31/17)
House cuts State Department funding by 17% in approbations bill (07/12/17) goes to full House for vote
The Department of Veterans Affairs has acted to increase transparency and accountability by launching an online “Access and Quality Tool” to provide veterans a way to access wait time and quality of care data. (07/20/17) per White House
President Trump signed legislation allowing our veterans to receive care outside of the Veterans Affairs medical system.
President Trump created the Office of American Innovation to streamline and improve the Government for future generations. (03/27/17)
Starting later this year, all honorably discharged veterans, no matter their branch of service, will be eligible to shop tax-free online at the Army & Air Force Exchange Service with the same discounts they enjoyed on base while in the military per AP news service (07/21/17)
Pres Trump commissioned the U.S.S Ford into service, 100,000 tons of America Might. (07/22/17)
Pres Trump reversed Obama policy on Trans genders serving in the military via twitter (07/26/17). Formal directives for the Trans ban on military released by Pres Trump to DOD and Coast Guard on (08/25/17) per White house.
House abandons border adjust tax idea in major win for Pres Trump’s tax reform push (07/27/17) major defeat for Ryan
Pres Trump threatens to end subsidies/bailout payments to insurance companies and congressional staff if repeal and replace of Obamacare is not passed via tweets breathing new life into the repeal effort (07/29/17). The subsidies were paid for Aug leaving repeal and replace in limbo (08/16/17) per CNNmoney
In first 6 months Pres Trump has signed more than 150 EO, memoranda and proclamations per White House .gov site (07/29/17)
Pres Trump’s 2nd qrt paycheck of 100k was donated to Dept of Education which will use the funds to hold STEM inspired summer camp for children at the department of Education per ed.gov (0/26/17)
Trump’s Treasury nixes struggling Obama-era government-run retirement program only 20,000 signed up fro the program. (07/28/17) per Washington times
Pres Trump and VA Sec Shulkin launched the new TeleHealth and Video connects programs to bring VA system into 21st century and increase access for veterans. (08/03/17) per White House gov website.
Defense Department investigators have discovered “potential security risks” in a Pentagon program that has enrolled more than 10,000 foreign-born individuals into the U.S. armed forces since 2009 (08/02/17) per foxnews
Pres Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to specialist Five James C. McCloughan (07/31/17) per White House gov site.
Signed Sanctions bill against Russia, Iran, North Korea into law but issued a signing statement saying some of the Law was unconstitutional (Congress butting into Presidential power) and would not be followed. (08/03/17) per NPR
Vacated the West Wing for 2 weeks to allow needed renovations to the White House per daily mail (08/11/17) Obama approved the renovations but refused to leave the West wing for that long of time, left it for Next President to deal with. Per CNN 08/04/17)
Signed the VA choice and quality act. A Bipartisan LAW to help VETS get care per press conference (08/12/17)
Pres Trump opened up a DOJ /FBI investigation on Charlottesville riot. Three times he denounced the violence calling out ALL groups both and then highlighting the kKK, neo Nazis and white supremacy groups. (08/12/17, 08/14/17, 08/15/17)
Pres Trump issues a preemptive National emergency proclamation on (08/25/17) as Hurricane Harvey made landfall in TX, speeding up Federal Government assistance to Texas.
Pres Trump signed VA bill (Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act) into law making it easier for veterans to apply for benefits and decrease wait lists for appeals (08/23/17)
. Trump administration has ended the ACSNCA (Advisory Committee for the Sustained National Climate Assessment) created by Obama in 2015 that pushed climate change regulations/policies (08/23/17) per Breitbart
Pres Trump’s Department of Defense fired it’s admiral of the 7th fleet and issued a review of all Navy operations after a second collision of a destroyer with merchant ships. (08/21/17)
Trump’s interior department’s National Park Service Ends Obama Effort to Eliminate Sale of Disposable Water Bottles at national parks (08/16/17) per National park service site.
Pres Trump issues order that the United States Cyber Command be elevated to the status of a Unified Combatant Command focused on cyberspace operations to increase cyber security for the USA (08/18/17) per White house
Pres Trump disbanded CEO Counsels after push back for his NAFTA, China Trade positions and his comments on Charlottesville but mostly for his positions on Trade. (08/17/17)
