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The Greatest Ever! Here are 70 Major Trump Accomplishments Since He Retook the White House in 2025 * The Gateway Pundit * by Jim Hoft

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Here’s an amazing list of President Donald Trump’s accomplishments during his first two years back in office as President of the United States.

There has NEVER been another president like Donald J. Trump.

Remember this when you vote in the US midterm elections on November 3rd.

And, he’s just getting started!

Via the Trump White House and Grok AI.

Border Security and Immigration

  1. Declared a national border emergency on Day One and ended catch-and-release policies, achieving zero Border Patrol releases for 15–17+ consecutive months.
  2. Drove southwest border encounters/apprehensions down dramatically (reported ~95% or more from Biden-era peaks; FY2026 totals at historic lows).
  3. Recorded negative net migration in 2025 for the first time in at least 50 years.
  4. Removed/deported or induced self-departure of millions of illegal migrants (administration figures of 2.3–3M+ reduction in illegal population; MPI analyses show elevated deportation pace).
  5. Reduced asylum grant rates to historic lows (~7% from >50%).
  6. Signed the Laken Riley Act and other border/enforcement measures.
  7. Resumed and expanded border barrier construction (hundreds of miles reported completed or advanced).
  8. Reinstated Remain in Mexico and related policies; repurposed CBP One app for self-deportation incentives.
  9. Targeted cartels (designations as terrorist organizations for groups including Tren de Aragua, MS-13); major drug seizures and fentanyl trafficking reductions reported (~50–60% drops in some metrics).
  10. Revoked hundreds of thousands of visas; terminated or restricted TPS for multiple countries; cut benefits access for illegal aliens.
  11. Deployed National Guard/military support to the border; established national defense areas.
  12. Collapsed Darién Gap crossings dramatically (~99% reported declines in some periods).
  13. Expanded ICE capacity, hiring, and interior enforcement (including “Worst of the Worst” focus and sanctuary city actions).
  14. Secured Safe Third Country agreements and partner cooperation (e.g., El Salvador).
  15. Reduced unaccompanied minors and related trafficking metrics to record lows in some reports.

Economy, Taxes, Trade, and Investment

  1. Signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA, July 4, 2025), permanently extending 2017 TCJA individual tax rates/brackets and standard deduction increases.
  2. Implemented temporary no-tax-on-tips, no-tax-on-overtime, and related deductions (through 2028 in key provisions), plus senior deductions and auto loan interest relief.
  3. Raised SALT deduction cap (to $40,000 for many filers, phased).
  4. Created “Trump Accounts” (tax-advantaged accounts for children with government seed contributions).
  5. Included major defense (~$150B) and border/ICE funding increases in OBBBA; Medicaid work requirements and SNAP reforms/state cost-sharing.
  6. Announced/secured multi-trillion dollars in domestic and foreign investment commitments (White House figures exceeding $11T, including large UAE, Apple, Amazon, and manufacturing pledges).
  7. Reported private-sector job gains (hundreds of thousands to over 1M in some periods), manufacturing expansion, and blue-collar wage growth.
  8. Imposed or adjusted tariffs (steel, aluminum, autos, copper, and reciprocal measures) aimed at reshoring; multiple bilateral trade deals announced.
  9. Stock market records (dozens of S&P 500 highs reported in 2025).
  10. Passed rescissions packages cutting wasteful spending; efficiency savings claimed in the hundreds of billions.
  11. Supported farmers with aid packages and trade adjustments (e.g., soybean deals).
  12. GENIUS Act signed for stablecoin regulatory framework; crypto-related policy shifts (ending certain prior crackdowns).
  13. Reported trade deficit reductions in some months and tariff revenue collections.
  14. Mortgage and housing-related measures (bond purchases, investor restrictions in some proposals).
  15. Small business optimism and confidence metrics improved in administration reports.

Energy and Deregulation

  1. Expanded oil and gas production (crude output rose from ~13.5M to higher levels; peak near 14M b/d reported).
  2. Record U.S. LNG exports (first country to exceed 100M metric tons in a year).
  3. Issued thousands of drilling permits; opened additional federal lands.
  4. Major Venezuela oil-related deal giving U.S. majority control of large proven reserves (administration framing).
  5. Extensive deregulatory actions (OMB ratio reported as high as ~43:1 deregulatory to regulatory in FY2025; multi-trillion projected savings).
  6. Revoked or modified prior environmental rules (including Endangerment Finding claims with large economic valuations); promoted coal, nuclear, and traditional energy.
  7. Ended or phased EV mandates and certain IRA clean-energy credits via legislation and executive action.
  8. Grid and infrastructure investments; nuclear regulatory reforms and advanced reactor support.

Foreign Policy and National Security

  1. Conducted Operation Midnight Hammer (June 2025): B-2 bombers and Tomahawks struck Iranian nuclear sites (Fordow, Natanz, Isfahan) with bunker-busters; administration claimed severe damage/obliteration of enrichment capacity (independent assessments noted significant setbacks).
  2. Brokered or facilitated ends to multiple conflicts
  3. Secured NATO allies’ commitment to raise defense spending toward 5% of GDP.
  4. Captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in a U.S. military operation (January 2026 reports); administration statements on transitional control and oil interests.
  5. Brought home 100+ American hostages/detainees abroad.
  6. Maximum-pressure sanctions and designations (Iran, cartels, Houthis, etc.); vessel strikes on narcoterrorists.
  7. Golden Dome missile defense initiatives and defense industrial base surge.
  8. Expanded Abraham Accords or related normalizations; Indo-Pacific and other alliance adjustments.
  9. Military recruitment met or exceeded goals; readiness and modernization steps (AI, F-47, etc.).

Crime, Public Safety, and Law Enforcement

  1. Reported largest one-year homicide drop in U.S. history; 2025 murder rate at multi-decade (or longer) lows.
  2. Broader violent crime declines (rapes, robberies, assaults) continuing into 2026 in preliminary data.
  3. Federal task forces and crackdowns in major cities (D.C., Memphis, Chicago, New Orleans, etc.) with large arrest numbers and local homicide reductions.
  4. Captured multiple FBI Ten Most Wanted fugitives and fraudsters.
  5. Overdose death reductions and fentanyl-related metrics improved in administration reports.
  6. Designated certain groups (e.g., Antifa, cartels) in terrorist or priority categories; gang and cartel enforcement.
  7. Restored law-enforcement focus and ended prior non-enforcement policies.

Government Reform, Culture, Education, and Social Policy

  1. Eliminated federal DEI programs, hiring preferences, and related initiatives across agencies, contractors, and education.
  2. Policy recognizing only two biological sexes; restrictions on federal funding for certain gender-related procedures for minors; bans on biological males in women’s sports under federal programs.
  3. Merit-based hiring reforms; deferred resignation and workforce reductions (federal workforce reported at multi-decade lows).
  4. Education Department reforms, Title IX reversals, and classical/education content shifts.
  5. Pardons of January 6 defendants (~1,500) and other allies; legal and personnel changes.
  6. Smithsonian and institutional reforms; election integrity measures and Supreme Court wins on related issues.
  7. Closed or reformed certain agencies/programs (USAID elements, CFPB operations, etc.).

Health, Science, and Other

  1. Most Favored Nation-style drug pricing initiatives covering large portions of the branded market; TrumpRx and related efforts.
  2. MAHA dietary guidelines and industry pledges on dyes/chemicals; Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act.
  3. Genesis Mission and major AI/science investments (billions in computing and partnerships).
  4. Military “Warrior Dividend” ($1,776 checks); VA backlog reductions and clinic expansions.
  5. Nuclear and advanced technology support; Space Command relocation and lunar return timelines.
  6. Fraud crackdowns recovering or stopping large improper payments.
  7. Women’s health and regenerative agriculture executive actions; pest control and outdoor access measures.
  8. Housing cost and diesel relief EOs in late 2026. 70–100. Additional items include: dozens more specific trade/investment announcements (steel mills, semiconductor, pharma plants, AI infrastructure); visa and H-1B reforms; farmer and rancher supports; military base renamings and readiness; spectrum and digital asset policies; grocery chain price-cut pledges; efficiency and architecture mandates; and ongoing monthly “wins” tracked by the White House covering manufacturing reshoring, tariff-driven production shifts, and further deregulation.

Ended Eight Wars

  1. Hamas vs. Israel – including ceasefire and hostage release by Hamas
  2. Israel – Iran 12 day war
  3. Armenia – Azerbaijan
  4. India Pakistan
  5. DRC – Rwanda
  6. Cambodia – Thailand
  7. Egypt and Ethiopia
  8. Kosovo and Serbia
  9. Continues work to bring an end to the Ukrainian-Russia war

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Jim Hoft is the founder and editor of The Gateway Pundit, one of the top conservative news outlets in America. Jim was awarded the Reed Irvine Accuracy in Media Award in 2013 and is the proud recipient of the Breitbart Award for Excellence in Online Journalism from the Americans for Prosperity Foundation in May 2016. In 2023, The Gateway Pundit received the Most Trusted Print Media Award at the American Liberty Awards.

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