Introduction
Today, I saw the White House released a report entitled “The Achievements of the Trump Administration” and decided to translate it for the majority of Chinese Trump supporters to take a look at, as a foreigner, you may usually see more of the Trump Administration‘s diplomatic achievements, so it is just the right opportunity to give you a more intuitive and comprehensive understanding of Trump and the Trump administration. Due to the Time constraint and too much content of the report, the full text is mainly translated by machine and verified by human, which should not affect your reading and understanding too much. Please forgive me if there are any bad points. The full text translated into Chinese has more than 20 pages, nearly 25,000 words, and more in English, estimated to be about 50,000 words.
The report provides a brief account of the Trump administration’s achievements in the economy, Culture, Education, science and technology, justice, diplomacy, religion, military, and other domestic and foreign affairs during its four years in office from 19 categories, 61 aspects, and hundreds of perspectives. In particular, it also focuses on the response to the new Epidemic, which seems to be a response to the accusations of ineffective epidemic prevention.
What is particularly impressive is that most of the space is devoted to the improvement and enhancement of the American people’s economy, work, Life, education, health care and other aspects. As you can see, the Trump administration is the most pragmatic and the one that has benefited the people the most in recent decades in the United States. After reading this report and data, both pro-Trump and anti-Trump people should be able to understand why Trump has such a high appeal and support among the lower and middle classes in the United States. It can also be understood why Trump can get so much widespread understanding and support in the world. In fact, the people in ancient and modern times are the same, who is good to them, let them live a good life, they will recognize who, support who, embrace who. This is the most simple, but also the most real and reliable truth.
In addition, the report is almost no empty words, simple and straightforward, all with facts and figures, so that people do not feel like a politician’s report, but a large company CEO’s year-end summary. This is probably the part of the whole report that shows Trump’s former businessman and entrepreneurial nature the most. The Chinese often say that ruling a big country is like cooking a small dish, and I think Trump, has done it.
It is indisputable that Trump’s four years have been extremely successful in both domestic and foreign affairs, with no one to the right of the various US administrations in recent decades. Unfortunately, this chariot has just turned on full power, it can only come to a screeching halt, leaving a lot of regret. The tremendous political legacy of the Trump administration will become a huge pressure on future American administrations and will surely be brought up for comparison from time to time. Trump is gone, the strong man may be far away, but Trumpism is still there, Trump’s political legacy is still there and will surely continue to influence the United States and the world for a long time.
Main article.
I. An unprecedented economic boom
Before the New Coronavirus invaded our shores, we built the world’s most prosperous economy
The United States gained 7 million new jobs – more than three times what government experts predicted.
Middle-class household incomes increased by nearly $6,000 – more than five times the gains made during the entire last administration
Unemployment reached 3.5 percent, the lowest rate in half a century.
Achieved 40 consecutive months of more job openings than job hires.
More Americans than ever before – nearly 160 million – reported employment.
Unemployment benefit claims hit a nearly 50-year low.
The number of people claiming unemployment insurance as a percentage of the population is at an all-time low.
Income in every urban area in the U.S. is up for the first time in nearly 30 years.
A future of greater hope and opportunity for citizens of all backgrounds
Unemployment rates for African Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans, Native Americans, veterans, people with disabilities and people without a high school diploma are at record lows.
Unemployment rates for women are at their lowest levels in nearly 70 years.
Food stamps were eliminated for nearly 7 million people.
Poverty rates for African-Americans and Hispanics are at historic lows.
Income inequality declined for the second year in a row and at the largest rate in more than a decade.
The net worth of the bottom 50 percent of American households increased by 40 percent.
Low-income and blue-collar workers saw the fastest wage growth – wages increased by 16 percent.
The homeownership rate for African Americans rose from 41.7 percent to 46.4 percent.
Bringing jobs, factories and industry back to America
Created more than 1.2 million manufacturing and construction jobs.
Introduced policies to bring back overseas supply chains.
Broke a 35-year record for small business optimism in 2018.
Set a new record for stock market data and a new record for 401 funds (401 is Americans’ retirement money)
The Dow closed above 20,000 for the first time in 2017 and topped 30,000 in 2020.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit record highs repeatedly.
Rebuilding and investing in rural America
Signed the Executive Order on Modernizing the Regulatory Framework for Agricultural Biotechnology Products to bring innovative new technologies to U.S. farming and agricultural markets.
Strengthened America’s rural economy by investing more than $1.3 billion through the Department of Agriculture’s Reconnect Initiative to provide high-speed broadband infrastructure to rural America.
Achieved record economic recovery by rejecting the full embargo
An October 2020 Gallup survey found that 56 percent of Americans said they were better off during the epidemic than they were four years ago.
In the third quarter of 2020, the economy grew at a rate of 33.1 percent-the fastest GDP growth on record.
The economy has added more than 12 million jobs since the end of the coronavirus blockade, more than half of the jobs lost.
Jobs have recovered 23 times faster than under the previous administration
The unemployment rate fell from an epidemic peak of 14.7 percent in April to 6.7 percent in December-exceeding expectations that unemployment would be well over 10 percent by the end of 2020.
Under the previous administration, it took 49 months for the unemployment rate to fall from 10 percent to below 7 percent, while the Trump administration took just three months.
Since April, the Hispanic unemployment rate has dropped 9.6 percent, the Asian unemployment rate has dropped 8.6 percent, and the African American unemployment rate has dropped 6.8 percent.
Eighty percent of small businesses are now open, compared to 53 percent in April.
Small business confidence is at a new high.
Home builder confidence is at an all-time high, with home sales hitting their highest index since December 2006.
Manufacturing optimism nearly doubled.
Household net worth increased by $7.4 trillion to a record high of $112 trillion in the second quarter of 2020.
Home prices hit a record high.
The U.S. has rejected the crippling embargo that crushed the economy and caused countless public health injuries, and instead safely reopened the economy.
Business confidence in the U.S. is higher than in any other G7 or EU country.
The U.S. financial markets were stabilized by establishing a number of Treasury-backed facilities at the Federal Reserve.
II. Tax relief for the middle class
Passed a historic $3.2 trillion tax cut and reformed the tax code
Signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – the largest tax reform package in history
More than 6 million American workers received wage increases, bonuses and increased benefits as a result of the tax cuts.
The typical Family of four earning $75,000 received an income tax cut of more than $2,000 – cutting their tax bill in half.
The standard deduction doubles – the first $24,000 earned by a married couple is completely tax-free.
Doubled the child tax credit.
Virtually eliminates the unfair estate or death tax.
Reduced the business tax rate to 21% from the highest rate in the developed world of 35%.
Small businesses can now deduct 20% of their business income.
Businesses can now deduct 100% of the cost of capital investments in the year of investment.
Since the tax cuts were passed, the bottom half of households have held an increased share of total wealth, while the top 1 percent of households have held a reduced share.
More than 400 companies have announced bonuses, wage increases, new hires or new investments in the United States.
More than $1.5 trillion was remitted to the U.S. from overseas.
Lower investment costs and higher returns on capital led to rapid growth in the middle class, real wages and international competitiveness.
Jobs and investment are flocking to opportunity zones
Nearly 9,000 Opportunity Zones have been created where capital gains on long-term investments are taxed at zero.
Opportunity Zone designation increased property values in the zones by 1.1 percent, creating approximately $11 billion in wealth for nearly half of the Opportunity Zone residents who own their homes.
Opportunity Zones have attracted $75 billion in capital and $52 billion in new investment to economically distressed communities, creating at least 500,000 new jobs.
These new investments will lift approximately 1 million Americans out of poverty.
Private equity investment in Opportunity Zone businesses is nearly 30 percent higher than investment in businesses in similar areas that are not Opportunity Zones.
III. Massive Deregulation
Ending the regulatory assault on American businesses and workers
Instead of 2-for-1, we are eliminating 8 old regulations for every 1 new regulation passed.
Provided an average of $3,100 per year in additional costs to American families
Reduced the direct cost of regulatory compliance by $50 billion, and will reduce costs by another $50 billion in FY 2020 alone
Removed nearly 25,000 pages from the Federal Register – more than any other president. The previous administration added more than 16,000 pages.
Established the Governors’ Initiative on Regulatory Innovation to reduce outdated regulations at the state, local and tribal levels.
Signed an executive order to make it easier for businesses to offer retirement plans.
Signed two executive orders to increase transparency in federal agencies and protect Americans and their small businesses from administrative abuse.
Updated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the first time in more than 40 years.
Reduced the approval time for large infrastructure projects from 10 years or more to 2 years or less.
Helped community banks by signing legislation to eliminate costly provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act
Established the White House Commission to Remove Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing to lower housing costs.
Eliminated regulations that threatened the growth of a strong and stable Internet.
Eased and streamlined restrictions on rocket launches to help spur commercial investment in the space program.
Released a government-wide strategy focused on ensuring U.S. leadership in automated vehicle technology.
Streamlined energy efficiency regulations for U.S. homes and businesses, including preserving affordable light bulbs, improving the utility of showerheads, and making dishwashers more time-efficient.
Removed unnecessary regulations that restricted the seafood industry and discouraged job creation.
Updated USDA’s biotechnology regulations to put the U.S. at the forefront of developing new technologies.
Took action to suspend regulations that would have slowed our response to COVID-19, including removing restrictions on manufacturers to produce ventilators more quickly.
Successfully rescinded burdensome overregulation
Rescinded the previous administration’s “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing” rule that would have eliminated zoning for single-family housing in order to build low-income, federally subsidized apartments.
Issued a final rule on the Fair Housing Act’s disparate impact standards
Eliminated the Waters of the United States Rule and replaced it with the Navigable Waters Protection Rule, which provides relief and certainty for farmers and property owners.
Repealed the previous administration’s costly fuel economy regulations and finalized the Safer, Affordable Fuel Efficient Vehicles rule, which will make cars more affordable and reduce the price of new vehicles by about $2,200.
Americans now have more money in their pockets
Deregulation has a particularly beneficial impact on low-income Americans, who pay a much higher share of their income for overregulation.
Cutting red tape in the health care industry has provided Americans with more affordable health care and saved Americans nearly 10 percent on prescription drug costs.
Deregulation efforts save the healthcare community about $6.6 billion – 42 million fewer hours of regulatory compliance work by 2021.
Removed government barriers to individual freedom and consumer choice in health care.
The 20 major deregulatory actions taken by the Trump administration are expected to save American consumers and businesses more than $220 billion annually once they go into full effect.
Signed 16 pieces of deregulatory legislation that will increase real revenue by $40 billion per year.
IV. Fair and Reciprocal Trade
Secures historic trade deal to protect American workers
Immediately withdrew from the job-killing Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
Ended the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and replaced it with a brand new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
The USMCA contains strong new protections for U.S. manufacturers, automakers, farmers, dairy producers and workers.
The USMCA is expected to generate more than $68 billion in economic activity and has the potential to create more than 550,000 new jobs within a decade.
Signed executive orders making “Buy American” and “Hire American” government policy and taking action to stop the outsourcing of jobs overseas.
Negotiated with Japan to cut tariffs, open markets to $7 billion in U.S. agricultural products, and end bans on potatoes and lamb.
More than 90 percent of U.S. agricultural exports to Japan now receive preferential treatment, and most are duty-free.
Negotiated another agreement with Japan to boost $40 billion worth of digital trade.
Renegotiated the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement to double the cap on U.S. auto imports and extend tariffs on U.S. light trucks.
Reaching a written, fully enforceable Phase I trade agreement with China on fighting piracy and counterfeit goods, and protecting U.S. ideas, trade secrets, patents and trademarks.
China agrees to purchase an additional $200 billion worth of U.S. exports and open market access to more than 4,000 U.S. export facilities while all tariffs remain in effect.
Reaching a mutual agreement with the European Union (EU) to address unfair trade practices and increase duty-free exports by 180 percent to $420 million.
Secured an EU commitment to eliminate tariffs on U.S. lobsters – the first negotiated U.S.-EU tariff reduction in more than 20 years.
Achieved a historic victory by overhauling the Universal Postal Union, whose outdated policies have hurt American workers and interests.
Engaged extensively with trading partners such as the EU and Japan to advance reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Issued the first comprehensive report on the failure of the WTO Appellate Body to comply with WTO rules and to provide written interpretations of WTO agreements.
Blocked nominations to the WTO Appellate Body until WTO members recognize and address longstanding activism issues in the Appellate Body.
Submitted five papers to the WTO Committee on Agriculture to improve members’ understanding of trade policy implementation, highlight areas where greater transparency is needed, and encourage members to maintain up-to-date market access and domestic support notifications.
Taking strong action against unfair trade practices and putting the United States first.
Impose tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars worth of Chinese goods under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 and Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 to protect U.S. jobs and deter Chinese abuses.
Direct government-wide efforts to stop and punish China for stealing and profiting from U.S. innovation and intellectual property.
Imposes tariffs on foreign aluminum and foreign steel to protect our vital industries and support our national security.
Approve tariffs on $1.8 billion in imported washing machines and $8.5 billion in imported solar panels.
Blocked illegal imports of lumber from Peru.
Took action on France’s digital services tax, which unfairly targets U.S. technology companies.
Launching investigations into digital services taxes proposed or passed by 10 other countries.
Historic Support for U.S. Farmers
Successfully negotiated more than 50 agreements with countries around the world to increase access to foreign markets, boost U.S. agricultural exports, and support jobs for more than 1 million Americans.
Authorized $28 billion in assistance to farmers suffering from unfair trade practices – funded entirely by tariffs paid by China.
China lifted its ban on poultry, opened its market to beef and agreed to buy at least $80 billion in U.S. agricultural products over the next two years.
The European Union agreed to increase beef imports by 180 percent and open its market to more imported soybeans.
South Korea lifted its ban on U.S. poultry and eggs and agreed to provide market access for a record number of U.S. rice exports.
Argentina lifted its ban on U.S. pork.
Brazil agreed to increase wheat imports by $180 million per year and raise quotas for the purchase of U.S. ethanol.
Guatemala and Tunisia opened their markets to U.S. eggs.
Won tariff exemptions for wheat and soybeans in Ecuador.
Suspended $817 million in trade preferences for Thailand under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program due to Thailand’s failure to adequately provide reasonable market access for U.S. pork products.
Increased the amount of food stamps redeemed at farmers’ markets from $1.4 million in May 2020 to $1.75 million in September 2020, a 50 percent increase over last year.
Rapid deployment of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, which provided $30 billion in support to farmers and ranchers facing lower prices and market disruption when COVID-19 affected the food supply chain.
Authorized more than $6 billion for the Farmer-to-Family Food Box program, which provided more than 128 million boxes of locally sourced produce, meat and dairy products to charities and faith-based organizations across the country.
Authorized through the Defense Production Act to protect the U.S. food supply chain from disruptions due to COVID-19.
V. U.S. Energy Independence
Unlocking America’s Oil and Gas Potential
For the first time in nearly 70 years, the United States has become a net exporter of energy.
The U.S. is now the world’s top oil and natural gas producer.
Following record production in 2018 and 2017, natural gas production reached 34.9 quintals in 2019.
The U.S. has been a net exporter of natural gas for three consecutive years, with export capacity approaching 10 billion cubic feet per day.
Withdrew from the unfair and one-sided Paris Climate Agreement.
Eliminated the previous administration’s Clean Power Plan and replaced it with a new Affordable Clean Energy rule.
Approved the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines.
Opened Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil and gas leasing.
Repealed the previous administration’s ban on federal coal leasing, which prohibited leasing coal on federal lands.
Reformed permitting rules to eliminate unnecessary bureaucracy and speed up mine permitting.
Amended the New Source Review (NSR) permitting program, which penalizes companies that upgrade or repair coal power plants.
Amended the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) steam electric and coal ash rules.
Saved the average American household $2,500 a year from lower electricity and gasoline pump prices.
Signed legislation to repeal harmful stream protection rules.
Cut drilling permit approval times on public lands in half, resulting in a 300% increase in drilling permit applications on public lands.
Expedited approval of NuStar’s New Burgos pipeline to export U.S. gasoline to Mexico.
Streamlined liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal permitting and allowed long-term LNG export authorizations to be extended through 2050.
The U.S. is now one of the top three LNG exporters in the world.
LNG exports have increased fivefold since January 2017, reaching an all-time high in January 2020.
LNG exports are expected to reduce the U.S. trade deficit by more than $10 billion.
Gives long-term approval to more than 20 new LNG exports to non-Free Trade Agreement countries.
The development of U.S. natural gas and LNG infrastructure provides tens of thousands of jobs and drives tens of billions of dollars in infrastructure investment.
There are currently six U.S. LNG export facilities in operation and two additional export projects under construction.
Record nuclear energy production in 2019 through increased capacity from plant upgrades and shorter refueling and maintenance cycles.
Prevented Russian energy coercion across Europe through the Transatlantic Energy Partnership, civil nuclear deals with Romania and Poland, and efforts on multiple fronts including opposition to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
Issued a presidential license for the A2A railroad between Canada and Alaska to provide energy resources to emerging markets.
Increased use of our abundant natural resources to achieve energy independence
Renewable energy production and consumption reached record highs in 2019.
Enact policies to help double solar power generation and help increase wind power generation by 32 percent from 2016 to 2019.
Accelerate energy infrastructure to ensure U.S. energy producers can deliver their products to the market.
Cuts red tape that hinders the construction of new energy infrastructure.
Authorize ethanol producers to sell E15 year-round and allow high-ethanol gasoline to be sold at existing pumps at gas stations.
Ensure greater transparency and certainty in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program.
Negotiated the ability to lease the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to Australia, providing a return on this infrastructure investment for U.S. taxpayers.
Signed an executive order directing federal agencies to work together to reduce the ability of foreign adversaries to target our critical electric infrastructure.
Reformed Section 401 of the Clean Water Act regulations to allow for regulation of interstate infrastructure.
Resolved the OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) oil crisis during COVID-19, resulting in production cuts of nearly 10 million barrels per day from OPEC, Russia, and other countries, stabilizing world oil prices.
Directed the Department of Energy to use the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to mitigate the market volatility caused by COVID-19.
VI. Investing in America’s Workers and Families
Provides affordable, quality child care for American workers and their families
Doubled the child tax credit from $1,000 to $2,000 per child and expanded eligibility for the credit
Nearly 40 million families benefited from the Child Tax Credit (CTC), with an average benefit of $2,200 and a total credit of approximately $88 billion.
Signed the largest-ever Child Care and Development Block Grant, increasing access to quality, affordable child care for more than 800,000 low-income families.
Secured an additional $3.5 billion in the Coronavirus Assistance, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to help families with child care needs and first responders.
Created the first-ever paid family leave tax credit for employees earning $72,000 or less.
Signed into law 12 weeks of paid parental leave for federal workers.
Signed into law a provision that allows new Parents to withdraw up to $5,000 from their retirement accounts without penalty when they have or adopt a child.
Provide advanced apprenticeship career pathways for high-paying jobs
Expanded apprenticeships to more than 850,000 and created new industry-recognized apprenticeship programs in new and emerging fields
Established the National Council of American Workers and the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board
More than 460 companies signed the American Worker Pledge, committing to more than 16 million jobs and training opportunities.
Signed an executive order directing the federal government to replace outdated degree-based hiring with skills-based hiring.
Women’s Economic Empowerment
For the first time, included women’s empowerment in the President’s 2017 National Security Strategy.
Signed into law key legislation such as the Women, Peace and Security Act and the Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act.
Launched the Women’s Global Development and Prosperity (W-GDP) initiative – the first-ever whole-of-government approach to women’s economic empowerment that has reached 24 million women globally.
A new Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Fund was established at USAID.
Launched the Women’s Entrepreneurial Finance Initiative (We-Fi) with 13 other countries.
Announced a $50 million contribution to the Women’s Entrepreneurial Finance Initiative on behalf of the United States to provide additional capital to women-owned businesses around the world.
Released the first-ever Women, Peace and Security Strategy, which focuses on strengthening women’s participation in conflict prevention and resolution.
Launched the W-GDP 2x Global Women’s Initiative with the Development Finance Corporation, which mobilized more than $3 billion in private sector investment over three years.
Ensured U.S. leadership in technology and innovation
First administration to make artificial intelligence, quantum information science and 5G communications national R&D priorities
Launched the Broadband for America Initiative to promote rapid deployment of broadband Internet in rural America
Provided 100 MHz of critical mid-band spectrum for commercial operations, a key factor in driving 5G adoption in rural America
Launched the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Initiative to ensure U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence (AI) and established the Office of the National AI Initiative in the White House.
Established the first-ever federal agency to adopt the principles of AI to improve services to the American people.
Signed the National Quantum Initiative Act and established the Office of National Quantum Coordination in the White House to drive breakthroughs in quantum information science.
Signed the Secure 5G and Beyond Act to ensure the U.S. is a world leader in 5G.
Launched a groundbreaking program to test safe and innovative commercial drone operations nationwide.
Enacted new rulemaking to accelerate the return of U.S. civil supersonic aviation.
Committed to doubling investments in artificial intelligence and quantum information science (QIS) research and development.
Announced a $1 billion AI and quantum research institute across the U.S.
Established the world’s largest 5G civil-military test site to advance 5G commercial and military innovation.
Signed the landmark Prague Principles with U.S. allies to advance 5G secure telecommunications network deployment.
Signed the first-ever bilateral AI cooperation agreement with the UK.
Established an allied collation to ban Chinese telecom company huawei from its 5G infrastructure.
Preserved American jobs for American workers by refusing to import cheap foreign labor
Forced the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to reverse its decision to fire more than 200 U.S. workers and replace them with cheap foreign workers.
Removed the Tennessee Valley Authority Board Chair and one Tennessee Valley Authority Board member.
VII. Life-saving measures in response to the “new coronavirus”
Restricted travel to the United States from infected areas of the world
Suspended all travel from China, saving thousands of lives
Required all U.S. citizens returning from designated outbreak countries to do so through designated airports with enhanced screening measures and self-quarantine
Announced further travel restrictions for Iran, the European Schengen Area, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Brazil.
Issued a travel advisory warning advising U.S. citizens to avoid all international travel.
Reached bilateral agreements with Mexico and Canada to suspend non-essential travel and expeditiously deport illegal immigrants.
Repatriated more than 100,000 U.S. citizens stranded abroad from more than 1,140 flights in 136 countries and territories.
Safely transported, evacuated, treated, and repatriated stranded passengers on cruise ships.
Take action to authorize visa sanctions against foreign governments that deny or unreasonably delay the return of their citizens, nationals, or residents from the United States, thereby impeding our efforts to protect American citizens.
Early action to combat the new coronavirus in the United States
Established the White House Coronavirus Task Force, comprised of leading experts in infectious diseases, to manage the government’s efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and ensure workplace safety.
Pledged in the State of the Union address to “take all necessary steps to safeguard our citizens from the virus,” while the Democratic response made no mention of COVID-19 or even the threat from China.
COVID-19 was declared a national emergency under the Stafford Act.
Establishes the 24/7 FEMA National Response Coordination Center.
Issue guidance recommending containment measures that are critical to slowing the spread of the virus, reducing the peak burden on hospitals and infrastructure, and reducing health impacts.
Implemented robust community mitigation strategies to significantly reduce the number of lives lost in the U.S. below the 2.2 million deaths that experts predicted would have occurred in the U.S. without mitigation measures.
Stopped U.S. funding for the World Health Organization to counter its severe bias against China, which jeopardizes the safety of Americans.
Announced plans to withdraw from the World Health Organization and redirect donor funds to help meet global public health needs.
Called on the United Nations to hold China accountable for its handling of the virus, including its refusal to be transparent and its failure to contain the virus before it spread.
Repurposed domestic manufacturing facilities to ensure critical supplies for frontline workers
Distributed billions of pieces of personal protective equipment, including gloves, masks, protective clothing and face masks.
Invoked the Defense Production Act more than 100 times to accelerate the development and manufacture of essential U.S. materials
Made more than $3 billion in historic investments in the industrial base
Contracted with Ford, General Motors, Philips, General Electric and others to produce ventilators.
Contracts with Honeywell, 3M, O&M Halyard, Moldex, and Lydall to increase production of our N-95 masks.
Army Corps of Engineers built 11,000 beds, distributed 10,000 ventilators, and transported personnel to hospitals.
Converted the Javits Center in New York into a 3,000-bed hospital and opened medical facilities in Seattle and New Orleans.
Dispatched the USNS Comfort to New York City and the USNS Mercy to Los Angeles.
Deployed thousands of FEMA employees, National Guard members and military forces to help with the response.
Provided support to states facing new viral outbreaks, including establishing additional testing sites, deploying medical personnel, and advising on mitigation strategies.
Announced federal support for governors to use the National Guard at 100 percent cost-sharing.
Establishes a supply chain task force to serve as a “control tower” to strategically distribute high-demand medical supplies and personal protective equipment to areas of greatest need.
Requires states to provide key data elements on hospital capacity, respirators, and PPE status.
Executed nearly 250 flights through Project Air Bridge to deliver hundreds of millions of surgical masks, N95 respirators, gloves and gowns from around the world to hospitals and facilities across the United States.
Signed executive orders invoking the Defense Production Act to ensure Americans have a reliable supply of products such as beef, pork and poultry.
Stabilizing the food supply chain and restoring the nation’s protein processing capabilities through collaboration with federal, state, and local officials and industry partners.
Food and other vital items in everyday life continue to be delivered to stores and American homes unimpaired.
Replenished depleted strategic national reserves
The number of ventilators has increased nearly tenfold to more than 153,000.
Despite dire predictions from the media and governors, not a single American in need of a respirator was denied access to one.
Increased the number of N95 masks fourteen-fold to more than 176 million.
Issued an executive order to ensure that critical medical supplies are manufactured in the United States.
Created the world’s largest, most advanced, and most innovative testing system
Built the world’s leading testing system from the ground up, conducting more than 200 million tests – more than all the countries in the European Union combined
Hired more than 400 test developers and increased test capacity from less than 100 tests per day to more than 2 million tests per day
Cut red tape and approved emergency use authorizations for more than 300 different tests, including 235 molecular tests, 63 antibody tests and 11 antigen tests.
Provided state-of-the-art testing equipment and millions of tests to every certified nursing home in the country.
Announced additional flexibility for Medicare Advantage and Part D plans to waive cost sharing for tests.
More than 2,000 retail pharmacies, including CVS, Walmart and Walgreens, are offering testing using the new regulatory and reimbursement programs.
Deployed tens of millions of tests to nursing homes, assisted living facilities, historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), tribes, disaster relief operations, home health/hospice organizations, and the Veterans Health Administration.
Began shipping 150 million BinaxNOW rapid tests to states, long-term care facilities, IHS, HBCUs and other key partners.
Pioneered breakthrough treatments and therapies that have reduced mortality by 85% and saved more than 2 million lives
The United States has one of the lowest case fatality rates in the world
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched the Coronavirus Therapy Acceleration Program to accelerate the regulatory review process for therapies in clinical trials, to expedite the development and release of industry guidance for developing therapies, and to leverage regulatory flexibility to help facilitate the expansion of manufacturing capabilities.
More than 370 therapies are currently in clinical trials and another 560 are in the planning stage.
Announced $450 million in available funding to support production of the Regeneron antibody cocktail.
Shipped tens of thousands of doses of Regeneron drug.
Approved an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for convalescent plasma.
Treated approximately 100,000 patients with convalescent plasma, which can reduce mortality by 50%.
Provided $48 million to fund a Mayo Clinic study to test the efficacy of convalescent plasma in patients with COVID-19.
Agreement to support large-scale production of AstraZeneca’s cocktail of two monoclonal antibodies.
Approved Remdesivir as the first COVID-19 treatment, which could reduce hospital stays by nearly one-third.
Obtained more than 90% of the global supply of Remdesivir, enough to treat more than 850,000 high-risk patients.
Awarded Eli Lilly an EUA for its anti-body treatment.
Finalized an agreement with Eli Lilly to purchase the first doses of the company’s investigational antibody therapy.
Provided up to $270 million to the American Red Cross and American Blood Centers to support the collection of up to 360,000 units of plasma.
Launched a nationwide campaign asking patients recovering from COVID-19 to donate plasma.
Announced a Phase 3 clinical trial of different types of blood thinners to treat adults diagnosed with COVID-19.
Announced the EUA for bamlanivimab, a monoclonal antibody therapy.
FDA released EUA for casirivimab and imdevimab together.
Launched the COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium with private sector and academic leaders to unleash U.S. supercomputers and accelerate coronavirus research.
Unites the full power of U.S. Medicine and government to produce a safe and effective vaccine in record time
Launched Operation Warp Speed to initiate unprecedented momentum to develop and deliver an effective vaccine by January 2021.
Pfizer and Moderna develop two vaccines in just nine months, five times faster than the fastest vaccine development in U.S. history.
Pfizer and Moderna’s vaccines are approximately 95 effective – far exceeding all expectations.
AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson also both have promising vaccine candidates in the final stages of clinical trials.
These vaccines will be administered within 24 hours of FDA approval.
Making millions of doses of the vaccine available by the end of 2020, with hundreds of millions more to follow quickly.
FedEx and UPS will deliver the vaccines directly from the warehouse to local pharmacies, hospitals and healthcare facilities.
Completed a partnership with CVS and Walgreens to provide the vaccine directly to residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities once requested by the state, at no cost to America’s seniors.
Signed an executive order to ensure that the U.S. government prioritizes getting vaccines to U.S. citizens before they are sent to other countries.
Provides approximately $13 billion to accelerate vaccine development and advance manufacturing of all top vaccine candidates.
Provided $4.1 billion in critical investments to Moderna to support the development, manufacturing and marketing of its vaccines.
Moderna announced that its vaccine is 95% effective and is awaiting FDA approval.
Provided up to $1.95 billion in investments to Pfizer to support the mass production and nationwide distribution of its vaccine candidates.
Pfizer announced that its vaccine is 95 percent effective and is awaiting FDA approval.
Provided approximately $1 billion to support the production and marketing of Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine candidates.
Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine candidate is in the final stages of clinical trials.
Provided up to $1.2 billion to support AstraZeneca’s vaccine candidate.
AstraZeneca’s vaccine candidate is in the final stages of clinical trials.
Agreement to support the mass production of Novavax’s vaccine candidate with an expected production volume of 100 million doses.
Awarded $200 million in funding to support vaccine preparation and immediate vaccine distribution and administration programs.
Provided $31 million to Cytvia for vaccine-related consumables.
Issued guidance authorizing qualified pharmacy technicians to administer vaccines under the PREP Act.
Announced that McKesson will manufacture, store and distribute vaccine ancillary supply kits on behalf of the National Strategic Stockpile to assist health care workers who will receive vaccines.
Announced partnerships with large pharmacy chains, independent pharmacies and regional pharmacies to provide vaccines.
Prioritized resources for the most vulnerable Americans, including nursing home residents
Promptly developed guidelines for nursing homes and expanded telemedicine opportunities to protect vulnerable seniors.
Increased surveillance, oversight and transparency for all 15,417 Medicare and Medicaid nursing homes by requiring them to report COVID-19 cases to all residents, their families and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Requires all nursing homes to test their staff on a regular basis.
Launched an unprecedented national nursing home training curriculum to equip nursing home staff with the knowledge needed to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Provided $81 million for enhanced inspections and funded 35,000 National Guard members to provide critical supplies to every Medicare-certified nursing home.
Deployed federal task force strike teams to provide on-site technical assistance and education to nursing homes experiencing outbreaks.
Released tens of billions of dollars in provider relief funds to protect nursing homes, long-term care facilities, safety net hospitals, rural hospitals and communities hardest hit by the virus.
Distributed 1.5 million N95 respirators from the National Strategic Stockpile to more than 3,000 nursing home facilities.
Directed the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Commission to refocus on underserved communities affected by the coronavirus.
Requires reporting of test results to include data on race, gender, ethnicity and zip code to ensure resources are directed to communities disproportionately harmed by the virus.
Ensured testing is available at 95 percent of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), which serve more than 29 million patients in 12,000 communities nationwide.
Invested an unprecedented $8 billion in tribal communities.
Maintained safe access to VA health care for veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic and supported non-VA hospital systems and private and state-run nursing homes with VA clinical teams.
Signed legislation to ensure that VA educational benefits for online distance learning under the GI Bill are not reduced.
Supported the safe return of Americans to school and work
Released the Guidelines for Opening America Again, a detailed blueprint to help state governors begin to reopen the country. Focuses on protecting the most vulnerable and mitigating the risks of any recovery, while restarting the economy and allowing Americans to return safely to work.
Helped Americans return to work by providing extensive guidance on workplace safety measures to protect against COVID-19 and investigated more than 10,000 coronavirus-related complaints and referrals.
Provided more than $31 billion to support elementary and secondary schools.
Distributed 125 million masks to school districts.
Provided comprehensive guidance to schools on how to protect and identify at-risk populations, prevent COVID-19 transmission, and conduct safe face-to-face instruction.
Restored the safety of college athletic competition, including Big Ten and Pac-12 football games.
Saved the U.S. economy with nearly $3.4 trillion in relief, the largest financial aid package in history
Secured the $8.3 billion Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Act, which supports the development of treatments and vaccines, and the procurement of critical medical supplies and equipment
Signed the $100 billion Families First Coronavirus Relief Act, which guarantees free coronavirus testing, emergency paid sick and family leave, Medicaid funding, and food assistance
Signs the $2.3 trillion Coronavirus Assistance, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, providing unprecedented immediate relief for American families, workers, and businesses.
Signs additional legislation providing nearly $900 billion in support for coronavirus emergency response and relief, including much-needed funding for the continuation of the Paycheck Protection Program.
Signed the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, adding $310 billion to supplement the program.
Provided approximately $160 million in relief to hard-working Americans.
Approved more than $525 billion in forgivable loans to more than 5.2 million small businesses through the Paycheck Protection Program, supporting more than 51 million American jobs.
Treasury approved the establishment of the Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility to provide liquidity to the financial system.
Working with the Federal Reserve, the Treasury was able to tap into approximately $4 trillion in emergency lending facilities.
Signed an executive order extending the expansion of unemployment benefits.
Signed an executive order temporarily suspending student loan payments, evictions, and payroll tax collections.
Small Business Administration expands access to emergency financial assistance for small businesses and faith and religious entities.
Protects jobs for U.S. workers affected by COVID-19 by temporarily suspending several work-related nonimmigrant visas, including H-1B, H-2B not related to the food supply chain, certain H-4, and L and certain J visas.
VIII. Great Health Care for Americans
Empowers American patients by greatly expanding health care choice, transparency and affordability
Eliminated Obamacare’s individual mandate – a financial relief for low- and moderate-income families that left nearly 80 percent of families paying a penalty for not wanting to purchase health insurance.
Increased consumer choice by promoting competition in the individual health insurance market, leading to three consecutive years of declining premiums.
Under the Trump administration, more than 90 percent of counties have multiple options available to consumers in the individual insurance market.
Association health plans were offered, allowing employers to pool together to provide more affordable, better quality health coverage for employees at 30 percent lower costs.
Added short-term, term-limited health plans that cost 60 percent less than traditional plans, giving Americans more flexibility to choose the plan that’s right for them.
Expanded health reimbursement arrangements that allow millions of Americans to choose the plan of their choice in the individual market, which is then paid for by their employer.
Adding 2,100 new Medicare Advantage plan options, a 76 percent increase since 2017.
Reduced Medicare Advantage premiums nationwide by 34 percent to the lowest level in 14 years. Total Medicare health plan premium savings for beneficiaries since 2017 have approached $1.5 billion.
Improved access to tax-free health savings accounts for people with chronic conditions.
Eliminated costly Obamacare taxes, including the Medicare tax, the medical device tax and the “Cadillac tax.”
Worked with states to create more flexibility and relief for Obamacare’s oppressive regulations, including reinsurance waivers to help lower premiums.
Issued legislative principles to end surprise medical bills.
Completed unprecedented price transparency requirements for hospitals and insurers so that patients know what the costs will be before they receive treatment.
Took action to require hospitals to disclose the prices they negotiate with insurers and make them easily available online.
Improve patient access to their health data by penalizing hospitals so that clinicians lose incentive payments if they don’t comply.
Expand the use of telemedicine, especially in rural and underserved communities.
Increased Medicare payments to rural hospitals to stem a decade-long increase in closures and increase access to care in rural areas.
Issued unprecedented reforms that dramatically reduced prescription drug prices
Reduced drug prices for the first time in 51 years
Launched an initiative to stop profiteering in the global drug market
Finalized rules to allow the importation of prescription drugs from Canada
Finalized a most-favored-nation rule to ensure that pharmaceutical companies offer the same discounts to the U.S. as other countries, saving an estimated $85 billion over seven years and $30 billion in out-of-pocket costs alone.
A rule is proposed that would require federally funded medical centers to pass on drug company discounts on insulin and Epi-Pens directly to patients.
Ends the gag clause that prevents pharmacists from telling patients the best price for the drugs they need.
Ended costly rebates to middlemen, ensuring that patients benefit directly from pharmacy counter discounts that allow Americans to save up to 30% on brand name drugs.
Enhanced the Part D program to enable many seniors to qualify for Medicare to purchase multiple insulins at a maximum copay of $35 for a one-month supply of each insulin.
Reduced Medicare Part D prescription drug premiums, saving beneficiaries nearly $2 billion in premium costs since 2017.
Ended the Unapproved Drugs Program, which provided market exclusivity for generics.
Promotes research and innovation in health care to ensure American patients have access to the best treatments in the world.
Signed the first-ever executive order affirming that it is official U.S. government policy to protect patients with pre-existing conditions.
Giving terminally ill patients access to life-saving treatments through Right To Try.
Signed an executive order to fight kidney disease through more transplants and better treatments.
Signed legislation to increase funding for critical Alzheimer’s research by $1 billion.
Accelerated medical breakthroughs in gene therapy for sickle cell disease.
Completed interoperability rules to allow U.S. patients to access their electronic health records on their cell phones.
Launched an effort to provide $500 million over the next decade to improve pediatric cancer research.
Launched a campaign to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States over the next decade.
Launch a program to provide the HIV prevention drug PrEP free of charge to uninsured patients.
Sign an executive order and award a new development contract to modernize the flu vaccine.
Protected our nation’s seniors by guaranteeing and strengthening Medicare
Updated the way Medicare pays for innovative medical products to ensure beneficiaries have access to the latest innovations and treatments.
Reduced approximately $15 billion in improper Medicare payments since 2016, protecting taxpayer dollars and reducing fraud, waste and abuse.
Acted quickly to fight antimicrobial resistance and ensure older Americans have access to life-saving new antibiotic drugs by eliminating some financial disincentives and developing policies to reduce inappropriate use.
Launched new online tools, including eMedicare, Blue Button 2.0 and Care Compare, to help seniors view coverage, compare costs, simplify information, and compare http://Medicare.gov上的工具.
Offered new Medicare Advantage supplemental benefits, including modifications to help seniors stay safe at home, respite care for caregivers, non-opioid pain management options such as therapeutic massage, transportation, and more in-home support services and assistance.
Protected Medicare beneficiaries by removing Social Security numbers from all Medicare cards, which was completed ahead of schedule.
Unleashed unprecedented transparency of Medicare and Medicaid data to facilitate research and innovation.
IX. Reshaping the Federal Judiciary
Appointed a record number of federal judges who will interpret the Constitution in writing
Nominated and confirmed more than 230 federal judges.
Confirmed 54 judges to the U.S. Courts of Appeals, nearly one-third of the entire Court of Appeals bench.
Filled all vacancies on the Court of Appeals for the first time in four decades
Flipped the Second, Third and Eleventh Circuits from a Democrat-appointed majority to a Republican-appointed majority. And dramatically reshaped the longtime liberal Ninth Circuit.
Appointed three Supreme Court justices, expanding its conservative-appointed majority to 6-3
Appointed Justice Neil Gorsuch to replace Justice Antonin Scalia
Appointing Justice Brett Kavanaugh to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy
Appoint Justice Amy Coney Barrett to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
X. Securing the Border
Secured the southern border of the United States
Built more than 400 miles of the world’s strongest, most advanced border wall.
Where the wall has been built, illegal border crossings have plummeted by more than 87 percent.
Deployed nearly 5,000 troops to the southern border. In addition, Mexico has deployed tens of thousands of its own soldiers and National Guard troops to secure their side of the U.S.-Mexico border.
Ended the dangerous practice of Catch-and-Release, which meant that foreigners would not be released to the U.S. while awaiting future hearings, but would instead be detained pending deportation and then eventually sent back to their home countries.
Signed three historic asylum cooperation agreements with Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala to stop asylum fraud and relocate illegal immigrants awaiting asylum claims in third countries.
Established a historic partnership with Mexico, known as the Migrant Protection Protocol, to safely return asylum seekers awaiting hearings in the United States to Mexico.
Strictly enforced U.S. immigration laws
Signed an executive order eliminating federal discretionary funding for deadly sanctuary cities.
Fully implemented and enforced the statutorily mandated “expedited removal” of illegal aliens.
Prosecuted a record number of immigration-related crimes by the Department of Justice
Utilized Section 243(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to reduce the number of aliens ordered removed from the United States from countries whose governments refuse to accept their nationals.
Ended asylum fraud, shut down human smugglers, and addressed humanitarian crises throughout the Western Hemisphere
Adopted regulations suspending asylum for aliens who skip countries previously eligible for asylum but choose to “forum shop” and continue to travel to the United States
Safeguards immigrant families and protects the safety of immigrants by enacting new regulations under the Flores Settlement Agreement
Proposes regulations to end the practice of providing free work permits to illegal aliens who file unwarranted asylum claims.
Issued “internal relocation” guidance.
Cross-trained U.S. Border Patrol agents to conduct credible fear screenings with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) adjudicators to reduce the large backlog of cases.
Streamlined and expedited the asylum hearing process through the Expedited Asylum Claim Review and the Humanitarian Asylum Review Process.
Launched the Family Fraud Initiative to identify hundreds of individuals fraudulently claiming to be family units at the border, often with trafficked children, to ensure child welfare.
Improved screening of countries with high overstay rates, reducing overstay visa rates in many countries.
Eliminated bureaucratic restrictions on U.S. consular officers that reduced their ability to properly screen visa applicants.
Work with Mexico and other regional partners to dismantle the hemisphere’s human smuggling networks that profit from human suffering and fuel border crises by exploiting vulnerable populations.
Ensure that our immigration system is free from criminals and terrorists
Implement a national security travel ban to keep out terrorists, jihadists, and violent extremists, and enforce uniform security and information-sharing benchmarks that all countries must meet in order for their nationals to travel and immigrate to the United States.
Suspend refugee resettlement from the most dangerous and terror-affected areas of the world.
Realigns refugee assistance to focus on overseas resettlement and burden-sharing.
Reduce refugee resettlement by 85 percent.
Overhaul the grossly dysfunctional refugee screening process.
Require the State Department to consult with states and localities as part of the federal government’s refugee resettlement process.
Issued strict sanctions against countries that failed to take back their nationals.
Established the National Screening Center, the most advanced and comprehensive visa screening system in the world.
Protected American workers and taxpayers
Enacted a comprehensive “public charge” regulation to ensure that newcomers to the United States are financially self-sufficient and not dependent on welfare.
Established enforcement mechanisms for guarantor repayment and presumptions to ensure that those who present themselves as guarantors actually assume the obligations of the guarantor.
Regulations were enacted to combat the horrific practice of “birth tourism.
Issued a rule with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that makes illegal immigrants ineligible for public housing.
Issued a directive requiring federal agencies to give preference to hiring U.S. workers and, whenever possible, to hiring U.S. workers.
Suspended the entry of low-wage workers who threaten U.S. jobs.
Finalize new H-1B regulations to permanently end the displacement of U.S. workers and revise the administrative tools needed to issue H-1B visas.
Defend U.S. sovereignty by withdrawing from the United Nations Global Compact on Migration.
Suspend employment authorization documents for aliens who enter illegally between ports of entry and order their removal from the United States.
Restored the integrity of the use of Temporary Protected Status by strictly adhering to the statutory conditions of Temporary Protected Status.
XI. Restoration of U.S. Leadership Abroad
Restored U.S. leadership in the world and successfully negotiated to ensure that our allies pay their fair share for our military protection
Secured a $400 billion increase in defense spending by North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies by 2024, more than doubling the number of members meeting minimum obligations.
Hailed by Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg as a credit for strengthening NATO
Efforts to reform and streamline the UN have reduced spending by $1.3 billion.
Allies, including Japan and South Korea, committed to increased burden-sharing.
Protected our Second Amendment rights by declaring that the U.S. would never ratify a U.N. arms trade treaty.
Repatriated 56 hostages and detainees from more than 24 countries.
Worked to promote freedom and openness in the Indo-Pacific region, foster new investments and expand U.S. partnerships.
Advancing peace through strength
Withdrew from the horrific, one-sided Iran Nuclear Agreement and imposed tough sanctions on the Iranian regime.
Strictly enforced all sanctions, zeroing Iran’s oil exports and depriving the regime of its primary source of revenue.
The first president to meet with the North Korean leader and the first sitting president to cross the DMZ into North Korea.
Maintained a maximum pressure campaign to impose tough sanctions on North Korea while negotiating denuclearization, the release of American hostages and the return of the remains of American heroes.
Brokered economic normalization between Serbia and Kosovo, promoting peace in the Balkans.
Signed the Hong Kong Self-Government Act, ending U.S. preferential treatment with Hong Kong and holding China accountable for violating Hong Kong’s autonomy.
Led allied forces to thwart Chinese efforts to control the international telecommunications system.
Reaffirmed our cherished friendship and alliance with Israel and took historic actions to promote peace in the Middle East
Recognized Jerusalem as the true capital of Israel and promptly moved the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
Recognized Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights and declared that Israeli settlements in the West Bank do not violate international law.
Remove the United States from the UN Human Rights Council because of the organization’s blatant anti-Israel bias.
Brokered historic peace agreements between Israel and Arab-Muslim countries, including the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain, and Sudan.
Brokered the normalization of relations and the establishment of diplomatic relations between Kosovo and Israel.
Announced that Serbia would move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
First U.S. president to address a conference of leaders from more than 50 Muslim countries and reach an agreement to fight terrorism in all its forms.
Worked with the government of Saudi Arabia to establish the Itida Center to combat terrorism in the Middle East.
Announced the Vision for Peace Political Plan – a two-state solution that addresses the risk to Israel’s security from Palestinian statehood and the first time Israel has agreed to a map and a Palestinian state.
Released an economic plan that empowers the Palestinian people and strengthens Palestinian governance through historic private investment.
Stood up against disastrous policies in the Western Hemisphere
Reversed the previous administration’s disastrous policies toward Cuba and canceled the sellout deal with the Castro dictatorship.
Pledged not to lift sanctions until all political prisoners are released, freedom of assembly and expression is respected, all political parties are legalized, and free elections are planned.
Enacted a new policy aimed at preventing the financing of the Cuban regime with U.S. dollars, including stricter travel restrictions and restrictions on the import of Cuban tobacco and alcohol.
Imposes a cap on remittances to Cuba.
Enables Americans to bring lawsuits against individuals and entities that traffic in property confiscated by the Cuban regime.
Was the first world leader to recognize Juan Guaidó as interim president of Venezuela and led a diplomatic coalition against Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro.
Blocked all Venezuelan government property under U.S. jurisdiction.
Cut off the Maduro regime’s financial resources and sanctioned key sectors of the Venezuelan economy that are being exploited by the Maduro regime.
Filing criminal charges against Nicolas Maduro for acts of narco-terrorism.
Impose severe sanctions on the Ortega regime in Nicaragua.
Winning a bid with Mexico and Canada to host the 2026 World Cup, with 60 games to be played in the United States.
Winning the bid to host the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.
XII. Huge rebuilding of the military
Rebuilding the military and creating a sixth branch, the U.S. Space Force
Completely rebuild the U.S. military with more than $2.2 trillion in defense spending, including $738 billion in 2020.
Securing three pay raises for our service members and their families, including the largest pay raise in a decade
Created the Space Force, the first new branch of the U.S. Armed Forces since 1947.
Modernize and recapitalize our nuclear forces and missile defense systems to ensure they continue to serve as a strong deterrent.
Enhanced our cyber defense capabilities by elevating Cyber Command to a major combatant command and reducing burdensome procedural restrictions on cyber operations.
Vetoed the FY21 National Defense Authorization Act, which fails to protect our national security, disrespects the history of our veterans and military, and contradicts our efforts to put America first.
Defeating terrorists, holding leaders accountable for evil acts, and supporting peace around the world
Defeated 100 percent of ISIS’s territorial caliphate in Iraq and Syria.
Liberated nearly 8 million civilians from ISIS’s bloodthirsty grip, liberating Mosul, Raqqa, and Barghuz, ISIS’s last foothold.
Killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and eliminated the world’s top terrorist, Qassim al-Sulaymani.
The United States worked with its Gulf partners to create the Terrorist Financing Targeting Center (TFTC) to counter extremist ideologies and threats and target terrorist financial networks, including more than 60 terrorist individuals and entities across the globe.
Took decisive military action on two occasions against the Syrian Assad regime’s brutal use of chemical weapons against innocent civilians, including the successful strike of 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles.
Authorized sanctions against bad actors associated with Syria’s chemical weapons program.
Negotiated a cease-fire extension with Turkey in northeastern Syria.
Bridges gaps in the U.S. defense industrial base, providing much-needed updates to improve our nation’s security
Protects America’s defense industrial base by directing the first government-wide assessment of our manufacturing and defense supply chain since the 1950s.
Took decisive steps to secure our information and communications technology and services supply chain, including insecure mobile applications
Completed several multi-year nuclear material removal activities, securing more than 1,000 kilograms of highly enriched uranium and significantly reducing the global nuclear threat.
Signed an executive order directing federal agencies to work together to degrade the ability of foreign adversaries to target our critical power infrastructure.
Developed a government-wide strategy to address the threat posed by China’s malicious efforts to target the U.S. taxpayer-funded research and development ecosystem.
Advanced missile defense capabilities and regional alliances.
Strengthened the self-defense capabilities of our allies and partners through the sale of aid and military equipment.
Signed the largest arms deal ever with Saudi Arabia, worth nearly $110 billion.
xiv. Serving and Protecting Our Veterans
Reformed the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to improve care, selection, and employee accountability
Signed and implemented the VA Mandates Act, which makes veterans’ choices permanent, revamps VA’s community-based system of care, and provides veterans with quality care closer to home.
Veterans’ trust in VA services increased by 19 percent to an all-time high of 91 percent.
Provided same-day emergency mental health care at every VA medical facility and secured $9.5 billion for mental health services in 2020.
Signed the Veterans Choice and Quality Jobs Act of 2017, ensuring veterans can continue to see the doctor of their choice and not have to wait for treatment.
During the Trump administration, millions of veterans have been able to choose a private doctor in their communities.
Expanded veterans’ ability to access telehealth services, including through the Anywhere to Anywhere Veterans Health Program, which increased utilization by 1,000 percent during COVID-19.
Signed the Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act (VAWA) and removed thousands of VA staff who were failing to provide our veterans with the care they deserve.
Signed the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017, which increased the efficiency of the VA and set a record for appellate decisions.
Modernized medical records and began a seamless transition from the Department of Defense to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Launched a new tool that gives veterans online access to average wait times and quality of care data.
The promised White House Veterans Service Line has received hundreds of thousands of calls.
Created the PREVENTS Task Force to combat the tragedy of veteran suicide.
Reduced veteran homelessness and education benefits, and achieved the lowest veteran unemployment rate in history
Signed and implemented the GI Bill Forever, enabling veterans to use their benefits to receive an education at any point in their lives
Eliminated every penny of federal student loan debt owed by U.S. veterans with total and permanent disabilities
Reduced the number of veterans experiencing homelessness nationwide by 49 percent during 2019 compared to 2009.
Signed and implemented the HAVEN Act to ensure that veterans who have declared bankruptcy do not lose their disability payments.
Helped hundreds of thousands of service members transition from the military to the civilian workforce, and created programs to support military spouse employment.
Placed nearly 40,000 homeless veterans in jobs through the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program.
Placed more than 600,000 veterans in jobs through the American Job Center Service.
Attended more than 500,000 transitioning service members at more than 20,000 employment workshops conducted by the Department of Labor.
Signed an executive order to help veterans transition seamlessly into the U.S. Merchant Marine.
XV. Making Communities Safer
Signed landmark criminal justice reforms into law
Signed into law the bipartisan First Step Act, the first landmark criminal justice reform legislation ever passed to reduce recidivism and help former inmates successfully reintegrate into society.
Promotes second chance hiring, giving former inmates the opportunity to lead crime-free lives and find meaningful work.
Launched a new “Ready to Work” initiative to help employers connect directly with former inmates.
Provided $2.2 million to states to expand the use of fidelity bonds, which provide guarantees to companies that hire former inmates.
Overturned a decades-long ban on the Second Chance Pell program, which provides post-secondary education for incarcerated individuals to expand their skills so they are better prepared to succeed when they return to the workforce.
The Department of Labor awarded more than $333 million in grants to nonprofit organizations and local and state governments for reentry projects focused on providing career development services to formerly incarcerated law-involved youth and adults.
Unprecedented Support for Law Enforcement
In 2019, the violent crime rate declined for the third consecutive year.
Since 2016, the violent crime rate has dropped by more than 5 percent and the murder rate has dropped by more than 7 percent.
Launch of Operation Legend to combat the surge in violent crime in the city, with more than 5,500 arrests.
Deployed the National Guard and federal law enforcement to Kenosha to stop violence and restore public safety.
Provided $1 million to Kenosha law enforcement, nearly $4 million in support to Kenosha’s small businesses, and more than $41 million in law enforcement support to Wisconsin.
Deployed federal agents to save Portland’s courthouse from a mob.
Signed an executive order providing for 10 years in prison for vandalism of federal property and monuments.
Directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate and prosecute federal crimes related to the ongoing violence.
DOJ provides nearly $400 million for new law enforcement hiring.
Received support from 355,000 members of the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP).
Revitalized the Safe Neighborhoods Project, which brings together federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement officials to develop solutions to violent crime.
Improved communications for first responders through the deployment of FirstNet, the National Public Safety Broadband Network, which serves more than 12,000 public safety agencies nationwide.
Established a new committee to evaluate best practices for recruiting, training and supporting law enforcement officers.
Signed the “Secure Policing for Secure Communities” executive order to incentivize local police departments to reform under law and order.
Made hundreds of millions of dollars worth of surplus military equipment available to local law enforcement.
Signed an executive order to help prevent violence against law enforcement officers.
Secured permanent funding for the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund for first responders.
Implemented strong measures to stop hate crimes, gun violence, and human trafficking
Signed an executive order clarifying that Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies to discrimination based on anti-Semitism
Launched a central website to educate the public about hate crimes and encourage reporting
Signed the Fix NICS Act to prevent guns from falling into the hands of dangerous criminals
Signed the Stop School Violence Act and created a School Safety Commission to look at ways to make our schools safer.
Launched the Foster Youth to Independence initiative to prevent and end homelessness for young adults under the age of 25 who are or have recently left the foster care system.
Signed the Human Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act, which tightens the standards for whether countries meet the criteria for eliminating human trafficking.
Created a task force to help combat the tragedy of missing or murdered Native American women and girls.
Prioritized the fight for the voiceless and ending the nationwide scourge of human trafficking through legislation, executive action and outreach to key industries.
Created the first-ever White House position dedicated to combating human trafficking.
XVI. Valuing Life and Religious Liberty
stood firmly for the sanctity of every human life and worked tirelessly to prevent government funding of abortion
Restored and expanded the Mexico City policy to ensure that taxpayer dollars are not used to fund abortion worldwide.
Enacted a rule to prevent Title X taxpayer funds from being used to subsidize the abortion industry.
Support legislation to end late-term abortions.
Cut all funding to the United Nations Population Fund, which supports forced abortions and forced sterilizations.
Signed legislation that overturned the previous administration’s ban on states funding abortion facilities as part of their family planning programs.
Fully enforced the requirement that taxpayer dollars not support abortion coverage under the Obamacare exchange program.
Stopped federal funding for fetal tissue research.
Worked to protect the conscience rights of medical entities and individuals – ensuring that no medical professional is forced to participate in an abortion that violates his or her beliefs.
Issued an executive order to strengthen the requirement that all U.S. hospitals provide medical treatment or emergency transfers for babies in need of urgent medical care – regardless of prematurity or disability.
Led a coalition of nations to sign the Geneva Consensus Declaration, declaring no international right to abortion and pledging to protect women’s health.
First president in history to participate in the March for Life.
Stood up for religious freedom in the United States and around the world
Protected the rights of conscience of groups such as doctors, nurses, teachers and the Little Sisters of the Poor
First president to convene a conference at the United Nations to end religious persecution.
Established the White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative.
Stopped the Johnson Amendment from interfering with the right of ministers to express their views
Overturned the previous administration’s policy of preventing the government from providing disaster relief to religious organizations.
Protected faith-based adoption and foster care agencies, ensuring that they can continue to serve their communities while following the teachings of their faith.
Reduce burdensome barriers and ensure that Native Americans are free to retain the spiritually and culturally significant eagle feathers found on their tribal lands.
Took action to ensure that federal employees can take paid time off to celebrate religious holy days.
Signed legislation to help religious and ethnic groups in Syria and Iraq that have been targeted for mass murder and genocide by ISIS.
Directed U.S. assistance to persecuted communities, including through faith-based programs.
Launched the International Religious Freedom Coalition – the first-ever coalition dedicated to confronting religious persecution around the world.
Appointed a special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism.
Issued executive orders to protect and promote religious freedom around the world.
XVII. Protecting the Environment
Took strong action to protect the environment and ensure clean air and clean water
Took action to protect vulnerable Americans from lead and copper in drinking water, and completed a rule to protect children from lead-based paint.
Invested more than $38 billion in clean water infrastructure.
In 2019, the U.S. achieved the largest decline in carbon emissions of any country on Earth. Since exiting the Paris Climate Agreement, the U.S. has reduced its carbon emissions more than any other country.
U.S. particulate levels – one of the leading measures of air pollution – are about five times lower than the global average.
Between 2017 and 2019, the air became 7 percent cleaner – indicated by a dramatic drop in combined emissions of criteria pollutants.
Led the world in greenhouse gas emissions reductions, with energy-related carbon dioxide emissions decreasing by 12 percent from 2005 to 2018, compared to a 24 percent increase in the rest of the world.
In fiscal year 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cleaned up more major contaminated sites than in any year in nearly two decades.
EPA delivered $300 million in direct brownfields grants to communities most in need, including investments in 118 Opportunity Zones.
Suspended offshore drilling off the coasts of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida.
Restores public access to federal lands in Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
Restored more endangered or threatened species than any other administration in its first term.
Secured agreements and signed legislation to protect the environment and preserve our abundant national resources
The USMCA guarantees the strongest environmental protections of any trade agreement in history.
Signed the Save Our Seas Act to protect our environment from foreign littering in our oceans and created the first-ever federal strategic plan to address marine litter.
Signed the Great American Outdoors Act, securing the largest single investment in America’s national parks and public lands in history.
Signed the largest public lands legislation in a decade, designating 1.3 million acres of new wilderness.
Signed a historic executive order promoting more aggressive forest management to prevent catastrophic wildfires.
Opened and expanded hunting and fishing rights on more than 4 million acres of public lands.
Joined the One Trillion Tree Initiative to plant, protect and restore trees in the U.S. and around the world.
Provide infrastructure upgrades and investments for many projects, including more than $500 million to repair the Herbert Hoover Dike and a 55 percent increase in funding for Everglades restoration.
XVIII. Expanding Educational Opportunities
Working tirelessly to make the best possible education available to every American
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act expands “school choice” by allowing parents to contribute up to $10,000 from a 529 education savings account to pay for K-12 tuition at the public, private or religious school of their choice.
Introduces a new pro-American curriculum program for students, called the 1776 Committee, to promote patriotic education.
Banned the teaching of “critical race theory” in the federal government.
Established the “National Garden of American Heroes,” a huge outdoor park that will feature statues of the greatest Americans of all time.
Called on Congress to pass the “Education Freedom Scholarship and Opportunity Act” to expand educational options for one million students of diverse economic backgrounds.
Signed legislation to reauthorize the Opportunity Scholarship Program in Washington, D.C.
Issued updated guidance making clear that the First Amendment right to the free exercise of religion does not end with access to public schools.
Took action to promote technical education
Signed into law the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, which provides high-quality career education for more than 13 million students and provides more than $1.3 billion annually to states for critical workforce development programs.
Signed the INSPIRE Act, which encourages NASA to get more women and girls involved in STEM and to pursue careers in aerospace.
Allocated no less than $200 million annually in grants to prioritize the needs of women and minorities in science, technology, engineering and computer science education.
Drastically reform and update our education system to restore local control and promote equity
Restored state and local control over education through faithful implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act
Signed an executive order ensuring that public universities protect their First Amendment rights or risk losing funding, addressing student debt by requiring universities to share some of the financial risk, and increasing transparency by requiring universities to disclose information about the value of potential educational programs.
Issued a rule strengthening Title IX protections for survivors of sexual misconduct in schools for the first time in history, codifying Title IX’s prohibition of sexual harassment.
Negotiated a historic bipartisan agreement on new higher education rules to increase innovation and reduce costs through reforms to accreditation, state mandates, distance learning, competency-based education, credit hours, religious freedom, and TEACH grants.
Prioritize support for historically black colleges and universities
Move the federal Historically Black Colleges and Universities Initiative back to the White House.
Signed into law the Future Act, which makes permanent $255 million in annual funding for HBCUs and increases funding for the federal Pell Grant program
Signed legislation that includes more than $100 million for scholarships, research and centers of excellence at HBCU land-grant institutions.
Completely forgave $322 million in disaster loans for four HBCUs in 2018, allowing them to focus entirely on educating students.
Enables faith-based HBCUs to have equal access to federal support.
XIX. Responding to the Opioid Crisis
Brought unprecedented attention and support to combat the opioid crisis
Declared the opioid crisis a national public health emergency.
Secured a record $6 billion in new funding to combat the opioid epidemic.
Signed the Support for Patients and Communities Act, the largest legislative effort to address the drug crisis in our nation’s history
Launched the Stop Opioid Abuse and Drug Supply and Demand Reduction Initiative to address the many causes that fuel the drug crisis.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provided a record $9 billion in grants to expand access to prevention, treatment, and recovery services in states and local communities.
The CRIB Act was passed, allowing Medicaid to help mothers born dependent on opioids and their infants by providing them with care in inpatient pediatric rehabilitation facilities.
Distributed $1 billion in grants for addiction prevention and treatment.
Announced a Safer Prescriber Program, which aims to reduce opioid prescribing in the U.S. by one-third over three years.
Reduced the total number of opioid prescriptions written in the United States.
Expanded access to medication-assisted treatment and life-saving naloxone.
Launched http://FindTreatment.gov, a tool to find help for substance abuse.
Nationwide drug overdose deaths declined in 2018 for the first time in nearly three decades.
Launched the Drug-Impaired Driving Initiative, a partnership with local law enforcement and the broader motoring community to raise awareness.
Launched a national public advertising campaign on adolescent opioid abuse, reaching 58 percent of young people in the U.S.
Increased the number of Americans receiving medication-assisted treatment by nearly 40 percent since 2016.
Approved Medicaid demonstrations in 29 states to improve access to treatment for opioid use disorders, including new flexibilities to cover inpatient and residential treatment.
Approved nearly $200 million in grants to address the opioid crisis in severely impacted communities and to reintegrate recovering workers into the workforce.
Taking action to seize illicit drugs and punish those who prey on innocent Americans
In fiscal year 2019, ICE HSI seized 12,466 pounds of opioids, including 3,688 pounds of fentanyl, a 35 percent increase over fiscal year 2018.
Since 2017, tens of thousands of kilograms of heroin and thousands of kilograms of fentanyl have been seized.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecuted more fentanyl dealers than ever before, dismantling 3,000 drug trafficking organizations and seizing enough fentanyl to kill 105,000 Americans.
The DOJ prosecuted more than 65 defendants who were collectively responsible for distributing more than 45 million opioid pills.
Kingpin designations were made of drug traffickers operating in China, India, Mexico and other places that played a role in the U.S. drug epidemic.
For the first time ever, major Chinese drug traffickers were prosecuted for distributing fentanyl in the United States, and China was persuaded to enact strict regulations to control the production and distribution of fentanyl.
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