Trump Action Archive

Supporting reports

• White House issues fact sheet on Trump administration trade policy messaging — The White House published a fact sheet compiling statements from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, National Economic Director Kevin Hassett, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and Senior Counselor Peter Navarro, all made on Sunday news programs on April 6, 2025. The statements promote the administration's reciprocal tariff policy, characterize prior trade arrangements as "globalist" and economically destructive, and frame tariffs as necessary for national security and domestic manufacturing. The fact sheet attributes specific claims to each official regarding tariff effects, trade deficits, and supply-chain resilience.
• White House issued fact sheet on federal AI adoption policies — The White House Office of Management and Budget, in coordination with the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, issued a fact sheet on April 7, 2025, describing two revised policies (M-25-21 and M-25-22) designed to accelerate artificial intelligence adoption across federal agencies. The fact sheet states the policies shift from a "risk-averse approach" to a "pro-innovation" stance, redefine Chief AI Officer roles as "change agents," reduce reporting requirements, and prioritize American AI systems in procurement. The document claims these changes will make agencies "more agile, cost-effective, and efficient" while maintaining protections for privacy and civil rights.
• White House releases revised OMB memoranda on federal AI use and procurement — The White House Office of Management and Budget released two revised policy memoranda (M-25-21 and M-25-22) directing federal agencies to accelerate adoption of artificial intelligence and streamline AI procurement processes. The memos, issued under an executive order, aim to remove what the administration characterizes as "unnecessary bureaucratic restrictions" and "outdated procurement processes" to increase government efficiency and support American AI innovation. The release includes statements from OSTP and the Federal Chief Information Officer framing the policies as modernization efforts.
• White House issues fact sheet promoting President Trump's trade policy — The White House published a fact sheet titled "Everyday Americans Support President Trump's Trade Action" on April 7, 2025. The document promotes the administration's trade agenda, citing support from labor unions, industry associations, and individual business owners and workers. It includes testimonials from a cattle farmer, shrimp producer, retired auto worker, and business executives endorsing the president's trade policies as beneficial to American manufacturing and workers.
• White House issued fact sheet promoting executive order on electric grid reliability and security — The White House published a fact sheet on April 8, 2025, describing an executive order signed by President Trump that day. The order directs the Secretary of Energy to streamline emergency processes under the Federal Power Act, develop a uniform methodology to analyze reserve margins across bulk power regions, and prevent critical generation resources from leaving the grid or converting fuel sources if doing so would reduce accredited generating capacity. The fact sheet frames the order as a response to rising electricity demand from AI data centers and manufacturing.
• White House issued fact sheet promoting executive order on state energy regulation — The White House published a fact sheet on April 8, 2025, describing an executive order signed by President Trump directing the Attorney General to identify and challenge state laws and policies that burden domestic energy production. The order states it targets laws addressing climate change, environmental justice, carbon emissions, and carbon taxes. The fact sheet claims state policies in New York, Vermont, and California raise energy prices and disrupt supply. The Attorney General is directed to submit a report within 60 days detailing actions taken and recommendations.
• White House issues press release criticizing New York Times reporting on fluoride policy review — The White House issued a press release on April 8, 2025, titled "NYT Smear Attempt Omits Its Own Critical Context," responding to New York Times coverage of Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s review of federal fluoride recommendations. The release characterizes the Times article as a "smear attempt" and asserts that the Times failed to cite its own prior reporting linking fluoride to lower IQ scores in children. The release lists claims about fluoride's effects, citing CDC and HHS studies, and argues that most industrialized nations do not fluoridate water without dental health detriment.
• White House issues fact sheet promoting steel tariffs as job creation — The White House published a fact sheet titled "ICYMI: President Trump's Steel Tariffs Mean American Jobs" on April 8, 2025. The document promotes tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum imports, featuring quotes from Drew Greenblatt, CEO of Baltimore-based Marlin Steel Wire Products, who states the tariffs create a "level playing field" and will drive hiring at "very good jobs with very good pay." The fact sheet frames tariffs as beneficial to American manufacturing and workers, contrasting U.S. factories against foreign government competition.
• White House issues fact sheet on executive order requiring automatic rescission of energy regulations — The White House published a fact sheet on April 9, 2025, describing an executive order signed by President Trump that day. The order requires ten agencies to insert one-year expiration dates into existing energy regulations; regulations not affirmatively extended will expire by September 30, 2026. Future energy regulations must include five-year expiration dates unless deregulatory. The fact sheet characterizes the policy as "zero-based regulation" designed to reset the regulatory landscape and prioritize energy abundance over efficiency.
• White House issues fact sheet on maritime executive order — The White House published a fact sheet on April 9, 2025, describing an executive order signed by President Trump directing creation of a Maritime Action Plan (MAP) to revitalize U.S. maritime industries. The order instructs the Secretary of Defense to assess Defense Production Act authorities for maritime investment, directs the USTR to address China's shipbuilding practices, and establishes a Maritime Security Trust Fund and shipbuilding financial incentives program. The fact sheet states the order aims to reduce regulatory barriers, increase U.S. flag commercial vessels, and expand Merchant Marine Academy training.
• White House issued fact sheet on trade policy and opioid mortality — The White House published a fact sheet titled "Unfair Trade Policies Destroyed Lives — And There's Empirical Proof" on April 9, 2025. The document cites four peer-reviewed studies linking job losses from international trade exposure to increased rates of opioid overdose deaths, alcohol abuse, and suicide, particularly among working-age whites. The fact sheet attributes these "deaths of despair" to prior trade policies and frames the administration's trade agenda as a response to documented harms.
• White House issued fact sheet promoting executive order on showerhead water pressure standards — The White House published a fact sheet on April 9, 2025, promoting an executive order signed by President Trump that directs the Secretary of Energy to rescind federal regulations defining "showerhead" under prior administrations. The fact sheet characterizes prior rules as "overregulation" and claims the order "restores sanity" by returning to a 1992 standard of 2.5 gallons per minute. The document frames the action as deregulation and opposition to what it calls a "radical green agenda."
• White House issues promotional release on Trump speech framing — The White House published a promotional release on April 9, 2025, titled "ICYMI: President Trump Is 'President for Main Street, Not Wall Street.'" The release excerpts remarks from a Trump speech, including statements on trade policy, deportations under the Alien Enemies Act, and claims about the administration's first 100 days. The document contains no new executive action or policy directive; it is a curated compilation of the President's public statements and a hostage release statement.
• White House issued fact sheet on executive order directing agencies to identify and rescind anti-competitive regulations — The White House published a fact sheet on April 9, 2025, describing an executive order signed by President Trump directing agency heads, in coordination with the Federal Trade Commission Chairman and Attorney General, to review regulations and identify those imposing anti-competitive restraints. Within 70 days, agencies must submit lists of anti-competitive regulations and proposals to rescind or modify them. The order also directs the FTC to solicit public input on regulations that impede competition. The fact sheet frames the order as part of a deregulatory agenda to restore competition and economic growth.
• White House issued fact sheet on Trump Tax Cuts extension scenarios — The White House published a fact sheet asserting that extending the Trump Tax Cuts would deliver economic relief, citing a Council of Economic Advisers report claiming real wages would rise by up to $3,300 annually, take-home pay for median households by up to $5,000, and GDP growth of 3.3–3.8% short-run and 2.6–3.2% long-run. The document warns that failure to extend the cuts would result in a 22% average tax hike ($4 trillion total), a $1,700 hike for families of four, and cuts to the Child Tax Credit for 40 million families. President Trump is calling on Congress to pass "the one, big, beautiful bill."
• White House issues fact sheet claiming inflation relief under Trump administration — The White House published a fact sheet titled "Trump Effect: Americans See First Price Relief in Years" on April 10, 2025. The document compiles quotations from economists, news outlets, and commentators regarding a Consumer Price Index report released that day, which the fact sheet states showed "the first consumer price decline in years, a decrease in energy prices, and real average hourly wage growth." The fact sheet attributes these figures to "President Donald J. Trump's economic agenda."
• President continues national emergency declaration regarding Russian Federation harmful foreign activities — The President issued a notice on April 10, 2025, continuing the national emergency declared by Executive Order 14024 (April 15, 2021) with respect to specified harmful foreign activities of the Russian Federation. The continuation extends the emergency for one additional year beyond April 15, 2025, pursuant to section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act. The notice identifies ongoing threats including Russian efforts to undermine democratic elections and institutions, conduct malicious cyber activities, foster transnational corruption, target dissidents and journalists, and violate international law principles.
• White House releases fact sheet on migrants receiving federal benefits — The White House issued a fact sheet attributed to the Department of Government Efficiency claiming that 6,300 individuals paroled into the United States since 2023 were on the FBI's Terrorist Screening Center watchlist or had criminal records. The document states that among these individuals, 905 collected Medicaid (including 4 on the terrorist watchlist, totaling $276k in payments), 41 received unemployment insurance ($42k), 22 received federal student loans ($280k), 409 received tax refunds ($751k in 2024), and several received SNAP benefits. The statement asserts these paroles have been terminated with immediate effect.
• White House issued fact sheet promoting tariff policy and citing corporate investment announcements — The White House published a fact sheet titled "The State of Play: Why President Trump's Tariffs Are Necessary" on April 11, 2025. The document argues that past trade policies have failed American workers and communities, citing a doubled trade deficit since 2005 and manufacturing job losses. It claims tariffs are necessary for national security and economic revival, then lists dozens of corporate investment announcements (from Apple, Nvidia, TSMC, Hyundai, and others) as evidence of reshoring success, attributing these investments to tariff policy.