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Trump 2.0 Accomplishments (as of mid-July 2026)

https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/the-list-wednesday-july-15-2026-c

šŸ”„ Trump 2.0 Accomplishments (as of mid-July 2026) šŸ”„

USAID and the ā€œInstitute for Peaceā€ closed

Negative net migration for the first time in 50 years

2.6 million+ illegal aliens removed (including 650,000 arrests and 400,000 convicted criminals) + 2 million self-deportations induced by ending incentives

Fentanyl trafficking crushed 56%+; overdose deaths down 21% monthly since inauguration

Laken Riley Act signed and aggressively enforced

Catch-and-release ended (99.9% drop); zero releases into the U.S. for eight straight months

Record-low border encounters; DariƩn Gap migration cut 99%

Largest one-year homicide drop in U.S. history; violent crime (rapes, robberies, assaults) down significantly

Targeted crime operations in major blue cities delivering record-low murders in several metros

Law enforcement officer deaths down 25%

Tren de Aragua, MS-13, and other cartels dismantled; international drug cartels designated as foreign terrorist organizations

Antifa designated a domestic terrorist organization

Gas under $3/gallon in 43 states; record U.S. energy production and exports at all-time highs

654,000+ new private-sector jobs (all net gains to native-born Americans); 671,000+ jobs added since January 2025

4.3% GDP growth in Q3 2025; largest blue-collar wage growth in 60 years; real earnings up ~$1,100 annually

Inflation tamed to ~2.4% core CPI (down ~70% from Biden peak)

One Big Beautiful Bill passed (July 2025) — making 2017 tax cuts permanent, No Tax on Tips, Trump Accounts for newborns, senior deductions

$5T+ in deregulation savings + $215 billion in government efficiency cuts ($1,335 per taxpayer)

$10T+ in reshored/domestic investments secured

Trade deficit at lowest level since 2009; $300 billion+ in tariff revenues collected; Predatory global tariffs shifted in the US’s favor for the first time in modern history

Stock market record highs

Gaza ceasefire + hostage release secured; 12-Day War (Israel-Iran) ended; multiple additional peace deals/accords (Armenia-Azerbaijan, India-Pakistan, DRC-Rwanda, Cambodia-Thailand, Kosovo-Serbia, Egypt-Ethiopia)

Iran’s nuclear capability destroyed + maximum pressure campaign (450+ sanctions designations)

NATO allies leaping toward 5% GDP defense spending

OPEC dismantling

85+ detained Americans released; Abraham Accords expanded

Strikes on Houthis, Iranian assets, and narcoterrorist vessels; NicolƔs Maduro captured

South America shifts rightwards; Europe shifts rightwards

Record military recruitment goals met; largest military investment in decades with AI integration; F-47 sixth-generation fighter unveiled

VA backlog reduced 60%; 3 million disability claims processed; 51,936 homeless veterans housed; benefits restored for vaccine-mandate discharges

Transgender enlistment barred; DEI eliminated across military and federal agencies

Over 269 executive orders signed in the term (230 in first year alone — highest first-year total since FDR); 81 memoranda + 158 proclamations

DOGE-driven bureaucracy cuts; IRS IT budget savings of $2B; wasteful contracts eliminated; federal retirement system automated and brought out of a literal coal mine

DEI discrimination banned in federal contracting and agencies; race-based hiring ended

DEI outlawed for college admissions; colleges’ patent revenue shared with taxpayers who funded it

Federal ā€˜boards’ and ā€˜commissions’ fired and replaced with conservatives

Washington, DC beautified; reflecting pool refinished

Gender ideology extremism curbed in schools, medicine, and government (minors protected from chemical/surgical procedures); girls’ sports protected from creeps

MAHA reforms launched: Presidential Commission established; Most Favored Nation drug pricing with 16+ major pharma companies; 8 artificial food dyes phased out (40%+ industry compliance); Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act; marijuana reclassified to Schedule III; childhood vaccine schedule revised from 72 to 11 consensus shots; expanded IVF access; $50M autism initiative; new whole-foods dietary guidelines

Massive firings at CDC, FDA, NIH of sold-out scientists; Ralph Baric and EcoHealth debarred; even some arrests

Withdrew from WHO

Crypto regulatory framework via GENIUS Act; Strategic Bitcoin Reserve created; Operation Choke Point 2.0 ended

Sanctuary city funding cuts implemented

Election integrity and citizenship verification measures expanded nationwide; USPS program pending; SAVE Act drafted and run at Congress several times now

Energy dominance unleashed: National Energy Emergency declared; 6,000+ drilling permits approved (55% increase); 13.1 million acres opened for coal leasing; record LNG exports (>100 million tons); nuclear projects advancing toward online status; major energy export deals ($100B South Korea, $200B Japan); Paris Agreement withdrawal

US becomes a net oil exporter for the first time in history.

Trump Accounts launched for newborns with federal seed funding + corporate matching

Farmer aid secured; skilled trades and domestic manufacturing (semiconductors, autos, heavy equipment) expanded

Over 100,000 fraudulent visas revoked; 275,000 illegal aliens removed from Social Security rolls; benefits terminated for 1.4 million illegal aliens; H1-B crackdowns and $100,000 application fees

62,000+ missing migrant children rescued; Alien Enemies Act invoked against gangs

Vice-president-led welfare fraud task force recovering billions and making mass arrests

$2B sent to rebuild Western North Carolina

Massive AI, space, and nuclear investment projects

John Bolton convicted. James Comey arrested. John Brennan under investigation (probably facing a grand jury).

RussiaGate grand jury set up and running in Florida.

DOJ/ODNI seized Fulton County 2020 ballots. Trump is still working on Plans B, C, D, etc, with a ā€˜new’ integrity announcement scheduled as soon as tomorrow night.

I told you it was a long list. (And I probably even forgot some stuff.)

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