Press Conference Action Items

Here are the commitments, decisions, and actions requiring follow-up mentioned in the press conference:

Policy and Executive Actions

• President: Signed two executive actions.

  • First action: Establishes a mechanism for the US to secure its international supply chain of critical minerals and critical mineral-derived products, resulting from a Section 232 trade investigation.
  • Second action: Sets up a two-phase process for imported semiconductors not used domestically for AI or computing architecture, imposing a 25% tariff on those trans-shipped to other foreign countries. This is also a result of a Section 232 trade investigation.

• President: Signed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act into law. This law allows schools to offer whole milk again and permits parents to request milk substitutes for children with dairy intolerance without a doctor's note.

• USDA: Will post the new rulemaking necessary to get whole milk back into school lunches.

  • Timeline: "a few weeks" for the rulemaking to be posted, after which milk starts moving in.

• President: Signed the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act.

  • Senator Crapo and Doug LaMatha (deceased) were instrumental in this legislation.
  • Senator Marshall: Encourages setting a goal to get back to sign a permanent Secure Rural Schools bill.
  • Deadline: The current extension expires at the end of next year.

International Relations and Security

• President: Announced that "the killing in Iran is stopping. It's stopped. It's stopping." and "there's no plan for executions or an execution or executions."

  • Source: Informed by "very important sources on the other side" and "good authority."
  • Follow-up: The President will find out after the press conference to confirm if this is true.

• President: Stated that the leaker related to Venezuela has been found and is in jail.

  • Follow-up: Will keep the press apprised of any other leakers found.

• President: Discussed the need for US involvement in Greenland for national security, stating that if the US doesn't go in, Russia or China will.

  • Context: The Danish Foreign Minister has communicated their limits.
  • Follow-up: The President will be briefed on a meeting right after the press conference regarding Greenland.

Economic and Trade Matters

• President: Discussed tariffs as a tool that has helped stop wars, improve trade numbers, and bring in significant investment.

  • Context: Mentioned a case against tariffs that was initiated by "China-centric" and "anti-American" people.

• Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins: Stated that the USDA is posting the guidance for the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act.

  • Timeline: "today" (the day of the press conference).

• Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins: Announced the new Real Food Pyramid last week.

• Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins: Mentioned that milk exports and dairy exports are up 23% in the last year, and over 24 different markets have been opened.

• President: Stated that food prices are coming down, citing specific examples.

  • Milk is down 44%.
  • Eggs are down 31%.
  • Fresh whole chicken down 2%.
  • Cheese down.
  • Tomatoes down.
  • Butter down.
  • Potatoes down almost 3%.
  • Fresh fruits down almost 3%.
  • Timeline: Prices are down since the current administration took office.

Other

• President: Indicated that a new assistant attorney general position dedicated to a specific product (details not fully disclosed) has been chosen.
  • Timeline: The person will be announced "within minutes" or "maybe within minutes" as they are going through a process.