Press Conference Action Items

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

• Donald Trump: Negotiate the acquisition of Greenland with Denmark.

  • This is a core national security interest for the United States.
  • The U.S. is the only nation capable of securing and developing Greenland.
  • Denmark's defense spending in Greenland has been significantly less than pledged.
  • The U.S. previously held Greenland as a trustee and returned it to Denmark after WWII.
  • The U.S. will build the "greatest golden dome ever built" on Greenland, which will also defend Canada.

• Donald Trump: Initiate immediate negotiations to discuss the acquisition of Greenland by the United States.

• Donald Trump: Ensure the United States remains the crypto capital of the world.

  • Signed the "Landmark Genius Act" into law.
  • Congress is working on crypto market structure legislation, which he hopes to sign soon.
  • This is to prevent China from gaining control of the crypto market.

• Donald Trump: Instruct government-backed institutions to purchase up to $200 billion in mortgage bonds.

  • This action is intended to bring down interest rates.

• Donald Trump: Announce a new Fed chairman in the near future.

• Donald Trump: Ban large institutional investors from buying single-family homes.

  • This is to make homeownership more accessible for individuals.
  • He is calling on Congress to pass this ban into permanent law.

• Donald Trump: Ask Congress to cap credit card interest rates at 10% for one year.

  • This is to help Americans recover from the "Biden disaster" and save for a home.

• Donald Trump: Negotiate with President Putin and President Zelensky to stop the war in Ukraine.

  • Believes both leaders want to make a deal.
  • States they are "reasonably close" to a deal.
  • Meeting with President Zelensky later today.
  • Emphasizes that too many people are dying needlessly.

• Donald Trump: Negotiate with Hamas to give up their weapons as part of the Gaza peace deal.

  • The agreement for Hamas to give up weapons is expected to be confirmed within the next two to three weeks, or certainly within three weeks.
  • If they do not comply, they will be "blown away very quickly."

• Donald Trump: Address the U.S. national debt.

  • Growth is the primary method for reducing the debt.
  • Cutting expenses is also part of the strategy.
  • Recovering $19 billion in fraud in Minnesota is a priority.
  • Believes cutting fraud by 50% would lead to a balanced budget.

• Donald Trump: Continue to lead in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and ensure the U.S. maintains its competitive advantage over China.

  • Allowing large companies to build their own electric generation capacity for AI plants.
  • These companies will sell excess electricity back into the grid at cheap prices.

• Donald Trump: Continue to reduce the U.S. trade deficit.

  • Slashed the monthly trade deficit by 77% in one year.
  • Tariffs have been used judiciously.

• Donald Trump: Continue to reduce regulations.

  • Has cut 129 regulations for every one new regulation approved.

• Donald Trump: Advocate for tax cuts.

  • Passed the largest tax cuts in American history, including no tax on tips, overtime, or Social Security for seniors.
  • Provided 100% expensing and bonus depreciation for capital investments.

• Donald Trump: Advocate for the lowering of prescription drug prices.

  • Implemented a "most favored nation" policy.
  • Drug prices are coming down by up to 90%.
  • Used tariffs to encourage other nations to approve lower prices.

• Donald Trump: Continue to increase U.S. production of oil and gas.

  • U.S. natural gas production is at an all-time high.
  • U.S. oil production is up by 730,000 barrels a day.
  • Secured 50 million barrels from Venezuela.

• Donald Trump: Continue to support nuclear energy development.

  • Signed an order directing approval of many new nuclear reactors.

• Donald Trump: Continue to reduce federal spending and the federal budget deficit.

  • Cut federal spending by $100 billion.
  • Slashed the federal budget deficit by 27% in one year.

• Donald Trump: Continue to reduce the number of federal bureaucrats.

  • Removed over 270,000 bureaucrats from federal payrolls in one year.

• Donald Trump: Continue to increase domestic steel production.

  • Steel production is up by 300,000 tons a month and is expected to double over the next four months.

• Donald Trump: Continue to increase factory construction.

  • Factory construction is up by 41%.

• Donald Trump: Continue to enforce strong borders.

  • Closed the previously open and dangerous border.

• Donald Trump: Continue to promote American exports.

  • American exports are up by more than $150 billion.

• Donald Trump: Continue to rebuild the U.S. military.

  • The U.S. military budget is $1.5 trillion.
  • Bringing back battleships that are 100 times more powerful than those of WWII.

• Donald Trump: Continue to drive down interest rates.

  • Believes the U.S. should pay the lowest interest rate of any country.

• Donald Trump: Work to ensure a fair press.

  • Believes the media is crooked and biased, but will eventually straighten out.

• Donald Trump: Continue to crack down on illegal immigration.

  • Directing that there will be no more payments to sanctuary cities.
  • Working to remove criminals and illegal aliens from the country.

• Donald Trump: Continue to cut crime.

  • Achieved significant crime reductions in Washington D.C., Memphis, and New Orleans.
  • Has the capacity to do so at much greater levels nationwide.

• Donald Trump: Continue to cut illegal drug trafficking.

  • Reduced drug trafficking by water by 97.2%.
  • Plans to address drug trafficking on land.

• Donald Trump: Ensure the U.S. military is powerful, borders are strong, and the economy is strong.

• Donald Trump: Continue to ensure that when good news about the U.S. economy is announced, the stock market goes up.

• Donald Trump: Continue to ensure that the U.S. military produces weapons faster.

  • Implemented a cap on salaries for defense companies and banned stock buybacks.
  • New plants will be built to make Tomahawks and Patriots.

• Donald Trump: Advocate for the U.S. to pay the lowest interest rate of any country in the world.

• Donald Trump: Negotiate trade deals that benefit the United States.

  • Implemented a 30% tariff on Switzerland, later increased to 39%, to address a $41 billion deficit.

• Donald Trump: Maintain the U.S. position as the leader in AI.

• Donald Trump: Protect and cherish brilliant people in the U.S.

• Donald Trump: Continue to grow economies, defend shared destiny, and build a future for citizens.

• Donald Trump: Continue to make the U.S. bigger, stronger, and better than ever before.

• Donald Trump: Continue to grow the U.S. economy to move from high debt to low debt.

• Donald Trump: Continue to use tariffs judiciously.

• Donald Trump: Continue to look very strongly at money laundering and fraud.

• Donald Trump: Continue to ensure that large companies building AI plants can build their own electric generation capacity.

• Donald Trump: Continue to manage the U.S.-China relationship, balancing tough competition with collaboration.

  • Has a good relationship with President Xi.

• Donald Trump: Continue to make America the crypto capital of the world.

• Donald Trump: Continue to bring down interest rates.

• Donald Trump: Continue to focus on national security and international security.

• Donald Trump: Continue to ensure that NATO countries step up and contribute more.

  • Got NATO to pay 5% of GDP, up from the previous 2%.
  • Believes he has done more to help NATO than any other president.

• Donald Trump: Continue to settle wars.

  • Settled eight wars plus, including conflicts in India, Pakistan, and between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
  • Settled a 35-year conflict in one day.

• Donald Trump: Continue to drive down grocery prices, energy prices, airfares, mortgage rates, rent, and car payments.

• Donald Trump: Continue to ensure that the U.S. does not become a nation of renters.

• Donald Trump: Continue to bring back homeownership as a symbol of American society.

• Donald Trump: Continue to work with Congress to pass legislation related to crypto market structure.

• Donald Trump: Continue to ensure that the U.S. has the greatest military in the world.

• Donald Trump: Continue to push for fair and free elections.

• Donald Trump: Continue to push for a fair media.

• Donald Trump: Continue to work on bringing down inflation.

• Donald Trump: Continue to ensure that when the U.S. has a great quarter or month, the stock market goes up.

• Donald Trump: Continue to build new plants for defense companies.

• Donald Trump: Continue to blow up drug boats and submarines.

• Donald Trump: Continue to refuse to subsidize the whole world.

• Donald Trump: Continue to work with countries to create fair trade.

• Donald Trump: Continue to work towards peace in the Middle East.

• Donald Trump: Continue to ensure that Iran does not acquire nuclear weapons.

• Donald Trump: Continue to ensure that Hamas gives up its weapons.