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President Donald Trump has capped off his twenty ninth week again within the Oval Workplace, which included celebrating his 2 hundredth day because the forty seventh president, finishing revamps to the White Home’s Rose Backyard and an general give attention to the U.S. financial system and worldwide diplomacy that unfolded at a break-neck tempo this week.
“In simply 200 days, President Trump has turned America into the most well liked nation on the planet,” White Home spokeswoman Taylor Rogers advised Fox Information Digital, reflecting on Trump’s 2 hundredth day in workplace on Thursday. “Below Joe Biden’s failed management, households and companies had been struggling, and America was useless — however President Trump has shortly restored American greatness. The historic commerce offers and peace offers he secured on behalf of the American folks made President Trump’s second 100 days simply as profitable as the primary.”
The primary 100 days of a brand new administration have generally been considered as a symbolic benchmark to measure a president’s early successes. A White Home official advised Fox Digital that Trump’s measure of success was seen not solely within the first 100 days, but in addition within the timeframe between the a centesimal day and Aug. 7 — the 2 hundredth day.
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Economic system and tariffs
Trump’s twenty ninth week in workplace included an general and ongoing give attention to new enterprise investments within the U.S. and new tariffs on overseas nations because the administration seems to carry parity to the U.S.’ historic commerce deficit with different nations. The White Home teased that Trump would make a significant announcement on Wednesday, which finally revealed Apple had elevated its U.S. funding dedication by $100 billion to $600 billion.
“Immediately Apple is asserting that it’ll make investments $600 billion — that is with a B — in the US over the subsequent 4 years. That is $100 billion greater than they had been initially going to take a position. And that is the most important funding Apple has ever made in America and wherever else,” Trump stated on Wednesday from the Oval Workplace, the place he was joined by Apple CEO Tim Prepare dinner.
Trump’s announcement on the deal was one aspect of this week’s give attention to the U.S. financial system. The president signed a pair of government orders on Thursday permitting People to take a position their 401(ok) retirement plans in cryptocurrency, non-public fairness and actual property, in addition to one other EO that works to make sure that banks don’t “deny or limit providers primarily based on political opinions, spiritual beliefs, or lawful enterprise actions,” in accordance the EO.
Trump kicked off the week by asserting he would enhance tariffs on India over the nation’s continued buy of Russian oil, with items from India now dealing with a 50% tariff. The tariff hikes adopted months of the U.S. and India holding commerce negotiations that gave the impression to be all however solidified in July, however fell to items by August.
“Keep in mind, whereas India is our pal, we’ve got, through the years, accomplished comparatively little enterprise with them as a result of their Tariffs are far too excessive, among the many highest within the World, and so they have essentially the most strenuous and obnoxious non-monetary Commerce Obstacles of any Nation,” Trump wrote on social media on Wednesday.
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“Additionally, they’ve all the time purchased a overwhelming majority of their navy tools from Russia, and are Russia’s largest purchaser of ENERGY, together with China, at a time when everybody needs Russia to STOP THE KILLING IN UKRAINE — ALL THINGS NOT GOOD! INDIA WILL THEREFORE BE PAYING A TARIFF OF 25%, PLUS A PENALTY FOR THE ABOVE, STARTING ON AUGUST FIRST. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. MAGA!” he continued.
Trump’s tariff plans purpose to extend the quantity of American-built merchandise and U.S.-based firms, and the president stated he would additionally impose a 100% tariff on imports of semiconductors and chips. Firms “constructing in the US,” nevertheless, will probably be exempt from the tariffs, he stated.
“100% tariff on all chips and semiconductors coming into the US, however should you’ve made a dedication to construct, or should you’re within the technique of constructing, as many are, there isn’t a tariff,” he stated on Wednesday.
President Trump introduced he’ll meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, Aug, 15. (Reuters)
Worldwide Diplomacy
Trump wrapped up the working week by holding a trilateral assembly with the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to signal a peace settlement after the 2 nations have battled each other because the Eighties over a territorial battle.
The White Home stated Friday that the 2 nations agreed to construct a street connecting Azerbaijan and an autonomous enclave presently separated by Armenian territory. The street will probably be known as the “Trump Route for Worldwide Peace and Prosperity,” based on the White Home.
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“The roadmap they’re agreeing to will construct a cooperative future that advantages each nations, their area of the South Caucasus and past,” White Home spokeswoman Anna Kelly stated Friday of the peace deal.
The peace deal comes as Trump continues working to succeed in a ceasefire settlement between Russia and Ukraine because the struggle that broke out in 2022 continues raging between the nations. Armenia and Azerbaijan are each former constituent republics of the Soviet Union.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Sputnik/Kremlin Pool Picture/Efrem Lukatsky/AP)
Trump stated earlier this week that he’s open to assembly with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which might mark the pair’s first assembly since Trump was sworn again into workplace this yr.
“As President Trump stated yesterday, the Russians expressed their want to satisfy with President Trump, and the President is open to this assembly. President Trump wish to meet with each President Putin and President Zelensky, as a result of he needs this brutal struggle to finish. The White Home is working by way of the main points of those potential conferences, and particulars will probably be supplied on the applicable time,” White Home press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated in a press release on Thursday.
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Trump confirmed on Friday that he would meet with Putin on Aug. 15 in Alaska.
“The extremely anticipated assembly between myself, as President of the US of America, and President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, will happen subsequent Friday, August 15, 2025, within the Nice State of Alaska. Additional particulars to comply with. Thanks in your consideration to this matter!” he posted to Fact Social on Friday.
Trump gestures from the roof of the West Wing of the White Home as he takes a tour on August 5, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee/Getty Photographs)
Rose Backyard updates and Trump’s shock roof look
Trump introduced in March that he deliberate to renovate the historic backyard with pavers, explaining that the grass “doesn’t work” and citing how the mushy terrain was tough for some guests to navigate.
“We’re getting nice evaluations of the Rose Backyard, and we needed to do it,” Trump advised reporters on Sunday of the replace.
The world was formally paved over with a shiny white patio boasting the White Home’s emblem on its perimeter.
“Once we had a press convention, you’d sink into the mud. It was grass, and it was very moist, all the time moist and damp and moist, and if it rained, it might take three, 4, 5 days to dry out, and we couldn’t use it actually for the supposed function,” he added.
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Tables and chairs within the Rose Backyard of the White Home in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. Trump ordered updates to the Rose Backyard in March. (Getty Photographs)
“It is a wonderful white stone, and it’s a stone that’s the identical shade because the White Home itself,” Trump stated. “And since it’s very white, it’s going to mirror the warmth, and it’s not going to be highly regarded. Yeah, we’ve obtained nice evaluations of the Rose Backyard.”
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On Tuesday, the president made a shock look on the White Home roof, surveying the realm from roof of the West Wing and the press briefing room. Reporters on the bottom gathered close to the president whereas shouting questions at him.
The looks comes simply days after Trump introduced that he and personal donors will fund an estimated $200 million value of a brand new ballroom on the White Home.
Fox Information Digital’s Diana Stancy, Caitlin McFall and Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.
