The rate at which President Trump is moving his agenda forward and taking executive action is astounding. Trump is regularly accomplishing in one week what a White House used to be satisfied with accomplishing in one month. This past week is a perfect example. President Trump announced a new trade deal with both the U.K. and China, brokered an in person meeting between Russia and Ukraine, de-escalated a possible catastrophic war between India and Pakistan, secured the release of the final American being held hostage by Hamas, and is taking on big pharma in an effort to lower drug prices. 

President Trump is setting a new standard for what a president can get done in a short period of time. 

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt celebrated the week’s accomplishments on X:

In ONE week, President Trump:

🇬🇧Reached Trade Deal with UK
🇨🇳Negotiated Trade Deal with China
☑️Secured Ceasefire with Houthis
✅Secured Ceasefire between India & Pakistan
🇺🇸Freed American Hostage Edan Alexander from Gaza
💊Signed Historic EO to Slash Drug Prices

A historic…

— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) May 12, 2025

"A historic president delivering historic results. There is much more work to do — and the best is YET to come!”

They would never admit it, but Democrats must be amazed at what they’re seeing—especially after the last four years of the Joe Biden presidency. Taken one by one, the accomplishments of the past week cannot be overstated. The trade deal with the U.K. will open up the European market to U.S. farmers as never before. The White House fact sheet outlines the entirety of the deal, but this graphic from the White House outlines the top-line wins: 

The historic U.S.-UK trade deal will unlock $5B in export opportunities while strengthening national security.

A GOOD DEAL FOR AMERICA! 🇺🇸🤝🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/JIHbUuswBP

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 8, 2025

We are also beginning to get a clearer picture of the trade deal with China. I believe Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent deserves the lion's share of credit for this deal. He has been a calming figure for the markets and has led from the front throughout these negotiations. The U.S. Trade Rep, Jamieson Greer, has been a major player as well. The Trade Rep X page discussed the deal: 

“After successful negotiations over the weekend in Geneva, @POTUS reached an agreement with China to retain U.S. reciprocal tariffs on China, reduce Chinese retaliation and eliminate harmful countermeasures, and establish a path for future discussions regarding opportunities for U.S. exports.

This agreement is a win for the American people, protecting the U.S. economy while charting a course to fair, balanced, and reciprocal trade with China.” 

Amazingly, these deals aren’t even half of what was accomplished last week. President Trump also secured the release of American hostage Edan Alexander, who was the last American hostage being held by Hamas. Everyone should watch Edan being reunited with his family (I’m not crying, you’re crying). 

More: Heartwarming Moment Edan Alexander Is Reunited With His Parents

The Room Where It Happened: Details of How Trump Team Facilitated Huge India-Pakistan Ceasefire

President Trump is also working to get peace talks started between Ukraine and Russia. Before you downplay how significant this is, just remember, there were no discussions happening at all under the previous administration. The AP highlights the hope for a meeting: 

“Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that he will be waiting for Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in the Turkish capital this week to conduct face-to-face talks about the more than three-year war amid heavy pressure from the U.S. and European leaders to reach a settlement.” 

We are still awaiting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s response—but the pressure is on. Again, the effort here by President Trump can’t be understated. Whether you like him or not, President Trump is clearly working every day to make America great again. 

For Trump and the White House, Big Pharma is on deck as he’ll work to lower drug prices for Americans. I understand the conservative argument against forcing Big Pharma’s hand on lowering prices, but something has to change and that is the message here. The courts will also have a say in what Trump is allowed to do—I say we let this play out. 

President Trump is working at warp speed to get America back where we need to be. We learned today that the annual rate of inflation is down to 2.3 percent, which is less than was expected. Egg prices are tumbling. All President Trump needs to do is keep going. 

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