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In his Lincoln Memorial address, Donald Trump cited foreign policy initiatives involving Venezuela and Greenland as presidential achievements

Donald Trump delivered a campaign address in front of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on November 2nd

During his Lincoln Memorial speech, Donald Trump promised $5,000 checks to every American adult if Republicans retain control of Congress

In June 2026, Congress passed the Secure America Act, providing 70 billion dollars in additional funding to Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol

President Donald Trump nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services

During the peak of the border surge under the Biden administration, an estimated 10,000 migrants crossed the southern United States border daily

In early 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids began targeting construction job sites in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas

Following a July 2026 speech by Donald Trump regarding an Albany Intelligence Information Report, FBI Director Kash Patel directed the Western District of Missouri U.S. Attorney's Office to investigate Foreign Influence Task Force personnel

A senior White House official stated Donald Trump's Lincoln Memorial speech would promote national capital restoration projects

The Trump administration asserted presidential communications privilege over records related to the decision to close the Kennedy Center

Two Border Patrol agents stationed in the Rio Grande Valley died by suicide within one week during the southern border migration surge under the Biden administration

In July 2026, Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested more than 200 individuals in the Rio Grande Valley in a single day

United States federal immigration authorities made more than 22,000 arrests in San Antonio during Donald Trump's presidential administration

Actor Peter Serafinowicz created the video series Sassy Trump by revoicing unedited Donald Trump speeches in an exaggerated theatrical tone

President Donald Trump signed an executive order in March 2025 expanding the role of the Department of Homeland Security in screening voter eligibility

The Supreme Court of the United States blocked the Trump administration's executive order provision granting the United States Postal Service authority to screen mail-in ballots

A Trump administration executive order sought to grant the United States Postal Service authority to screen mail-in ballots before delivery to or from voters

Federal district and appeals courts denied the Trump administration's requests for a restraining order and emergency order regarding California ballots

Criminal subpoenas were issued to California state and local officials as part of Trump administration election litigation

Prior to ballot counting in the 2026 midterm elections, the Trump administration filed lawsuits in federal court challenging election results in Alaska and California