We are going to fix our inner cities and rebuild our highways, bridges, tunnels, airports, schools, hospitals. We're going to rebuild our infrastructure, which will become, by the way, second to none. And we will put millions of our people to work as we rebuild it.
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- P2016.org (Trump Election Night Victory Speech transcript, Nov 9 2016)https://p2016.org/chrneday/trump110916spt.html ↗
“We are going to fix our inner cities and rebuild our highways, bridges, tunnels, airports, schools, hospitals. We're going to rebuild our infrastructure, which will become, by the way, second to none. And we will put millions of our people to work as we rebuild it.”
- White House (archived), Feb. 12, 2018https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/building-stronger-america-president-donald-j-trumps-american-infrastructure-initiative/ ↗
“$200 billion in Federal funds will spur at least $1.5 trillion in new infrastructure investments.”
- NPR, Nov. 15, 2021https://text.npr.org/1055841358 ↗
“Trump declared "Infrastructure Week" several times during his term, but was never able to get a bill through Congress.”
- P2016.org (RNC Acceptance Speech transcript)https://www.p2016.org/gopconv16/trump07216sp.html ↗
“We will build the roads, highways, bridges, tunnels, airports, and the railways of tomorrow. This, in turn, will create millions more jobs.”
- The Nevada Independenthttps://thenevadaindependent.com/article/trump-promised-to-fix-nevadas-housing-crisis-can-more-federal-land-help ↗
“I will work with your governor to open up new tracts of federal land for large-scale housing construction, and you'll get it for a much lower price. We'll start with a small portion. You'll get it going, and then we're going to open up large portions of land. We will create special new zones with ultra-low taxes and ultra-low regulations.”
- Federal Register (govinfo.gov)https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-24/html/2026-05669.htm ↗
“The BLM intends to conduct a direct sale of the parcel to the City of Henderson, a political subdivision of the State of Nevada, at less than the appraised fair market value, for affordable housing purposes”
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Developmenthttps://www.hud.gov/news/hud-no-25-042 ↗
“identify underutilized federal lands suitable for residential development, streamline land transfer processes and promote policies that increase the availability of affordable housing”
- Singju Post — Full Transcript of Trump's RNC 2024 Acceptance Speechhttps://singjupost.com/full-transcript-donald-trumps-speech-at-rnc-2024/ ↗
“all of the trillions of dollars that are sitting there not yet spent, we will redirect that money for important projects like roads, bridges, dams, and we will not allow it to be spent on meaningless Green New Scam ideas.”
“The law President Trump signed on July 4 ends tax incentives for wind and solar projects”
- The White Househttps://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/unleashing-american-energy/ ↗
“All agencies shall immediately pause the disbursement of funds appropriated through the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-169) or the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58)”
- Singju Post (full transcript of Economic Club of New York speech)https://singjupost.com/full-transcript-trump-speaks-at-the-economic-club-of-new-york/?singlepage=1 ↗
“We will eliminate regulations that drive up housing costs with the goal of cutting the cost of a new home in half. The regulations alone cost 30 percent. Regulation costs 30 percent of a new home.”
“The median price of an existing home sold in February was $398,000, according to the National Association of Realtors. That total is nearly five times the median household income.”
- The White Househttps://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/removing-regulatory-barriers-to-affordable-home-construction/ ↗
“Layers of unnecessary regulatory barriers, slow permitting processes, and onerous mandates at all levels of government have delayed construction, restricted development, and driven up the costs of new housing.”
- 2024 Republican Party Platform (The American Presidency Project)https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/2024-republican-party-platform ↗
“Republicans will reduce mortgage rates by slashing Inflation, open limited portions of Federal Lands to allow for new home construction, promote homeownership through Tax Incentives and support for first-time buyers, and cut unnecessary Regulations that raise housing costs.”
- The American Presidency Project — Remarks Announcing Candidacy for President in New York Cityhttps://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/remarks-announcing-candidacy-for-president-new-york-city ↗
“You come into La Guardia Airport, it's like we're in a third world country. You look at the patches and the 40-year-old floor...You have all of these disastrous airports. We have to rebuild our infrastructure, our bridges, our roadways, our airports.”
- The White House, July 2025https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/WH-OBBB-Modernizes-our-Air-Traffic-Control-System-to-Ensure-Americans-Fly-Safely.pdf ↗
“The One Big Beautiful Bill invests $12.5 billion to overhaul America's outdated and failing air traffic control systems.”
- Fox Businesshttps://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trump-promises-to-double-clinton-infrastructure-spending-plan ↗
“We have a great plan and we are going to rebuild our infrastructure. By the way, her numbers is a fraction of what we're talking about...Well I would say at least double her numbers and you're going to really need more than that. We have bridges that are falling down.”
- Roll Call Factba.se — Trump 2016 Infrastructure Position Paperhttps://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/transcript/donald-trump-position-paper-infrastructure-vision-2016/ ↗
“Put American steel made by American workers into the backbone of America's infrastructure.”
- Federal Registerhttps://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/03/15/2018-05478/adjusting-imports-of-steel-into-the-united-states ↗
“I have decided to adjust the imports of steel articles by imposing a 25 percent ad valorem tariff on steel articles, as defined below, imported from all countries except Canada and Mexico.”
- Federal Registerhttps://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/02/05/2019-01426/strengthening-buy-american-preferences-for-infrastructure-projects ↗
“maximize the use of iron and aluminum as well as steel, cement, and other manufactured products produced in the United States”
- Federal Aviation Administrationhttps://www.faa.gov/newsroom/trumps-transportation-secretary-sean-p-duffy-delivers-8358-million-air-traffic-control ↗
“U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced the Department's investment of over $750 million to replace eight air traffic control towers and Terminal Radar Approach Controls (TRACONs) with brand-new, state-of-the-art facilities.”
“The transportation secretary announced a far-reaching plan to drastically overhaul the current technology used by thousands of controllers responsible for guiding planes in and out of airports.”
- U.S. Customs and Border Protectionhttps://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/border-crossings-once-again-record-low-november-2025 ↗
“Preliminary data shows both U.S. Border Patrol apprehensions and total CBP encounters declined from October to November, making this the lowest number of encounters for the start of a fiscal year in history.”
“Terminate all categorical parole programs that are contrary to the policies of the United States established in my Executive Orders, including the program known as the 'Processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans.'”
“a CBS News analysis of crime data shows violent crime is down in Washington by almost half when compared to the same 19 days in 2024”
- The White Househttps://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/making-the-district-of-columbia-safe-and-beautiful/ ↗
“make the District of Columbia safe, beautiful, and prosperous by preventing crime, punishing criminals, preserving order, protecting our revered American monuments, and promoting beautification”
- The White Househttps://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/ending-taxpayer-subsidization-of-open-borders/ ↗
“enhance eligibility verification systems, to the maximum extent possible, to ensure that taxpayer-funded benefits exclude any ineligible alien”
“ensure that funds that may have been spent on housing or other services for illegal aliens are redirected to construct, establish, and maintain this National Center for Warrior Independence”
- Agenda47: Ending the Nightmare of the Homeless, Drug Addicts, and Dangerously Deranged — Official Trump Campaign YouTube, April 2023https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISTu6JRtJTI ↗
“Agenda47: Ending the Nightmare of the Homeless, Drug Addicts, and Dangerously Deranged”
- National American Citizens Association — Agenda47 transcript reprinthttps://nacagroup.org/agenda47-ending-the-nightmare-of-the-homeless-drug-addicts-and-dangerously-deranged/ ↗
“When I am back in the White House, we will use every tool, lever, and authority to get the homeless off our streets. There is nothing compassionate about letting these individuals live in filth and squalor rather than getting them the help they need.”
“reverse judicial precedents and end consent decrees that limit state and local governments' ability to commit individuals on the streets who are a risk to themselves or others”
- The White Househttps://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/07/ending-crime-and-disorder-on-americas-streets/ ↗
“enforce prohibitions on urban camping and loitering”
- Roll Call Factbase — Donald Trump Vlog: Veteran Homelessness (Agenda47), November 9, 2023https://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/transcript/donald-trump-vlog-veteran-homelessness-agenda47-november-9-2023/ ↗
“I will make it a personal mission to totally eradicate veterans' homelessness in America by the end of next term. On day one, I will sign an executive order to cut off Joe Biden's massive spigot of funding for shelter and transport of illegal aliens and redirect a portion of those savings to provide shelter and treatment for homeless American veterans.”
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairshttps://department.va.gov/homeless/point-in-time-pit-count/ ↗
“The total number of Veterans who experienced homelessness was 32,495 – a decrease of 1.2% over January 2024.”
- P2016.org (Trump 2015 presidential announcement speech transcript)https://www.p2016.org/trump/trump061615sp.html ↗
“It is necessary that we invest in our infrastructure, stop sending foreign aid to countries that hate us and use that money to rebuild our tunnels, roads, bridges and schools—and nobody can do that better than me.”
- ABC News, July 1, 2025https://abcnews.com/Health/usaid-programs-now-run-state-department-agency-ends/story?id=123373289 ↗
“As of July 1st, USAID will officially cease to implement foreign assistance”
“Became Public Law No: 115-254.”
- Federal Aviation Administrationhttps://www.faa.gov/newsroom/trumps-transportation-secretary-duffy-faa-administrator-bedford-announce-prime-integrator ↗
“This project received a historic $12.5 billion down payment thanks to President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill.”
- Congressional Research Servicehttps://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/R/HTML/R45304.web.html ↗
“For FY2018, President Trump requested $863.0 million for the DWSRF program, while Congress provided $1,163.2 million—$300 million above the FY2017 level (excluding $100 million provided to assist Flint).”
- Congressional Research Servicehttps://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/R/HTML/R48066.web.html ↗
“SRF appropriation levels have generally remained level since about FY2018, while the amount that Congress has dedicated to CPF/CDS increased between FY2022 and FY2023 and remained level between FY2023 and FY2024.”
- PBS NewsHour (Associated Press)https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-says-hes-placing-washington-police-under-federal-control-and-deploying-the-national-guard ↗
“Trump invoked Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act in an executive order to declare a "crime emergency" so his administration could take over the city's police force.”
- The White Househttps://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/08/making-federal-architecture-beautiful-again/ ↗
“In the District of Columbia, classical architecture shall be the preferred and default architecture for Federal public buildings absent exceptional factors necessitating another kind of architecture.”
“The Trump administration is set to repeal a decades-old conservation mandate known as the Roadless Rule, opening up millions of acres of national forests for more logging.”