Fact check: Have US workers gained 0 in wages this year? | Donald Trump News

Fact check: Have US workers gained $500 in wages this year? | Donald Trump News

By Louis Jacobson | Politifact Published On 6 Sep 20256 Sep 2025 President Donald Trump said US workers are already benefitting from his economic policies. “The average American worker has already seen a $500 wage increase this year,” Trump said during an August 26 Cabinet meeting. Trump’s White House cherry-picked data that favours a higher earnings gain….

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Africa: Fact Sheet – President Donald J. Trump Stops Wasteful Grantmaking

Africa: Fact Sheet – President Donald J. Trump Stops Wasteful Grantmaking

  ENDING GRANT ABUSE: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order stopping unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats from wasting taxpayer dollars on frivolous grants. Going forward, President Trump’s appointees will review funding opportunity announcements and grant awards to verify that each grant dollar benefits Americans instead of lining grantees’ pocketbooks or furthering causes that damage America….

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Africa: Record-Breaking U.S.-Africa Business Summit Yields .5 Billion in Deals and Commitments – Fact Sheet

Africa: Record-Breaking U.S.-Africa Business Summit Yields $2.5 Billion in Deals and Commitments – Fact Sheet

From June 22-25, more than 2,700 U.S. and African public and private sector leaders gathered for the 17th U.S.-Africa Business Summit, hosted by the Corporate Council on Africa and the President of Angola.  This year’s Summit marked a record turnout, including 12 African Heads of State. The U.S. Delegation, led by Ambassador Troy Fitrell, Senior Bureau Official for…

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