Washington Post Highlights 20 Key Achievements of Trump in Early 2025

Washington, Jan 2026 : A prominent American daily has outlined what it calls the “20 best things” President Donald Trump accomplished in 2025, asserting that the scope of his actions during the opening months of his second term goes far beyond a conventional year-end review.

In a Washington Post column penned by Marc A. Thiessen under the headline “The 20 best things Trump did in 2025,” the author contends that Trump’s early second-term initiatives were so consequential that a standard list of ten highlights could not capture the full extent of his achievements.

At the top of the list, Thiessen claims, Trump “obliterated the Iranian nuclear program,” emphasizing that “only Trump took decisive action to halt it.” The column details the launch of Operation Midnight Hammer, describing it as “the most important and courageous foreign policy decision any president has made in the past half-century.”

The column also lauds Trump’s efforts in peacemaking. It asserts that he “forged one of the greatest peacemaking records in US history,” citing progress in conflicts across the globe, including India-Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, Cambodia-Thailand, and Armenia-Azerbaijan. The piece further credits him with helping end the Israel-Iran war and brokering a resolution in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Regarding international alliances, Thiessen notes that Trump “got NATO allies to meet and raise their defense spending promises.” According to the column, allies are projected to reach 2 percent of GDP on defense this year, with a target of 5 percent by 2035. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is quoted stating that this achievement is “something NO American president in decades could get done.”

On the domestic front, the column highlights Trump’s actions to curb illegal immigration, claiming border encounters are at “record lows,” effectively bringing migration “to a virtual halt.” Additionally, it notes the creation of Trump Accounts, which provide each American child with a federal contribution of $1,000 into a tax-advantaged trust fund.

Other domestic accomplishments listed include increasing the defense budget by $156 billion, dissolving the US Agency for International Development as an independent entity, addressing what the column calls a military recruiting crisis, and using tariff threats to negotiate new trade deals with the European Union and several Asian nations.

Thiessen concludes that “love him or hate him, this is an objectively stunning string of accomplishments,” adding, “I can’t think of a president in my lifetime who has accomplished so much in such a short period of time.”

Trump returned to the White House after winning the 2024 election, beginning a second, non-consecutive term. His first term, from 2017 to 2021, was characterized by sharp political polarization, significant tax reforms, and a confrontational approach to trade and international alliances.

The early months of his second term have once again drawn close scrutiny both domestically and abroad. Analysts, supporters, and critics are closely watching how his policy moves are reshaping U.S. domestic priorities while redefining the country’s position on the global stage. According to Thiessen, Trump’s early achievements have set a highly ambitious tone for the remainder of his second term, demonstrating both bold foreign policy action and assertive domestic governance.

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