White House press secretary Carolyn Leavitt joins Fox & Friends to preview Trump's upcoming infrastructure announcement.
the president Donald Trump The White House announced Tuesday that it plans to announce a “massive” new infrastructure initiative on its first full day in office.
White House press secretary Carolyn Leavitt teased the announcement in an interview with “FOX & Friends” on Tuesday morning. He said Trump will hold an event detailing the initiative at 4 p.m.
Leavitt confirmed that the initiative is not related to the California wildfires, as Trump has already signed executive orders related to that crisis.
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As a candidate in 2016, Trump promised to push a $1 trillion infrastructure bill through Congress. As president, he often talked about this issue during his first term from 2017 to 2021, but it did not come to fruition.
His Democratic successor, joe biden Signed a $1 trillion infrastructure bill in 2021 with Republican and Democratic lawmakers to fund thousands of projects to rebuild roads and bridges and new climate resilience and broadband initiatives.
President Donald J. Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance officially took the oath of office
Former President Joe Biden speaks at the National Association of Counties Legislative Conference in Washington, DC on February 12, 2024. (Chris Kelponis/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Trump's second administration and the new Congress will have opportunities to put their stamp on Biden's approved infrastructure law. Agency officials will be able Tens of billions of dollars in prize money The Brookings Institution said in a blog post in November that grants remain competitive.
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Meanwhile, since being sworn in on Monday, Trump has signed dozens of executive orders advancing his administration's goals on issues ranging from illegal immigration to withdrawing from the World Health Organization.
President Donald Trump attends a signing ceremony after his inauguration on January 20, 2025 in the Presidential Chambers at the United States Capitol in Washington, DC. (Melina Mara-Pool/Getty Images/Getty Images)
“Today I have a series of Historical executive orders The 47th president of the country promised in his inauguration speech at the US Congress building on Monday that with these measures, we will start the complete reconstruction of America and the revolution of common sense.
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Fox News Digital's Paul Steinhauser and Reuters contributed to this report