Trump marks 200 days in power during the 29th week

President Donald Trump crowned his 29th week in the Oval Office, which included the celebration of his 200th day as 47th president, ending renovations to the Rose garden of the White House and a global emphasis on the American economy and international diplomacy which took place at a rate of rupture layer this week.

“In just 200 days, President Trump made America the hottest country in the world,” said White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers, Fox News Digital, reflecting on Thursday on Trump’s 200th day. “As part of the failed leadership of Joe Biden, families and businesses spread, and America had died – but President Trump quickly restored American grandeur. The historic trade agreements and the peace agreements he obtained on behalf of the American people made the President Trump as successful as the first.”

The first 100 days of a new administration were generally considered a symbolic reference to measure the first successes of a president. A White House official told Fox Digital that Trump’s success was observed not only in the first 100 days, but also within the period between the 100th day and August 7 – the 200th day.

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Economy and prices

The 29th week of Trump in power included a global and continuous emphasis on commercial investments of new businesses in the United States and new prices on foreign nations while the administration seeks to bring parity to the historic trade deficit of the United States with other nations. The White House has teased that Trump would make a major announcement on Wednesday, which finally revealed that Apple had increased its US investment commitment from $ 600 billion to $ 600 billion.

“Today, Apple announces that it will invest $ 600 billion – it is with a B – in the United States in the next four years. It is $ 100 billion more than they would originally invest. And it is the biggest investment that Apple has ever made in America and anywhere else,” said the Ovoal office on Wednesday, where he was joined by Apple Tim Cook CEO.

Trump’s announcement on the agreement was a facet of the accent put this week on the American economy. The President signed a pair of decrees on Thursday allowing Americans to invest their 401 (K) retirement plans in cryptocurrency, in investment and real estate, as well as another EO which strives to guarantee that banks do not deny or restrict services based on political convictions, religious beliefs or legal commercial activities “, according to the CA.

Trump launched the week by announcing that it would increase the prices of India during the continuous purchase of Russian oil by the country, with goods from India faced at a rate of 50%. The price hikes followed months from the United States and India organizing commercial negotiations which seemed to be almost solidified in July, but fell into pieces in August.

“Remember, while India is our friend, we have done relatively little with them because their The prices are far too high, Among the highest in the world, and they have the most intense and unpleasant non -monetary barriers in any country, “Trump wrote on social networks on Wednesday.

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“In addition, they have always bought a large majority of their military equipment from Russia, and are the biggest energy buyer in Russia, as well as China, at a time when everyone wants Russia to stop murder in Ukraine – everything that is not good! India will therefore be paid for a 25%price, more a penalty for what precedes, from August. “He continued.

Trump’s pricing plans are intended to increase the quantity of products built in the United States and American companies, and the president said that he would also impose a 100% rate of imports of semiconductors and chips. Companies “built in the United States”, however, will be exempt from prices, he said.

“100% price on all the chips and semiconductors that arrive in the United States, but if you have committed to building, or if you are building, as many are, there is no price,” he said on Wednesday.

President Trump announced that he would meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, August 15. (Reuters)

International diplomacy

Trump ended the work week by organizing a trilateral meeting with the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to sign a peace agreement after the two nations have fought since the 1980s for a territorial conflict.

The White House said on Friday that the two nations had agreed to build a road connecting Azerbaijan and an autonomous enclave currently separated by an Armenian territory. The road will be called “Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity”, according to the White House.

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“The roadmap they will accept to build a cooperative future that benefits the two countries, to their Southern Caucasus region and beyond,” the White House spokesman Anna Kelly said on Friday on the peace agreement.

The peace agreement arises while Trump continues to work to conclude a cease-fire agreement between Russia and Ukraine while the war that broke out in 2022 continues to rage between nations. Armenia and Azerbaijan are both of former constituent republics of the Soviet Union.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (Vyacheslav prokofyev / Sputnik / Kremlin Pool Photo / Efrem Lukatsky / AP)

Trump said earlier this week that he was open to meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin, who would mark the first meeting of the pair since Trump was sworn this year.

“As President Trump said yesterday, the Russians expressed their desire to meet President Trump, and the president is open to this meeting. President Trump would like to meet President Putin and President Zelensky, because he wants this brutal war to end. The White House is working in details of these potential meetings, and details will be provided on Thursday.

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Trump confirmed on Friday that he would meet Putin on August 15 in Alaska.

“The long-awaited meeting between myself, as president of the United States of America, and President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, will take place on Friday August 15, 2025, in the great state of Alaska. More details to follow. Thank you for your attention to this question!” He posted on Truth Social Friday.

Trump signals the roof of the west wing of the White House while he was touring on August 5, 2025 in Washington, DC (Win McNamee / Getty images)

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Trump announced in March that he planned to renovate the historic garden with pavers, explaining that the grass “does not work” and citing how the soft terrain was difficult for some visitors to navigate.

“We get excellent reviews on Rose Garden, and we had to do so,” Trump told journalists on Sunday update.

The area was officially paved with a shiny white patio offering the emblem of the White House on its perimeter.

“When we had a press conference, you poured into the mud. It was grass, and it was very humid, always wet and wet and wet, and if it was raining, it would take three, four, five days to dry, and we could not really use it for the purposes,” he added.

Trump appears on the roof of the White House in the middle of the talks of historical renovations

Tables and chairs in the White House Roserbe in Washington, DC, Friday August 8, 2025. Trump ordered updates to Rose Garden in March. (Getty Images)

“It is a beautiful white stone, and it is a stone that is the same color as the White House itself,” said Trump. “And because it’s very white, it will reflect the heat, and it will not be very hot. Yes, we have excellent reviews on the Rose Garden.”

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On Tuesday, the president made a surprise appearance on the roof of the White House, examining the area from the roof of the west wing and the press room. Journalists on the ground gathered near the president while shouting questions.

The appearance occurs only a few days after Trump announced that he and private donors finance an estimated cost of $ 200 million in a new ballroom in the White House.

Diana Stancy of Fox News Digital, Caitlin McFall and Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.