Washington, January 3 (NationPress) A leading American publication has highlighted what it calls the “20 most significant actions” taken by President Donald Trump in 2025. The piece argues that the impact of his decisions during the initial phase of his second term surpasses a typical year-end review.

In a column for The Washington Post, author Marc A. Thiessen asserts that Trump has achieved “such a significant start to his second term” that “my usual list of 10 could not adequately reflect the extent of his accomplishments.”

At the forefront of the list, the writer claims that Trump “decimated the Iranian nuclear program,” emphasizing that “only Trump took bold steps to stop it,” and describing the initiation of “Operation Midnight Hammer” as “the most critical and brave foreign policy choice any president has made in the last fifty years.”

Another noteworthy foreign policy achievement mentioned in the column is that Trump “established one of the most remarkable peacemaking records in U.S. history.”

According to the article, he made strides toward peace in areas including “India and Pakistan,” the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, Cambodia and Thailand, and Armenia and Azerbaijan, while also playing a role in concluding the Israel-Iran conflict and negotiating a resolution to the Israel-Hamas situation.

On the subject of security alliances, the column highlights that Trump “pressured NATO allies to fulfill and enhance their defense spending commitments,” pointing out that allies are poised to allocate 2 percent of GDP to defense this year, with plans to increase that to 5 percent by 2035. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is quoted saying that this was “something NO American president has managed in decades.”

Domestically, the author attributes to Trump the achievement of bringing illegal immigration “to nearly a standstill,” noting that border encounters are at “historically low levels,” and the establishment of “Trump Accounts” which provide every American child with a trust fund, with the government contributing $1,000 into a tax-advantaged account for each qualified child.

Other notable accomplishments include increasing the defense budget by $156 billion, dissolving the U.S. Agency for International Development as an autonomous entity, addressing what the column refers to as a military recruitment crisis, and employing tariff threats to negotiate new trade agreements with the European Union and various Asian nations.

The article concludes by stating that “regardless of personal opinions, this is an objectively remarkable series of achievements,” adding, “I can’t recall a president in my lifetime who has achieved so much in such a short timeframe.”

Trump returned to the White House after winning the 2024 election, marking a second, non-consecutive term. His previous presidency, spanning from 2017 to 2021, was characterized by significant political division, extensive tax reductions, and a confrontational stance on trade and alliances.

The early stages of this second term have once again attracted intense scrutiny, both in Washington and globally, as supporters and opponents closely monitor how his policy decisions are reshaping domestic priorities and the country's role on the worldwide stage.