The following is an installment of Trump-Vance team accomplishments (each article is linked for further info):
1. Trump Ends Obama’s ‘War on Showers’ via Executive Order
President Trump previously ended Obama’s War on Lightbulbs. Now he has ended the Obama-Biden War on Showers.
The EO our president signed directs the Secretary of Energy to immediately rescind the overly complicated federal rule that redefined “showerhead” under Obama and Biden.
Twice in the last 12 years, those administrations put out massive regulations defining the word “showerhead.” The Obiden definition was a staggering 13,000 words. The Oxford English Dictionary, by contrast, defines “showerhead” in one short sentence.
President Trump is restoring sanity to at least one small part of the federal regulations, returning to the straightforward meaning of “showerhead” from the 1992 energy law, which sets a simple 2.5-gallons-per-minute standard for showers.
2. Trump’s White House to Ignore All Emails from Reporters That Include ‘Preferred Pronouns’
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has announced President Trump’s administration will no longer respond to inquiries from reporters who declare their “preferred pronouns” in emails.
Leavitt stated:
Trump’s White House will ignore this form of leftist virtue-signaling as part of their email signatures.
In response to an inquiry from a New York Times reporter, Leavitt wrote:
As a matter of policy, we do not respond to reporters with pronouns in their bios.
Leavitt also doubled down on the policy when The NYT requested a comment, having said via email:
Any reporter who chooses to put their preferred pronouns in their bio clearly does not care about biological reality or truth and therefore cannot be trusted to write an honest story.
3. Kennedy Center Sets New Attendance Record Under Trump as 76% of Visitors Make First-Time Visit
Visitors gathered along the riverwalk and crowded the 360-degree rooftop terrace for optimal viewing positions. The first 800 attendees received a special opportunity to participate directly in the show. Indeed, they launched individual fireworks through the artist’s custom AI interface.
The artistic display represented a departure from typical Kennedy Center programming. It instead offered a more accessible experience that attracted families and art enthusiasts from across the region. This was a refreshing change from the questionably appropriate, stuffy, elite programming that has dominated the venue for years.
When Trump appointed conservative leader Richard Grenell as president of the Kennedy Center, the predictable pearl-clutching began immediately, with critics hyperventilating about the administration’s supposed lack of appreciation for the arts.
However, attendance numbers have told a different story. With a focus on shifting away from politically-charged programming, the facility experienced tremendous success with a widely-attended fireworks show.
Roma Daravi, VP of PR for the Kennedy Center, celebrated the turnout in a statement to the Daily Caller.
It was wonderful to have so many new visitors at the Kennedy Center for Cai Guo-Qiang’s firework showcase.
We look forward to their return for more wonderful programming soon. Everyone is welcome here!
Most telling was the revelation that 76% of attendees had never before visited the Kennedy Center. This statistic suggests the shift away from politically-charged programming has actually expanded the venue’s appeal to everyday Americans who previously felt excluded from elite cultural spaces.
The Kennedy Center’s success under new leadership demonstrates a broader principle about cultural institutions in America. When freed from overtly political agendas, these venues can fulfill their true purpose. That is to provide enriching artistic experiences accessible to all Americans.
The EARTH to SPACE festival continues through April 20th. It is offering additional opportunities for public engagement. By providing free tickets on a first-come, first-served basis, the Kennedy Center has removed traditional barriers that often keep average Americans from participating in high culture.
4. Trump Scores Major Win As House Passes Budget Bill
The legislation will implement elements of Trump’s domestic policy agenda, which includes tax cuts and increased spending on defense, energy, and border security.
The budget blueprint was approved Thursday by a vote of 216 to 214. The vote is a victory for Trump and other Republican leaders who spent days convincing fiscal hawks within the Republican party to vote for the bill despite their frustration over the level of spending cuts included in the Senate version of the plan that passed on Saturday.
The Senate framework outlines only about $4 billion in spending cuts. The House version seeks at least $1.5 trillion.
Now that Republicans have passed identical versions of the framework in the House and Senate, they are able to unlock a special budget tool known as reconciliation—a complicated process that allows them to avoid a filibuster in Senate and pass a final version of the legislation with a 51-vote simple majority.
President Trump in a post on Truth Social praised the passing of the bill, saying it “sets the stage for one of the Greatest and Most Important Signings in the History of our Country,” and that “it will be the Largest Tax and Regulation Cuts ever even contemplated.”
Two Republicans voted against the bill; all communists/globalists opposed it.
5. New Inflation Numbers Are Here and There’s Reason to Celebrate
Today’s new Consumer Price Index reveals inflation fell to 2.4% in March, smashing expectations for the second straight month—and the first drop in consumer prices in several years.
The White House stated:
Under President Trump, America is back—but inflation is not.
President Trump is making good on his promise to deliver lower costs for Americans, with prices for everyday goods seeing across-the-board declines:
– Prescription drug prices saw the largest monthly decline on record,
– Prices for airfare, used vehicles, and car insurance all decreased, and
– Energy prices fell 2.4% in March, driven by plummeting gas prices across the country.
As President Trump pursues the largest tax cuts in history, an unprecedented deregulatory agenda, and a manufacturing boom, the American economy is poised to prosper like never before.
Meanwhile, the European Union came to the negotiating table Thursday morning less than 24 hours after Trump issued a 90-day tariff pause for cooperating countries.
We took note of the announcement by President Trump.
We want to give negotiations a chance.
While finalising the adoption of the EU countermeasures that saw strong support from our Member States, we will put them on hold for 90 days.
If negotiations are not satisfactory, our…
— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) April 10, 2025
6. Trump Admin EPA to Eliminate All Animal Testing
The White Coat Waste Project is a Washington watchdog group whose primary agenda is to identify and stop wasteful and unnecessary animal testing and experimentation by the federal government or federal contractors. That is a laudable goal; there are some things for which animal testing is still necessary—more on that later—but the things that WCW is identifying do not fit that mold.
In their latest coup, the group has been instrumental in reviving a Trump 45-era policy to end animal testing by the Environmental Protection Agency, and when you look at some of the testing that was being done, you can see why this was necessary:
– In 2023, WCW exposed the [Obiden] EPA quietly canceled Trump’s plan to phase out testing on dogs and other mammals by 2035 and retire rabbits from its labs,
– Now, Trump’s EPA states, “Administrator Zeldin is wholly committed to getting the agency back on track to eliminating animal testing,”
– WCW uncovered how the [Obiden] EPA wasted tax dollars on animal tests for “environmental justice” and forced animals to inhale simulated wildfire smoke and emissions from rifles and handguns. It also killed rabbits that WCW offered to re-home, and
– WCW has been urging the Trump Administration to reinstate the EPA animal testing phaseout plan.
There are some instances in which animal testing is difficult or impossible to replace, such as in the development of new pharmaceuticals and treatments. From a biological standpoint, it is difficult to assess any possible systemic effect a chemical compound or treatment might have unless you test it in a biological system—an animal. But the work the EPA was doing here is not necessary, it is inflicting suffering on these animals, and America cannot afford it.
