Trump Shares Video Marking Six Months of His Second Term

Trump posts a campaign-style video touting executive orders, border numbers and stock-market highs during the first half of his second term.

First Published: September 18, 2026, 3:11 PM ET

WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump shared a video on Truth Social celebrating what the clip calls six months of his second term in the White House.

The video introduces him as “the 45th and the 47th President of the United States of America” and narrates claims about executive orders, border enforcement and economic performance. It asserts that border crossings have dropped so far that federal agents outnumber illegal crossers, that the Nasdaq and S&P both hit all-time highs, and that retail sales and tariff revenue climbed. The narration ties the stretch to the signing of what it calls the “one big beautiful bill” on July 4th, closing with the line, “Buckle up. You’re watching history.”

Here is the full post on truthsocial: “Truth Social post containing one video. President Trump marking 6 months in the White House. It is my honor to introduce to you the 45th and the 47th President of the United States of America, Trump. Trump immediately getting to work with a remarkable show of the use of executive power. This is we’ve never seen anything like this. There’s a 20,000 people cheering for every executive order signed. President Trump comes in and he immediately begins taking action to fix each and every one of these fires that the Democrats started. He’s delivering on the agenda. This ultimately is promises made, promises kept by the President. This is a message to the rest of the world. The days of ripping off America and Americans are officially over. The Trump archives are a series of near impossible feats. We have the safest, most secure borders in the history of this nation. Border crossings have dropped so much that federal agents now outnumber illegal crossers. He had a mandate and he’s delivering on it. The American economy is better for it. Nasdaq and S&P both hitting all-time highs. President Trump is racking up one win after another. Retail sales are up and record tariff revenue. The USA is on a roll, culminating in the signing of the one big beautiful bill on July 4th. A bill for and by the people. Thanks to this bill, Trump could resign tomorrow and still point to an enduring legacy. And he’s full steam ahead for America. This movement that President Trump has started is only getting bigger. It has more energy, more enthusiasm. What he’s going to do is show up and work hard and deliver every day for the American people. Buckle up. You’re watching history.” on September 18, 2026 at 2:48 PM ET.

This is Trump’s 20th message released today, and the last post was 12 minutes ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 96 of his 581 posts over the last 30 days classified as image-only posts.

The video presents its claims about crossings, markets and tariff revenue as achievements of the administration. The narration in the post frames those figures as promotional claims, not independently verified results.