White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt joins “Fox & Friends” to preview President Trump’s upcoming infrastructure announcement.
President Donald Trump plans to announce a “massive” new infrastructure initiative on his first full day in office, the White House said Tuesday.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt teased the announcement during an interview on “FOX & Friends” Tuesday morning. She said Trump would hold an event at 4 p.m. to detail the initiative.
Leavitt confirmed that the initiative does not address the California wildfires, since Trump has already signed executive orders relating to that crisis.
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Vice President JD Vance and President Donald Trump greet the crowd following Trump’s inauguration as the 47th president takes place inside the rotunda of the United States Capitol in Washington, DC, January 20, 2025 . (KENNY HOLSTON/THE NEW YORK TIMES/AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)
As a candidate in 2016, Trump promised to push a $1 trillion infrastructure bill through Congress. He raised the subject often as president during his first term from 2017 to 2021, but it came to nothing.
His Democratic successor, Joe Biden, signed a $1 trillion 2021 infrastructure bill with Republican and Democratic lawmakers to fund thousands of road and bridge rebuilding projects and fund new resilience initiatives climate and broadband.
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Former President Joe Biden speaks at the National Association of Counties legislative conference in Washington, DC, February 12, 2024. (Chris Kleponis/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)
The second Trump administration and the new Congress will have the opportunity to put their stamp on the infrastructure law passed by Biden. Agency officials will be able to award the remaining tens of billions of dollars in competitive grants, the Brookings Institution said in a blog post in November.
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Meanwhile, Trump has signed dozens of executive orders since he was sworn in on Monday, advancing his administration’s goals on issues ranging from illegal immigration to withdrawing from the World Health Organization.
President Donald Trump participates in a signing ceremony following his inauguration January 20, 2025, in the President’s Room of the United States Capitol in Washington, DC. (Melina Mara-Pool/Getty Images / Getty Images)
“Today I am going to sign a series of historic decrees. With these actions, we will begin the complete restoration of America and the revolution of common sense,” the country’s 47th president promised during his inauguration speech Monday at the United States Capitol.
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Fox News Digital’s Paul Steinhauser and Reuters contributed to this report
