By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo
“Today is the USA is the ‘hottest’ and most respected country anywhere in the world,” said U.S. President Trump in the Truth Social post celebrating 6 months of his second term on July 20, 2025.
He said, “One year ago our country was dead, with almost no hope of revival. Six months is not a long time to have totally revived a major country. However, we got a lot of good and great things done, including ending numerous wars of countries not related to us other than through trade and/or, in certain cases, friendship.”
U.S. President Trump said, “Today is that sixth month anniversary of my second term. Importantly, it's being hailed as one of the most consequential periods of any President.”
Trump's second term has come with a series of challenges both at home and abroad, though he has seen some successes with the passage of the "big, beautiful bill" and the Supreme Court ruling in his favor in several significant cases, AXIOS reported on July 20.
Trump's administration has negotiated three ceasefire deals between six countries since he took office in January, but efforts to generate an agreement between Russia and Ukraine, as well as Israel and Hamas haven't materialized.
During his 2024 campaign, Trump repeatedly said he would end the Russia-Ukraine war within 24 hours if he returned to the White House.
In a separate Truth Social post, Trump touted his approval ratings, claiming that his numbers among Republicans have gone as high as 95% in "various polls."
It's unclear which polls the president was referring. According to Gallup, Trump's June approval rating was 40% among voters across both parties, down from 47% when he took office in January.
When broken down by party, 86% of Republicans approved of Trump's job as president in June. 36% of Independents and 1% of Democrats agreed.
A CBS News/You Gov poll published Sunday showed similar numbers. Overall, the president had a 42% approval rating, with 89% of GOP, 32% of Independents and 5% of Democrats giving their approval.
Trump said in his post that his numbers had been boosted by "Radical Left Democrats" exposing the "Jeffrey Epstein hoax."
No polling conducted since he ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi to release grand jury transcripts related to Epstein has yet been made public.
"People like Strong Borders, and all of the many other things I have done. God bless Ameria!," Trump added in his post.
Meanwhile, the USA Today newspaper has described his second term as being "mired in controversial politics and policies." It also said Americans were "on a rollercoaster of economic and social ups and downs."
Trump has signed 171 executive orders, already exceeding the 162 executive orders that former President Joe Biden signed in his four years in office.
Trump's America First policy has included tariff and trade negotiations with both friendly and adversarial nations as he seeks to reduce his country's trade deficits.
