Donald Trump was the very first presidential candidate to sign Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee’s (CWALAC) Presidential Promise to American Women. This week, we’re celebrating 100 days of now-President Trump fulfilling that promise.
One of the most iconic images from the past few months happened on February 5, when President Trump, surrounded by dozens young female athletes, signed an executive order (EO) banning men from women’s sports and upholding the original intent of Title IX. But the past 100 days have been filled with actions that affirm biological reality. Another EO, titled “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government,” established that there are only two sexes. It ensured that only “sex” will be used in federal policy rather than the more nebulous “gender.” It also ended any federal funding for gender ideology. As a result, official government documents, such as passports, now reflect the basic truth that there are only men and women. Federal prisons must now be separated based on sex, protecting female inmates from sharing their spaces with men.
The White House has also moved to end the most radical form of gender ideology – child mutilation. Another EO declared that any hospitals or agencies that receive federal dollars cannot engage in so-called transition procedures for minors. Shortly after this announcement, the Children’s Hospital in L.A. stopped prescribing puberty blockers to minors. Many others have since followed suit in order to keep their funding. This means that Medicaid, Tricare, and other federal benefits can no longer be used for trans-related procedures for children.
President Trump has also worked to protect children while they’re still in the womb. Before he even signed his first EO, the Biden-era website designed to point vulnerable mothers to Planned Parenthood locations, reproductiverights.org, went dark. Concerned Women for America has long argued that the government should be in the business of promoting life and organizations dedicated to that cause, not helping the obscenely well-funded abortion industry. This was a major day one victory.
It was followed by a number of other significant wins for the sanctity of life. One of his EOs enforces the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits the use of federal dollars to fund or promote abortion. The immediate effect of this EO was the end of Medicaid-funded abortions, federal funding of fetal tissue research, and the Department of Defense policy that covered travel expenses for service members seeking abortions. He also reimplemented the Mexico City policy which targets funding of abortion overseas. And in a joyous White House scene shortly before the March for Life, the President issued pardons to each of the peaceful protestors who had been unjustly arrested and jailed for their prolife activism.
While America’s education system has been struggling for decades, the COVID era exposed just how broken it has become. Like many presidents before him, on the campaign trail, Trump promised to dismantle the Department of Education. But unlike his predecessors, he has spent the past 100 days actually doing just that. One particular EO explicitly directs the federal government to shift the majority of education decisions back to the states. Another directs several executive agencies to encourage school choice wherever possible. The White House has also cut off funding from any K-12 schools that push critical race theory or radical gender ideology.
However, higher education is just as out of control as the K-12 schools, particularly on the issue of antisemitism. Many of the nation’s most elite institutions have been embroiled in anti-Jewish protests since October 7th, making these campuses feel unsafe for Jewish students and their allies. This is yet another area that Trump has taken on boldly by revoking the student visas of those who instigate pro-terrorist sentiments and prohibiting colleges such as Columbia and Harvard who allow antisemitism to flourish on their campuses from receiving federal funds.
Not only do Jews now have a friend in the White House, but Americans of all faiths have greater freedom to worship and live out their beliefs under this administration. The White House has a new faith office, located just a few doors down from the Oval Office, that acts as a liaison between the various religious communities and the President. Trump also signed an EO to end the weaponization of the federal government against Christians.
As for national sovereignty, America is once again enforcing its borders. Trump’s declaration of a national emergency and the resumption of constructing the border wall aligns with CWA’s prioritization of national security, ensuring that the nation is a safer place for all American families than it was 100 days ago.
Personnel is policy, as the saying goes, and President Trump has appointed leaders who share his agenda and champion the values about which CWA cares deeply. Take for example Marco Rubio, who was the most pro-life member of the Senate while still a member of that body. Immediately after being confirmed as Secretary of State, he ended the practice of flying the various LGBT flags over American outposts overseas and affirmed the department’s commitment championing American interests and values overseas, rather than abortion and gender ideology.
Another is Attorney General Pam Bondi, a stalwart Christian, dedicated to prosecuting criminals and protecting innocent Americans. Her Department of Justice issued a memo stating that the FACE Act, the law used to imprison prolife activists, will no longer be used for that purpose. The new Ambassador to Israel, Gov. Mike Huckabee, is a longtime advocate for the Israeli-American relationship and friend to CWA.
Yet all of this is just a small sampling of what President Trump has accomplished for America’s women in 100 days. We thank the President for upholding the promise that he made on the campaign trail all those months ago, and we look forward to continuing to work with him and his administration to strengthen families, protect life, and stand for the truth.