McRae: Trump’s First 100 Days

By Treasurer David McRae

President Trump recently celebrated his 100th day in office. In three short months, President Trump has arguably delivered more than any executive in American history. He’s secured the border, broken through the federal bureaucracy, and demanded that the globe respect America once again.

To accomplish this, he had to sign more than 140 executive orders, a feat no other president has accomplished. Many of these orders have worked to revive America from the harms of Biden’s inflationary policies. He’s unleashed American energy, fought for American jobs, and put America first. Perhaps most relevant to the Mississippi Treasury, he’s worked to secure your financial future.

For years, I have fought against harmful ESG and DEI policies that threaten hardworking Mississippians’ dollars. Under the Biden administration, this was an uphill battle, but the outlook is much brighter under President Trump’s watchful eye.

This February, I signed a letter alongside 22 other state financial officers urging the SEC and Labor Department to give clear guidance to ensure investment decisions protect financial interests not political agendas. They did so, and I applaud them for that.

Additionally, this March I signed a letter with more than a dozen other state financial officers highlighting debanking, eventually going to the White House to discuss ways to limit this anti-American practice.

President Trump, whose family has been a victim of debanking, is actively working to reverse the disastrous guidance that allowed for this to occur in the first place, and I will do all I can to support him in this mission. Simply put: Americans should not be blacklisted for having conservative values.

While ESG and debanking may not affect every American right now, the national debt does. Today, the U.S. is $36.21 trillion in debt. It’s time to cut the size and scope of government – and no one (I repeat, no one) has tackled the federal bureaucracy like President Trump and his DOGE team.

During his first 100 days, President Trump has kept up a pace of about $1.6 billion of savings per day – and he promises that bigger cuts are still on the horizon. This is the scale-back many have been clamoring for.

Under President Trump, our state continues to thrive. Our GDP is growing, our job market is growing, our investments are growing. Mississippi – and America – are heading in the right direction.

Over the next 100 days, I will continue to fight alongside President Trump to deliver real change for America, fighting woke-ism, eliminating unfair financial practices, and working to propel our economy forward. As I do, I ask that you continue to keep President Trump, administration officials, and all those serving the public in your prayers. May wisdom continue to guide the decisions of leader’s and may God’s grace and mercy flow down on our nation.

Mississippi Treasurer David McRae is the 55th Treasurer for the State of Mississippi. In this role, he helps manage the state’s cash flow, oversees College and Career Savings Mississippi, and has returned more than $100 million in unclaimed money to Mississippians. For more information, visit Treasury.MS.gov.