President-elect Donald Trump’s first term was spent securing the border, engaging in foreign policy, creating American jobs and more

President-elect Trump secured a second term in office after defeating Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.

Trump served his first term after winning the 2016 presidential election over Democratic opponent and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Trump is four years removed from the White House after he lost his bid for re-election to Joe Biden in 2020.

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Trump kicked off a third campaign for the presidency in 2022 after announcing his re-election bid shortly after the midterms.

Trump ran on similar issues he focused on in his first term, with a secure border and the economy both heavy talking points during his 2024 campaign.

Although Trump has promised the American people to continue building on policies and issues that began in his first term, he has also said that things will be different this time.

A big difference for Trump as he enters his second term is his many political connections. Trump, a businessman, lacked political experts from his Rolodex during his first term as president.

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“I didn’t know anybody (in his first term). I wasn’t a Washington person. I was rarely there,” Trump told “Hannity” in October. “I know everybody (now). I know the good, the strong, the weak, the stupid. I know — I know everybody. And we want to make this country great again, and we have to save our country.”

Heading into Trump’s first days as president, high on the agenda will be securing the border, fixing the immigration system and improving the economy.

Among the highlights of Trump’s first presidency were trade policies, the appointment of federal judges, increased military and protections for veterans, border and immigration controls, and criminal justice reform.

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In addition, Trump’s economic and foreign policies, energy independence and his response to the opioid crisis are woven into his success.

During Trump’s first term, he signed trade policies with tariffs on foreign aluminum and steel and led negotiations for trade deals with Mexico, Canada, China, Japan and South Korea, according to WhiteHouse.gov.

Over 240 federal judges were nominated and confirmed during his presidency, according to NationalArchives.gov. He also appointed Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.

Trump’s commitment to a strong military and support for veterans was also paramount in his first term.

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During Trump’s first term, a lot of money was invested in defense, including a $1.3 trillion bill, according to the US Department of Defense website. The Trump administration also established the Space Force, which was the first new branch of the armed forces created since 1947.

Support for veterans came from the Trump administration through measures such as the VA Mission Act and the signing of the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Education Assistance Act, nicknamed the “Forever GI Bill,” in 2017, which brought updates to Veteran Affairs education benefits, according to an online toolkit included on the Veterans Benefits Administration website.

During Trump’s first term, efforts to secure the border began, including the construction of over 400 miles of wall along the U.S.-Mexico border and ending catch-and-release, according to NationalArchives.gov.

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Securing the border is an issue that Trump ran on during his re-election campaign.

“We’re going to fix our borders,” Trump said Wednesday after his victory. “We have to fix everything about our country and we made history for a reason tonight.”

On criminal justice reform, Trump signed the First Step Act into law in an effort to “improve criminal justice outcomes,” according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons website. He also launched the Ready to Work initiative to help connect employers and former prisoners, according to NationalArchives.gov.

Concern about the state of the economy was an issue many Americans shared before voting during the election.

An example of Trump’s economic policies was his signing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act while in office, the largest tax reform package in history, according to NationalArchives.gov.

Trump also signed an agricultural biotechnology executive order in his first term, according to the US State Department website, helping to bring new technology to the agricultural industry across the country.

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During Trump’s first term, he moved the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and also attended a summit with Kim Jong Un in 2018, marking the first time a sitting president met with a North Korean leader, according to WhiteHouse.gov.

Trump also removed the US from the Iran nuclear deal.

Trump’s first term also included the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate accord in 2017. Trump also made improvements to the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines, according to NationalArchives.gov.

Trump declared the opioid crisis a national public health emergency. In 2018, the Department of Justice announced a $320 million investment to combat the crisis.

“President Trump has made ending the opioid crisis a priority for this administration, and under his leadership, the Justice Department has taken historic action,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a 2018 press release on the U.S. Justice Department’s website. “Today, we’re announcing our next step: investing $320 million in all three parts of the President’s comprehensive plan to end the epidemic: prevention, treatment, and enforcement. We’re attacking this crisis from every angle—and we won’t stop until we bring it to an end.”

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Many of the issues Trump focused on in his first term will be priorities in his second term, including the health of the American people.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has led the charge on this issue after endorsing Trump for president and joining his campaign.

Kennedy has also indicated that Trump plans to give him “control” of “public health agencies, which are HHS and its agencies, CDC, FDA, NIH and a few others,” Fox News Digital previously reported.