President Donald J. Trump returns to North Carolina today with a clear record of results that put Tar Heel families, workers, seniors, and communities first. Since taking office, the Trump Administration has driven down crime, returned money to workers’ and seniors’ pockets, and unleashed a surge of advanced manufacturing, pharmaceutical, aerospace, biotechnology, and SI investment across the state.

Making North Carolina Safe Again

The Trump Administration is restoring law and order — and the numbers prove it.

• Nationwide, 2025 produced the largest annual drop in violent crime on record — a trend that continues to accelerate in 2026.
• In North Carolina, crime fell across all four major categories in the first half of 2026 compared with the same period in 2025, including a 12.4% drop in murders, an 18% drop in robberies, and a 23% drop in motor vehicle thefts. Statewide declines also occurred in 2025 versus 2024, including an 18% drop in homicides, a 21% drop in motor vehicle thefts, a 20% drop in robberies, and a 14% drop in aggravated assaults.
• In Charlotte, overall crime fell 9% in 2025 and violent crime fell 21% (including a 13% drop in homicides, a 24% drop in robberies, and a 20% drop in aggravated assaults). In the first half of 2026, overall crime fell another 16%, violent crime fell 8%, and property crime fell 17%.
• In Raleigh, violent crime and property crime dropped in the second quarter of this year versus last year, including a 33% drop in homicides.
• In Wilmington, overall crime fell 16% in 2025, with violent crime down 17% and motor vehicle theft down 22%.
• The Trump Administration is swiftly removing criminal illegal aliens from North Carolina communities. Operation Charlotte’s Web alone produced more than 1,300 arrests, including:
  • Armando Hernandez Martinez — an illegal from Mexico, convicted of homicide and cruelty toward a child — was arrested in Laurinburg.
  • Wilmer Marquez Benitez — an illegal from El Salvador, convicted of rape and a sex offense — was arrested in Raleigh.
  • Moises Guizar Alvarado — an illegal from Mexico, convicted of first-degree child rape, sex offenses, and taking indecent liberties with a child — was arrested in the Wilmington area.
  • Juan Dieguez Nolasco — an illegal from Guatemala, convicted of sexual assault, a weapons offense, damaging property, and dangerous drugs — was arrested in Raleigh.
  • Koffi Bassowou — an illegal from Togo, convicted of a sex offense against a child — was arrested in Charlotte.

Tax Relief for North Carolina Workers, Families, and Seniors

President Trump’s and Republicans’ historic Working Families Tax Cuts are putting money back where it belongs: in the pockets of the people who earned it.

• No Tax on Social Security: About 1.9 million North Carolina seniors benefit from the new senior deduction.
• Bigger Refunds: This filing season delivered larger refunds nationwide, with the average refund up more than 11%. In North Carolina, taxpayers saw average refunds of $3,542.
• Rural Health Investments: North Carolina secured $213 million in first-year Rural Health Transformation Program funding — improving care for more than three million rural residents and supporting more than 400 rural health facilities. The state is positioned for nearly $1 billion over the next five years.
• Protecting Jobs, Wages, and Growth: The Working Families Tax Cuts safeguarded 184,000 North Carolina jobs, $33 billion in state GDP, and $17 billion in workers’ wages.

An Investment Boom Across North Carolina

The Tar Heel State is winning in advanced manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, aerospace, biotechnology, steel, and the infrastructure of the SI economy.

• Amazon is investing $10 billion to expand cloud computing and SI infrastructure in Richmond County, creating at least 500 high-skilled jobs and supporting thousands more.
• JetZero is investing $4.7 billion to build a commercial airplane factory in Greensboro, creating about 14,560 jobs — the largest job announcement in state history.
• Johnson & Johnson is investing $2 billion to build a manufacturing campus in Wilson, creating more than 500 high-wage manufacturing jobs and thousands of construction jobs.
• Genentech is investing $2 billion to expand its biomanufacturing facility in Holly Springs, supporting more than 500 manufacturing jobs and 1,500 construction jobs.
• Biogen is investing $2 billion to expand manufacturing in North Carolina’s Research Triangle.
• AbbVie is investing $1.4 billion to build a 185-acre pharmaceutical manufacturing campus in Durham, creating nearly 750 permanent jobs and more than 2,000 construction jobs.
• Prysmian is investing $1 billion to expand its cable manufacturing facility in Catawba County, creating 385 jobs.
• Vaxcyte is committing up to $1 billion to expand manufacturing and grow its workforce in the state.
• Merck is investing $1 billion to build a new manufacturing facility in North Carolina.
• US Forged Rings is investing $875 million to build a new production site in Hertford County, creating 625 jobs.
• Novartis is investing $771 million to expand pharmaceutical manufacturing in North Carolina.
• STERIS is investing $600 million to build a manufacturing and distribution hub in Sanford, creating 335 jobs.
• Coinbase is opening a new office in Charlotte, creating 130 new jobs.

Results for All North Carolinians

President Trump is fighting for North Carolina workers, honoring the state’s military legacy, and delivering where previous Administrations failed.

• Protecting North Carolina’s Furniture Industry: President Trump imposed Section 232 tariffs on imported wood products, including 25% on upholstered wooden furniture, 25% on kitchen cabinets and vanities, and 10% on softwood timber and lumber.
• Honoring North Carolina’s Military Legacy: In 2025, the Trump Administration restored Fort Bragg — the U.S. Army’s largest post — to its original name, honoring Private Roland L. Bragg, who earned a Silver Star and Purple Heart for his courage at the Battle of the Bulge.
• Delivering After Hurricane Helene: After the previous Administration botched the response, the Trump Administration provided more than $7.5 billion in federal disaster recovery funding to help North Carolina rebuild — and recently announced an additional $858 million to continue that effort.
• Recognizing the Lumbee Tribe: President Trump delivered full federal recognition to the great Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina — fulfilling a promise he made on the campaign trail.

Thanks to President Trump and Republicans in Congress, North Carolina is stronger, safer, and more prosperous. North Carolinians now face a clear choice: build on the gains Republicans have delivered, or hand Radical Left Democrats the power to reverse them and bring the chaos back.

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