‘Big year ahead’: Donald Trump touts $10 trillion investment for Americans; White House hails 'worker-first' agenda

President Donald Trump marked Labor Day weekend by spotlighting what the White House described as “nearly $10 trillion” in new investments aimed at American workers, part of what officials are calling a “Golden Age of Prosperity.

” “President Trump believes that American workers are the heart and soul of our economy, which is why he’s championed an agenda that always puts them first — from signing the largest middle-class tax cuts in history to securing nearly $10 trillion in new investments to create high-paying jobs across our country,” White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers told Fox News.On Truth Social, Trump echoed that message, writing: “We are creating the greatest jobs economy the world has ever seen, and the best is yet to come.”Read more: 'Financial ruin' for US? What happens if Trump tariffs are struck down by court — Explained Meanwhile, the administration pointed to major corporate pledges as evidence of momentum. At an “Investing in America” event in April, NVIDIA promised $500 billion for chipmaking, Apple pledged $500 billion to expand factories, IBM committed $150 billion for AI research, and SoftBank announced a $700 billion infrastructure project. In total, Trump said more than $8 trillion has been pledged since the 2024 election.

Officials, quoted by Fox News, also highlighted job creation and workforce programs, citing half a million new jobs added in 2025, $84 million in new training grants, and more than 183,000 apprentices starting this year. Additional measures include a Labor Department push to lower health care costs through price transparency and $61 million in funding to support homeless and at-risk veterans. Fact-checkers noted that the White House’s $10 trillion figure combines previously announced projects with new pledges, and the administration itself described its list as “non-comprehensive.”

Still, aides positioned the announcement as part of Trump’s broader economic agenda built on tax cuts, deregulation, and reindustrialization. The economic message was accompanied by visuals of Trump spending the weekend with family at his Trump National Virginia golf course. Online, the rollout was briefly overshadowed by unfounded speculation about the president’s well-being, which trended on social media before his public appearance on Saturday quickly dispelled the rumors.