Today, President Donald J.
Trump returns to South Carolina to celebrate the powerful results of America First leadership. Under President Trump and Republicans, South Carolina is thriving: the largest tax cuts for working families in a generation, the most secure border in history, plunging crime rates, unleashed American energy, and a surge of private investment creating jobs and opportunity across the Palmetto State.
President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts put real money back into the pocket of South Carolina workers, families, and seniors.
No Tax on Overtime:One in four South Carolina workers no longer pay federal income taxes on qualifying overtime pay.
No Tax on Social Security: Approximately one million South Carolina seniorsbenefitfrom the new senior deduction.
Bigger Refunds:South Carolina taxpayers saw average tax refunds reach$3,476.
Rural Health Investments:South Carolinasecuredmore than $200 million in first-year funding through the Rural Health Transformation Program.
Protecting South Carolina’s Economy:The Working Families Tax Cutssafeguarded86,000 South Carolina jobs, $15 billion in state GDP, and $8 billion in workers’ wages.
President Trump’s law-and-order agenda is delivering safer streets across South Carolina as violent crime falls sharply.
Statewide homicidesdroppedmore than 18% in 2025 — and fell another 21% in the first half of 2026 compared to the same period the prior year.
Statewide aggravated assaultsfellover 12% in 2025 and 18% in the first half of 2026.
Statewide rapesdeclinedover 12% in 2025 and 23% in the first half of 2026.
Statewide robberiesdroppedover 21% in 2025 and 24% in the first half of 2026.
In Charleston, overall crimeplunged36% in 2025, with homicides, aggravated assaults, robberies, and sex offenses all wellbelowthe five-year average.
President Trump’s America First economic agenda — tax cuts, energy dominance, secure borders, and pro-growth policies — has ignited a private investment surge in South Carolina.
Eatonannounceda $340 million investment to expand U.S. production of critical transformers in Jonesville.
NorthMark Strategiesannounceda $2.8 billion investment to build a state-of-the-art high-performance computing center in Spartanburg.
TS Conductorannounceda $134 million investment to open an advanced manufacturing facility in Hardeeville.
Rolls-Royceannounceda $75 million investment to expand its manufacturing facility in Aiken.
Century Aluminumannounceda $50 million investment to restore its Berkeley County plant to full production for the first time in a decade.
Scout Motorsannounceda $300 million investment to build a Supplier Park at its Blythewood Production Center.
Coastal Precast Systemsannounceda $9 million investment to establish operations in Laurens County.
Georg Utz, Inc.announceda $40 million investment to build its first South Carolina manufacturing facility in Sumter County.
Ferrara Candy Companyannounceda $675 million investment to establish its first South Carolina operation in Orangeburg County.
Red Metalsannounceda $70 million investment to launch its first copper manufacturing operation in Charleston County.
AmbioPharmannounceda nearly $119 million investment to expand peptide manufacturing and development in Aiken County.
Octapharmaannounceda $1.5 billion investment to build a state-of-the-art critical care manufacturing facility in Rock Hill.
President Trump and Republicans are proving once again that America First means South Carolina First — delivering results for families, workers, seniors, and every community across the Palmetto State.