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50 Notable Events Since Trump Was Elected President

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When Donald Trump won the presidential election a year ago, it marked the first time the United States had elected someone who had never held elective office since Dwight Eisenhower was elected in 1952.

Given Trump’s lack of legislative record and his outsized personality, his presidency was bound to be unpredictable. To date, Trump has signed nearly 60 bills into law, although he failed to deliver on his major campaign promise to dismantle Obamacare and enact a better health care law instead. The president also has signed dozens of executive orders and presidential proclamations, relating to anything from travel ban, deregulation, illegal immigration crackdown, health care, and the border wall. Not all these orders have moved forward, however, either because the courts blocked them on constitutional grounds or because of lack of funding.

On the world stage, Trump has been as controversial as at home. His phone call shortly after he was elected to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen angered China, and he criticized North Korea’s Kim Jong Un as Pyongyang continued to test missiles and further its nuclear program. His Middle East policies, from Israeli-Palestinian relationships to fighting ISIS to considering rolling back President Barack Obama’s Iran nuclear deal, are also roiling world politics. The president also pulled out the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement, withdrew America from some trade agreements, and he is renegotiating others.

Trump is often inconsistent on issues and takes to Twitter to voice his displeasure or opinions on anything, from how the media covers his administration to professional football players protesting the national anthem. But underneath the noise, Trump is reshaping the judiciary; rolling back regulations from the Obama era; expediting long-delayed projects such as the Keystone Pipeline; and moving to limit the size of national parks and monuments.

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24/7 Wall St. reviewed regulations approved, executive orders signed, laws passed, statements tweeted, and news reports from multiple sources to identify 50 of the most notable events since Donald Trump was elected president on Nov. 8, 2016. To be considered, the event needed to have occurred at least partially as a result of actions by the president and his administration.

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1.
November 8, 2016

The so-called “Trump Bump” boosts revenue across the media industry, from record Saturday Night Live ratings in 2016, to New York Times digital subscriptions climbing to over 2 million.

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2.
December 3, 2016

Trump’s controversial phone call with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen angers China.

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3.
December 16, 2016

Trump appoints four generals to senior positions, the most in a president’s administration since World War II.

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4.
December 22, 2016

Official election recount reveals Trump lost the popular vote by almost 2.9 million.

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5.
January 20, 2017

Trump becomes the third president in history to refuse to take a salary.

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6.
January 20, 2017

The term “fake news’’ enters the lexicon as part of Trump’s ongoing battle with media.

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7.
January 20, 2017

Trump’s election prompts surge in donations to progressive organizations and causes.

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8.
January 20, 2017

More women seek elected positions. Emerge America, a group that trains Democratic women to run for office, says it has seen an 87% increase in training session applications since Election Day.

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9.
January 21, 2017

The Women’s March the day after the inauguration marks the largest single-day demonstration in U.S. history.

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10.
January 24, 2017

After years of debate, and in the face of mounting protest, the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines are approved.

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11.
January 25, 2017

An executive order pushes a plan to build a wall between U.S. and Mexico in keeping with campaign vow.

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12.
January 31, 2017

A raid against Al Qaeda in Yemen, first military action against terror by Trump as president, leaves one Navy Seal dead.

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13.
February 1, 2017

Dodging a filibuster by invoking the 200-year-old nuclear option, Senate Republicans send conservative judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court Justice. It is the first new appointment in seven years.

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14.
February 13, 2017

Trump’s pick for national security adviser Michael Flynn resigns after less than a month for lying about contact with Russians.

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15.
February 28, 2017

Trump clashes with Nordstrom after the retailer drops his daughter Ivanka’s clothing line.

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March 4, 2017

The president claims Obama tapped his phones in Trump Tower. Congress investigates but finds no evidence to support the allegation.

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17.
March 24, 2017

Trump creates Office of American Innovation, run by his son-in-law Jared Kushner.

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18.
April 11, 2017

In the first 81 days in office, Trump made an estimated 17 visits to golf courses.

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19.
May 9, 2017

Trump fires FBI Director James Comey.

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20.
May 29, 2017

North Korea head of state Kim Jong Un launches approximately 22 missiles in 15 tests between February and mid-October, more than his father and grandfather combined.

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21.
June 1, 2017

Trump announces U.S. withdrawal from 2015 Paris climate accords.

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22.
June 23, 2017

U.S. median home price hits all time high in June, at $263,800.

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23.
July 26, 2017

Trump issues orders to ban transgender people from serving in the military. In October, a federal court blocks the ban.

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24.
August 2, 2017

The administration announces plans to create 15,000 immigration enforcement jobs to crack down on undocumented immigrants.

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25.
August 12, 2017

Violence between white nationalists and counter protesters at the far-right rally “Unite the Right” in Charlottesville, Virginia cause one death and injure at least 19.

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26.
August 16, 2017

Trump disbands CEO manufacturing council after members resign in protest of his comments following the white supremacist rally.

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27.
August 17, 2017

Plans to renegotiate NAFTA take shape. As part of the negotiations, the administration aims to tighten rules on the origins of car parts.

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28.
August 24, 2017

Trump states plans to reduce the size and number of national parks and monuments.

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29.
August 27, 2017

Trump pardons immigrant hardliner ex-sheriff Joe Arpaio, who in July was found guilty of criminal contempt after not complying with a court order.

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30.
September 3, 2017

North Korea says it has detonated its first hydrogen bomb.

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31.
September 21, 2017

In speech at the U.N., Trump threatens to “totally destroy” North Korea. In addressing the situation with North Korea in his trip to Asia in early November, Trump declared the “era of strategic patience is over.”

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32.
September 24, 2017

Trump tweets objections about NFL players protesting racial inequality during national anthem.

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33.
September 26, 2017

Obamacare repeal effort founders in Congress.

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34.
October 9, 2017

Approves a record number of bills and resolutions reversing Obama-era regulations, including rollback of the Obama-era Clean Power Plan.

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35.
October 11, 2017

The media reports Trump proposed in a July national security meeting to increase the U.S. nuclear arsenal tenfold. Trump calls the report fake news on Twitter.

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36.
October 12, 2017

Trump orders the end of Obamacare subsidies for insurance companies.

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37.
October 13, 2017

Trump disavows Iran nuclear agreement reached during the Obama administration.

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38.
October 17, 2017

Trump order imposes travel ban on those coming from mostly Muslim countries. It is blocked by federal judge in Hawaii for a third time.

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39.
October 17, 2017

Eight states and the District of Columbia now allow recreational marijuana use.

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40.
October 23, 2017

The Air Force prepares B-52 bombers for nuclear attack.

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41.
October 25, 2017

Pacific U.S. aircraft carrier force increases to three.

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42.
October 26, 2017

With the drug crisis worsening, Trump declares opioid addiction a public health emergency.

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43.
October 30, 2017

Trump’s approval rating reaches 33%, the lowest at this stage of any president on record.

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44.
October 30, 2017

Former Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort is indicted for tax fraud and money laundering.

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45.
October 31, 2017

The Consumer Confidence Index reaches its highest in 17 years.

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46.
November 2, 2017

The number of people applying for jobless benefits reaches a near 44.5-year low. Since January, the number of unemployed people falls by 1.1 million, and unemployment drops to a 17-year low of 4.1%.

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47.
November 2, 2017

Jerome Powell is appointed the next chairman of the Federal Reserve to replace Janet Yellen, breaking with tradition of retaining the current chairman.

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48.
November 3, 2017

As of the start of November, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 29% since Trump’s election.

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49.
November 3, 2017

Trump’s Twitter following occupies 21st-highest spot at 41.6 million.

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50.
November 3, 2017

The administration releases a scientific report detailing the growing threat of climate change. The report’s findings are in contrast to the administration’s efforts to downplay humans’ role in global warming.

 

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