50 Notable Events Since Trump Was Elected President

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

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

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

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.

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

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

A raid against Al Qaeda in Yemen, the first military the first military counter-terrorism action since Trump took office, leaves one Navy Seal dead.

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

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

The United States drops a GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb known as “Mother of All Bombs” — the largest non-nuclear bomb in the U.S. military arsenal — on ISIS targets in Afghanistan.

Trump fires FBI Director James Comey.

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

Violence erupts between white nationalists and counter protesters at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, leaving one person dead and at least 19 injured.

North Korea says it has detonated its first hydrogen bomb.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The consumer confidence index reaches its highest level in 17 years.

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

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 the role of humans in global warming.

The United State officially recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, a controversial move that breaks with decades of U.S. policy.

Michael Cohen acknowledges that the president paid $130,000 to porn star Stormy Daniels to not speak publicly about an alleged affair with Trump when he was a candidate.

China imposes tariffs as high as 25% on more than 100 U.S. products, its first retaliatory act after the United States had raised tariffs on Chinese goods in a trade war that continues.

To reduce illegal immigration, Trump signs a proclamation to deploy the National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announces the administration’s “zero tolerance” policy regarding illegal border crossings. As a direct result of the policy, an estimated 2,700 migrant children are separated from their parents.

Trump announces a withdrawal from the multilateral, Obama-era Iran nuclear deal.

Trump and Kim Jong-un meet for a summit in Singapore, making Trump the first U.S. president to meet with a North Korean head of state.

Trump appoints Brett Kavanaugh to fill Anthony Kennedy’s spot on the Supreme Court.

Trump revokes security clearance of former CIA Director John Brennan.

Trump’s pick for Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh, is confirmed by a 51-49 Senate vote.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigns at the request of Trump.

Trump announces support for Saudi Arabia despite evidence indicating that country was involved in the killing of Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.

James Mattis resigns as secretary of defense about two months earlier than originally planned.

Partial government shutdown over financing of Trump’s border wall becomes longest closure in history after 22 days.

Trump’s military transgender ban takes effect, supported by five conservative Supreme Court justices.

Trump announces withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, which bans several kinds of missiles.

Trump announces that the ISIS caliphate has been decimated.

Trump declares national emergency to get funding for a southern border wall.

After two years of investigation, the Mueller Report that looked into possible Russian interference in 2016 election, and whether the Trump campaign coordinated with the Russians, is released. The report found no collusion or conspiracy, but also did not exonerate the president of wrongdoing.

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Trump announces sanctions on Iran in response to that country shooting down a U.S. drone

Trump becomes the first serving president to visit North Korea.

U.S. economic expansion becomes the longest in history, hitting its 121st consecutive month.

Trump speaks with Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky about opening an investigation into Hunter Biden.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announces formal impeachment inquiry of Trump.

The unemployment rate falls to 3.5% in September, the lowest it has been in over 50 years.

Trump announces the ending of sanctions against Turkey amid negotiations of a ceasefire in Syria.

Trump announces that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killed himself with a suicide vest in the midst of a U.S. military raid.