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Timeline
July 2017
Date
Events
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Week 24
Saturday, July 1
President Trump attends the Celebrate Freedom Concert in Washington, paying tribute to military veterans.[4]
President Trump speaks by telephone to German Chancellor
Angela Merkel discussing issues including climate change, the Women's Entrepreneurship Financing Initiative and trade.[8]
Secretary of State
Rex Tillerson says the U.S. "will never accept a nuclear-armed North Korea".[13]
The number of U.S. states refusing to comply with President Trump's Commission on Election Integrity is reported to have risen to 44.[14]
President Trump hosts military personnel and their families for a picnic and fireworks show at the White House as part of
Independence Day celebrations.[15]
Ambassador
Haley informs the
UN Security Council that the U.S. is prepared to deploy any of its military options to defend itself and its allies from North Korea if other options fail.[17]
Kris Kobach, vice-chairman of the Commission on Election Integrity, confirms that 20 states have provided them with voter information, while 14 states and the District of Columbia have refused to do so.[18]
Thursday, July 6
President Trump attends a joint press conference in
Warsaw with Polish President
Andrzej Duda, reaffirming the U.S. commitment to
NATO and citing the "severe" options available in respect of North Korea.[19][20]
President Trump, with the First Lady, attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the
Warsaw Uprising Monument and delivers a speech in defense of shared democratic values, calling on Russia to cease all destabilizing activity.[21][22]
President Trump attends the
Three Seas Initiative to discuss reduction of Central and Eastern European nations' dependency on Russian oil and gas imports and increased U.S.
LNG imports.[23]
President Trump meets with Croatian President
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic privately to discuss issues including security and energy.[24]
President Trump meets with German Chancellor
Angela Merkel at the
Hotel Atlantic to discuss issues such as trade, climate change, global security and the threat of North Korea's nuclear program.[26]
President Trump attends the Northeast Asia Security Dinner, discussing with South Korean President
Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe calling on China to restrain North Korea's nuclear ambitions.[27]
President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Mexican President
Enrique Peña Nieto, during which he reiterates the call for Mexico to pay for the border wall.[31]
President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Russian President
Vladimir Putin, calling for improved relations.[32] An undisclosed second meeting between the two occurs later in the day.[33][34]
Secretary of State
Tillerson appoints
Kurt Volker Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations.[35]
Saturday, July 8
President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with British Prime Minister
Theresa May, promising to expedite a new trade deal.[36]
The Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative is launched by First Daughter
Ivanka Trump and the World Bank whereby the U.S. commits $50 million to the fund.[37]
Ivanka Trump takes President Trump's seat at the
G20 summit.[38]
President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Singaporean Prime Minister
Lee Hsien Loong, welcoming increased U.S. participation in the
ASEAN–U.S. Summit,
East Asia Summit, and
APEC.[39]
President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister
Shinzō Abe to discuss trade issues and North Korea.[40]
President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Indonesian President
Joko Widodo, promising to work on doing more trade deals and business between the two countries.[41]
President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Chinese President
Xi Jinping, agreeing that both countries should put more pressure on North Korea.[42]
TheNew York Times reports that
Donald Trump Jr. “was promised damaging information about Hillary Clinton before agreeing to meet with a Kremlin-connected Russian lawyer during the 2016 campaign.”[45]
Hours after promoting the idea in which he stated "Putin and I discussed forming an impenetrable cybersecurity unit so that election hacking, and many other negative things, will be guarded and safe," Trump says he did not think it could actually happen.[46]
President Trump speaks by telephone to Iraqi Prime Minister
Haider al-Abadi to congratulate him on
liberation of Mosul and to stress the need for a total defeat of
ISIS.[50]
President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive in
Paris for a two-day state visit.[54] During the visit the president comments that French first lady
Brigitte Macron is "in such good shape".[55]
President Trump hosts a ceremony in the American embassy honoring Second World War veterans.[56]
President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with French President
Emmanuel Macron at the
Élysée Palace discussing counter-terrorism and international affairs.[57]
Vice President Pence, with Canadian Prime Minister
Justin Trudeau, attends a U.S. governors' meeting in Rhode Island for talks on health care and
NAFTA.[61]
Saturday, July 15
Sunday, July 16
Week 27
Monday, July 17
President Trump launches "Made in America Week" at the White House by showcasing products made in all 50 states.[62]
Tuesday, July 18
The US military is reported to have rented 2.4 million dollars worth of space at the
Trump Tower.[63]
Vice President Pence attends the Retail Advocates Summit organized by the
National Retail Federation promoting tax reform.[64]
President Trump nominates former Utah governor
Jon Huntsman Jr. as ambassador to Russia.[65]
President Trump attends the first meeting of the Commission on Election Integrity chaired by Vice President Pence, calling for a full investigation of the electoral process.[67]
President Trump has a luncheon with Republican senators in the White House, calling on them to work on repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act.[68]
President Trump hosts a "Made in America" roundtable event at the White House with CEOs of American companies, calling for a crackdown on counterfeit goods from overseas.[69]
President Trump meets with his national security team at the Pentagon to discuss troop levels in Afghanistan and the fight against the
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.[72] The meeting is reportedly contentious and became the moment when Rex Tillerson decided to resign his position.[73]
President Trump announces that $500 million will be made available for the production of domestic glass pharmaceutical packaging to representatives from
Merck,
Pfizer and
Corning.[74]
Friday, July 21
President Trump signs an executive ordering a review of the U.S. defense industrial base and military supply chains.[75]
White House Press Secretary
Sean Spicer resigns, effective at the end of August.[77]
President Trump honors surviving members of the USS USS Arizona (BB-39) during a visit to the White House.[78]
H. R. McMaster dismisses
Rich Higgins from the National Security Council following exposure of a memorandum, authored by Higgins, outlining a
theory that the media, bankers, Islamists,
cultural Marxists, and both political parties are plotting to destroy Trump's presidency.[79][80][81]
Saturday, July 22
In a phone call to
Ryan Lizza, the newly appointed Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci calls Chief of Staff Reince Priebus a "fucking paranoid schizophrenic" and notes that unlike Steve Bannon he is "not trying to suck my own cock".[82]
President Trump calls AG Jeff Sessions "beleaguered".[84]
The president calls
Adam Schiff "sleazy" and "totally biased".[85]
President Trump meets with families described by the White House as "victims" of the Affordable Care Act, holding a press conference urging Senators to repeal and replace it.[86]
President Trump attends the
2017 National Scout Jamboree at
Glen Jean, West Virginia, praising the organization and its values.[87] The Boy Scouts' chief executive issues a formal apology on July 27 for the speech's "political rhetoric".[88]
Jared Kushner issues a statement at the White House denying all collusion with Russian officials, following a meeting with the Senate Intelligence Committee.[89]
Tuesday, July 25
President Trump holds a bilateral meeting and joint press conference with
Lebanese Prime MinisterSaad Hariri at the White House to discuss the humanitarian problem in Syria,
Hezbollah, and anti-terrorism.[90]
President Trump promises more help to veterans during a private gathering of local veteran organizations at
Struthers, Ohio, as part of American Heroes Week.[91]
President Trump holds a campaign style rally in
Youngstown, Ohio, touting the successes of his administration.[92]
Wednesday, July 26
President Trump says, "The United States Government will not accept or allow...
transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military," citing disruptions and medical costs.[93]
The Trump administration begins to roll back a regulation expanding overtime pay to 4.2 million workers.[94]
President Trump announces a $10 billion investment by Chinese company
Foxconn to build a manufacturing facility in Wisconsin, with a $3 billion subsidy.[97][98][99]
President Trump nominates Kansas Governor
Sam Brownback as ambassador of the Office of International Religious Freedom.[100]
The
Justice Department files a legal brief on behalf of the United States arguing that the
1964 Civil Rights Act does not prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or, implicitly, gender identity.[101]
President Trump describes Republican Senators as looking like "fools" following a 49–51 vote against his initiative to repeal the Affordable Care Act.[108]
President Trump threatens to end healthcare cost-sharing subsidies to insurers and lawmakers.[109]
Sunday, July 30
Week 29
Monday, July 31
John Kelly is sworn in as the White House Chief of Staff.[110]
Anthony Scaramucci is removed as the White House Communications Director 16 days after taking office, following crude remarks made in an interview to The New Yorker.[111][112]
Press Secretary Sanders states her belief that President Trump was "joking", when asked about allegations that he promoted police brutality at a speech to law enforcement officers at Suffolk County Community College on July 28.[115]
August 2017
Date
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Week 29
Tuesday, August 1
President Trump, as part of 'American Dream Week', holds a small business owners event at the White House touting American growth.[116]
Wednesday, August 2
President Trump signs a Congressional bill (H.R.3364) limiting his ability to ease sanctions against Russia, despite describing the bill as "flawed" and "unconstitutional".[117]
Secretary of State
Rex Tillerson is reported as having not spent 60 million dollars available to combat Russian and Chinese
disinformation.[118]
President Trump's campaign team hands over 20,000 pages of documents to the Senate Judiciary Committee in relation to the ongoing investigations concerning Russian collusion with Trump's election campaign team.[119]
The president is reported to have complained about NATO allies and asked how the US could exploit Afghanistan's mineral wealth.[120]
President Trump introduces a new bill entitled "The Raise Act" which proposes to replace the current permanent employment-immigration framework with a merit- and skill-based immigration system.[122]
President Trump hosts a Veterans Affairs
Telehealth Services event at the White House unveiling a new service for veterans allowing patients to schedule health care appointments from their smartphones or home computers.[127]
President Trump and Vice President Pence visit the
FEMA headquarters to review preparations and emergency responses for the upcoming hurricane season.[129]
President Trump discusses in a phone conversation with French President
Emmanuel Macron increased cooperation in Iraq, Syria and countering Iranian influence in the Middle East.[130]
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announces a crackdown on individuals who leak classified or sensitive national security information, as well as a review of the way in which journalists are subpoenaed.[131]
Saturday, August 5
Sunday, August 6
President Trump has a phone conversation with South Korean President
Moon Jae-in, discussing ways to stop the North Korean nuclear program.[132]
Secretary of State Tillerson attends the
ASEAN summit in Manila to push its members and partners to apply more pressure on North Korea to halt its nuclear program.[133]
Secretary of State Tillerson meets with Malaysian Prime Minister
Najib Razak in
Kuala Lumpur to discuss international relations and trade.[139]
President Trump holds a press briefing at
Bedminster, New Jersey, calling for tougher enforcement to combat the opioid problem in the country.[140]
Wednesday, August 9
President Trump draws attention on Twitter to the "power" of the U.S. nuclear arsenal.[141]
President Trump speaks by telephone with Senator
Mitch McConnell; he complains that McConnell is not protecting him from the Senate's Russia inquiry.[142][143]
Defense Secretary Mattis warns North Korea that an attack on the U.S. or its allies will prompt "the destruction of its people".[144]
Thursday, August 10
President Trump talks to reporters about his "fire and fury" warning, stating that "if anything, maybe that statement wasn't tough enough."[145]
President Trump declares that the opioid crisis is a national emergency that will need a lot of attention and money to combat.[146]
President Trump states that he is "very thankful" that Vladimir Putin ordered removal of 755 diplomatic posts from Russia, reducing the U.S. payroll.[147]
Friday, August 11
President Trump states on Twitter that America's military capabilities against North Korea are "locked and loaded".[148]
President Trump retracts his statement thanking Vladimir Putin on August 10 and states that his original comment was sarcastic.[152]
President Trump holds a workforce and apprenticeship discussion with Secretary of Education
Betsy DeVos and Secretary of Labor
Alex Acosta on ways to help Americans access affordable education and training which, according to a White spokesperson, will equip them with relevant skills to help them secure good jobs.[153]
Saturday, August 12
President Trump speaks to Chinese President
Xi Jinping, who requests restraint concerning tensions in the Korean peninsula.[154]
President Trump signs the Veterans Affairs Choice and Quality Employment Act, which will provide veterans private medical care using government funds for the next six months.[155]
President Trump condemns the violence from all sides at
a far-right rally at Charlottesville, Virginia, and calls for law and order to be restored.[156] He notably opted to omit any mention of the murdered counter-protester Heather Heyer in his address; he also chose to not single out or specifically condemn the alt-right protester James Alex Fields for that murder, and to not condemn the
neo-Nazi movement. Trump faced bipartisan criticism for these omissions.[157]
Sunday, August 13
Vice President Pence arrives in Colombia meeting with Colombian President
Juan Manuel Santos to cover trade, business and investment opportunities in both countries.[158]
Speaking in a press conference in
Cartagena, Vice President Pence condemns neo-Nazism and the
Ku Klux Klan, and rejects allegations that President Trump had failed to censure white supremacists explicitly in his previous remarks, saying the media has overblown the issue.[159][160]
President Trump again condemns the violence that took place at the rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.[162]
President Trump signs an executive order authorizing U.S. Trade Representative
Robert Lighthizer to begin investigations into Chinese trade practices that harm American businesses, with particular focus on intellectual property and advanced technology.[163]
President Trump speaks by phone to Japanese Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe on finding ways to prevent North Korea launching ballistic missiles at Guam across Japanese territory.[164]
Attorney General Sessions decries the August 12 Charlottesville vehicle attack as "domestic terrorism".[165]
The CEOs of
Merck,
Intel and
Under Armour resign from the American Manufacturing Council in protest at President Trump's response to the Charlottesville rally.[166]
Tuesday, August 15
President Trump signs an executive order calling for federal departments to speed up the permits process for construction of transportation, water and other infrastructure projects. He revokes regulations intended to manage and prevent flooding.[167][168]
President Trump holds a press conference at which he goes "off teleprompter" and reverts to his earlier apportioning of blame in Charlottesville, apparently equally, to both sides. At this same news conference he voices his personal support of the rationale of the Alt-right's claim that General Lee was a historical figure of similar historical importance to Lincoln, Washington and Jefferson, and that he therefore supported the Alt-Right's rationale for protesting against the removal of the Charlottesville statue of General Lee.[169]
Vice President Pence holds meetings with Argentinian President
Mauricio Macri in
Buenos Aires, focused on strengthening business ties between their two countries.[171]
Wednesday, August 16
President Trump appoints
Hope Hicks as interim White House Communications Director, replacing Scaramucci.[172]
President Trump signs a veterans' education bill to provide college assistance for military veterans and increase these payments if they complete science, technology and engineering courses.[177]
In Santiago, Chile, Vice President Pence has a meeting with Chilean President
Michelle Bachelet to build business ties between both countries and to call for Chile to break its diplomatic ties with North Korea.[178]
President Trump scraps plans initiated by Executive Order on July 19 for the setup of an Advisory Council on Infrastructure.[180][181]
President Trump holds meetings with the Small Business Administration chief Linda McMahon on finding ways to help small business who have difficulty getting loans and finding the right workers.[182]
The White House announces a deal whereby the U.S. can resume exporting pork to Argentina, for the first time since 1992.[183]
Vice President Pence has meetings with Panamanian President
Juan Carlos Varela focusing on commercial and security ties, as well as tackling drug trafficking, illegal migration and money laundering, culminating with a tour of the
Panama Canal.[184]
Friday, August 18
President Trump directs that the U.S. Cyber Command (
USCYBERCOM) be elevated to the status of a Unified Combatant Command (
UCC).[185][186]
17 members of the
White House arts and humanities advisory panel resign, delivering an open letter condemning President Trump for his "support of the hate groups and terrorists who killed and injured fellow Americans in Charlottesville".[190]
President Trump signs the Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act, authorizing construction of a memorial to U.S. servicemen who participated in the
global war on terrorism.[citation needed]
President Trump holds a conference at
Camp David with his national security team to discuss military options in Afghanistan.[citation needed]
Saturday, August 19
President Trump praises 30,000 protestors against
a right-wing Free Speech Rally in Boston for "speaking out against bigotry and hate", and criticizes "anti-police agitators".[191][192]
Sunday, August 20
Week 32
Monday, August 21
President Trump gives an address at
Fort Myer, Virginia, reaffirming military commitment to Afghanistan and disavowing Pakistan's sheltering the Taliban.[193]
Seven members of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council send a letter of resignation to the White House, asserting that President Trump is paying "insufficient attention" to cyber-security threats to the nation's infrastructure.[195][196]
Tuesday, August 22
President Trump tours a U.S. Customs & Border Protection facility in Yuma, Arizona, meeting with Marines and border patrol agents, and inspecting border security technology and equipment.[197]
President Trump holds a political rally in
Phoenix, Arizona, reiterating his condemnation of the violence at Charlottesville, accusing the media of distorting coverage of his response, while commenting on his administration's achievements.[198] He announces a willingness to shut down the federal government if Congress refuses to allocate funds for his
Mexican wall policy.[199][200]
U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, in a meeting with the
International Atomic Energy Agency officials at Vienna, Austria, calls for the nuclear watchdog to inspect Iranian military sites to verify compliance with the
2015 nuclear deal.[201]
Wednesday, August 23
President Trump in a speech to the
American Legion in
Reno, Nevada, calls for Americans to unite and reiterates the themes of his campaign, including crime, terrorism, manufacturing and infrastructure.[202]
The White House instructs the Pentagon to develop a policy on
transgender service members, notably considering their individual combat deployability, and curtailing subsidies for medical treatment or operations.[203]
President Trump signs the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization bill intended to allow better options and transparency for
veterans when appealing benefit claims.[204]
Vice President Pence mentions in a speech to South Florida Venezuelans that the U.S. will use the full measure of its economic and diplomatic power to end
political repression in Venezuela.[205]
State Department science envoy
Daniel Kammen resigns in protest at President Trump's response to the violence at Charlottesville on August 12.[206]
President Trump monitors the situation with Hurricane Harvey from
Camp David, Maryland,[209] and signs a disaster proclamation that will guarantee federal aid to the region affected.[210]
President Trump issues a presidential pardon for Sheriff
Joe Arpaio who was convicted of criminal contempt in a case involving his department's racial profiling policy, praising Arpaio's life work in protecting the public from crime and illegal immigration.[211]
President Trump signs an executive order barring the U.S. financial system from any dealings in new bonds and stocks issued by the Venezuelan government and
its state oil company.[212]
U.S. ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley criticizes the
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon commander, Major General
Michael Beary, for not tackling the flow of illegal arms to Hezbollah-dominated Southern Lebanon but does not provide proof to back up her claims.[214]
Saturday, August 26
Sunday, August 27
Week 33
Monday, August 28
President Trump holds a bilateral meeting and joint press conference with
Finnish PresidentSauli Niinistö at the White House to discuss terrorism, Afghanistan, Russia, the Baltic Sea and the Arctic.[215]
President Trump signs an executive order to restore the flow of surplus military equipment to local and state police agencies.[216]
President Trump, in a phone call with Singaporean Prime Minister
Lee Hsien Loong, accepts Singapore's offer of the use of its Texas-based
Chinook helicopters to assist in Hurricane Harvey disaster-relief efforts.[220]
President Trump posts on Twitter that the U.S. has been paying North Korea "extortion money" and that "talking is not the answer".[222]
Vice President Pence in a speech to the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce's annual business summit called for tax overhaul reform, describing the current tax system as deleterious to employment and entrepreneurialism.[223]
Thursday, August 31
The Trump administration announces a cut of 90% to the Affordable Care Act's advertising budget.[224]
Vice President Pence arrives in Corpus Christi, Texas, to survey the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey and meet with people affected by the storm.[225]
Energy Secretary Rick Perry authorizes the
Strategic Petroleum Reserve to release oil supplies to combat fuel price spikes, due to the shutdown of oil refineries in Texas which were affected by Hurricane Harvey.[226]
President Trump will donate $1 million of his own funds to recovery efforts in Texas according to the White House.[227]
September 2017
Date
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Week 33
Friday, September 1
President Trump signs a declaration designating September 3, 2017, as a "Day of Prayer" for victims of Hurricane Harvey.[228]
The Department of Justice in a court filing makes its first official confirmation that neither it nor the FBI have evidence to support President Trump's allegation that then-President Obama
wiretapped Trump Tower in New York.[229]
President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump meet with and help to distribute food and supplies to victims of Hurricane Harvey at the
NRG Center in
Houston, Texas.[231][232]
Following
the latest North Korean nuclear test, President Trump and Treasury Secretary Mnuchin raise the possibility of ceasing trade with countries trading with North Korea.[235]
Defense Secretary Mattis publicly states: "We are not looking to the total annihilation of a country, namely North Korea, but [...] we have many options to do so".[235]
Week 34
Monday, September 4
In an emergency UN Security Council meeting, Ambassador Nikki Haley says the U.S. will present a new sanctions resolution to punish North Korea for the latest nuclear test.[236]
Tuesday, September 5
Attorney General Sessions announces at a special briefing that, at President Trump's order, the Department of Homeland Security will immediately cease to accept applications to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. It is confirmed that current DACA recipients will be unaffected until March 5, 2018. Trump shortly thereafter calls on Congress to "legalize DACA".[237][238][239]
In response to the North Korea threat, President Trump states that he will allow South Korea and Japan to purchase additional sophisticated military equipment from the U.S.[240]
In a phone conversation, President Trump and Australian Prime Minister
Malcolm Turnbull agree on the need for the international community to exert maximum diplomatic and economic pressure on North Korea.[241]
President Trump holds a tax summit at the White House with his top advisors and Republican leaders to discuss reforming the U.S. tax system.[242]
The head of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Javier Palomarez, resigns from Trump's National Diversity Council in protest at the DACA announcement.[243]
Wednesday, September 6
President Trump meets with Congressional leaders from both parties to discuss disaster relief for the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, raising the
debt ceiling to prevent a government shutdown and federal spending legislation.[244]
President Trump declares emergencies in Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands for
Hurricane Irma, instructing the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate disaster relief efforts.[245]
At an oil refinery at
Mandan, North Dakota, President Trump speaks to a friendly crowd calling for the restoration of American competitive edge, using tax cuts and reform.[246][247]
Thursday, September 7
President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Emir
Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah of Kuwait at the White House regarding developing economic, financial, and commercial ties between both countries.[248]
President Trump talks to officials led by Governor
Andrew Cuomo of New York and Governor
Chris Christie of New Jersey about the
Gateway Tunnel project as part of the administration's avowed priority on modernizing the nation's infrastructure.[249]
President Trump approves South Carolina's request for an emergency declaration in the state in preparation for
Hurricane Irma.[250]
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos confirms that there will be rollback of the college campus sexual assault directives or
Title IX guidelines put in place during the Obama administration, asserting that the system has failed sexual assault survivors and those wrongly accused.[251][252]
The Justice Department files a legal brief in the Supreme Court, arguing for a constitutional right of businesses to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation and, implicitly, gender identity.[101]
President Trump signs a disaster $15.25 billion relief bill for Hurricane Harvey and Irma, which includes raising the federal debt ceiling for the next three months.[254]
Saturday, September 9
At
Camp David, President Trump and his cabinet hold team-building sessions, hurricane briefings and strategy meetings, with special focus on Hurricane Irma and tax reform.[255]
President Trump speaks by phone to Turkish President
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, agreeing to further strengthen bilateral relations and increase stability in the Middle East.[256]
Sunday, September 10
President Trump approves a disaster declaration for Florida which will authorize federal funding for areas affected by Hurricane Irma and will reimburse local and the state authorities for costs of response and recovery.[257]
During a visit to FEMA headquarters in Washington, Vice President Pence made assurances that the federal assistance was on its way to help the people of Florida recover from the effects of Hurricane Irma.[258]
Week 35
Monday, September 11
President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump lay a wreath at the September 11 Memorial at
the Pentagon, and later pay tribute to the nearly three thousand Americans killed
that day, pledging to continue to confront radical Islamic terrorism.[259]
Tuesday, September 12
President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with
Malaysian Prime MinisterNajib Razak at the White House focusing on trade, Islamic terrorism and Malaysian interest in Trump's infrastructure program.[260]
President Trump holds a dinner with a group of bipartisan senators at the White House to discuss tax reform.[261]
It is reported that Trump's team has for the first time submitted documents to Special Counsel
Robert Mueller.[262]
Wednesday, September 13
President Trump declares September 15 – October 15 as National Hispanic Heritage Month.[263]
President Trump hosts a bipartisan dinner at the White House to discuss tax reform and find ways to come up with legislation dealing with DACA recipients.[264][265]
Daniel Craig withdraws from Trump's nomination to be deputy administrator of FEMA.[266]
Thursday, September 14
President Trump and Vice President Pence travel to
Fort Myers, Florida, to be briefed on Hurricane Irma relief efforts with state and federal leaders, while praising first responders and local officials for their work and lives saved.[267]
President Trump, Vice President Pence and First Lady Melania Trump help to distribute food and supplies to survivors of Hurricane Irma in
Naples, Florida.[268]
President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump host a White House dinner reception for the
White House Historical Association whose mission to protect, preserve, and provide public access to the history of the White House.[271]
Vice President Pence's press secretary Marc Lotter announces his departure from the White House.[273]
President Trump in a phone call to Jewish leaders and rabbis reaffirms the administration's strong support for Israel and honors the upcoming celebration of High Holy Days such as
Yom Kippur and
Rosh Hashana.[274]
President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump meet with military families and watch an air show at
Andrew Airforce Base, with the President honoring the resolve of the nation's Air Force and warning foes and international terrorist groups that the U.S. military would respond to any threats.[275]
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis meets with his Mexican counterparts in the
Mexico City to reinforce military ties and take part in commemorations of Mexico's independence day.[276]
Saturday, September 16
Sunday, September 17
President Trump, in a phone call to South Korean President
Moon Jae-in, pledges to impose stronger sanctions on North Korea to counter its missile and nuclear programs.[277]
Week 36
Monday, September 18
President Trump attends the "Reforming the United Nations: Management, Security, and Development" forum at the
United Nations, calling on members to pay more for joint projects such as peacekeeping missions.[278]
President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss a possible future peace deal between the Israelis and Palestinians, and alleged Iranian aggression in the Middle East.[279]
President Trump has dinner meeting with Latin American leaders such as Brazilian President
Michel Temer, Colombian President
Juan Manuel Santos, Panamanian President
Juan Carlos Varela and Argentinian Vice President
Gabriela Michetti to discuss the restoration of democracy in Venezuela.[281]
Vice President Pence appoints Alyssa Farah as his press secretary, replacing Marc Lotter.[282]
Tuesday, September 19
In his maiden speech to the United Nations General Assembly, President Trump announces that if Kim Jong-un, dubbed "Rocket Man", forces the United States to defend itself or its allies, the United States will "totally destroy" North Korea. Trump also indicates the possibility of further action against Venezuelan President Maduro's regime, denounces Iran as a "corrupt dictatorship", and describes the
Iranian nuclear deal as an "embarrassment". He calls on the UN to work together to solve such issues.[283][284]
President Trump attends a lunch meeting hosted by UN Secretary General
António Guterres, seated with the leaders of Japan, South Korea, Turkey, and others.[note 1][285]
President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Qatari Emir
Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to discuss solving the dispute between Qatar and the Arab states.[286]
Wednesday, September 20
President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with King
Abdullah II of Jordan to discuss fighting terrorism in the Middle East and praises Jordan for taking refugees from Syria.[287][288]
President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Palestinian President
Mahmoud Abbas, promises to work on a peace deal between the Israelis and Palestinians.[287][289]
President Trump hosts a working lunch with
African Union leader Alpha Conde and leaders from Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Namibia, Senegal, Uganda and South Africa, discussing economic opportunities in the African continent and the security situation South Sudan and Congo.[290][291]
President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with British Prime Minister
Theresa May to discuss trade, North Korea, and Iran.[292][293]
President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Egyptian President
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and mentions he was considering the resumption of the foreign military aid to Egypt which was frozen over concerns of its human rights record.[294]
Long-time aide and confidant to President Trump
Keith Schiller leaves his position as the Director of Oval Office Operations.[295]
Thursday, September 21
President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Afghan President
Ashraf Ghani to discuss the Afghanistan war strategy in combating Islamist terrorists.[296]
President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Ukraine President
Petro Poroshenko to discuss issues such as trade between both countries and the security situation in Ukraine.[297]
President Trump signs an
executive order targeting individuals and companies trading with North Korea, including sanctions on foreign banks.[298]
President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with South Korean President
Moon Jae-in to discuss recent provocations by North Korea.[299]
President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister
Shinzō Abe and agree on their support for UN sanctions on North Korea.[300]
The White House instructs the Environment Protection Agency to begin ordering employees to attend anti-leaking class to reinforce their compliance with laws and rules against leaking classified or sensitive government information to the media or outside parties.[302]
Vice President Pence discusses the administration's efforts in tax reform in front of a crowd at the Flagship Enterprise Center,
Anderson, Indiana.[304]
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos rescinds the previous administration's guidelines for colleges and universities in handling sexual misconduct claims under
Title IX and introduced new guidelines in reporting these claims.[305]
Saturday, September 23
In response to a tweet by President Trump withdrawing an invitation to
NBA player
Stephen Curry to visit the White House, the entire
Golden State Warrior team says it will forego the traditional championship team Oval office visit.[306]
Sunday, September 24
President Trump signs a new presidential proclamation introducing new travel restrictions on countries North Korea, Venezuela, and Chad along with countries Somalia, Yemen, Syria, Libya and Iran listed under
Executive Order 13780.[307][308]
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Monday, September 25
President Trump signs a presidential memorandum directing the Department of Education to allocate at least $200 million per year in grant funds to the study of science and engineering.[309]
President Trump hosts a dinner with the several conservative grassroot leaders at the White House to discuss tax reform.[310]
President Trump attends a briefing on damage caused
Hurricane Maria on the island of Puerto Rico, promising to visit the island and send more aid.[314]
President Trump holds a bilateral meeting and joint press conference with
Spanish Prime MinisterMariano Rajoy at the White House to discuss both countries commitments in combating terrorism, the situations with North Korea and Venezuela and their opposition to
Catalonia's independence from Spain.[315]
President Trump headlines an RNC fundraiser in New York City.[316]
A third attempt at a Senate vote on President Trump's initiative to repeal the
Affordable Care Act is abandoned.[317]
Defense Secretary James Mattis meets with Indian Defence Minister
Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi to discuss defense, trade and technology.[318]
President Trump discusses his plan to reform the tax system in
Indianapolis, Indiana calling for the sweeping tax cuts, reducing the personal income tax brackets and corporate taxes and eliminating the estate tax.[320][321]
Defense Secretary James Mattis arrives in Kabul, Afghanistan with NATO Secretary General
Jens Stoltenberg to meet with Afghan President
Ashraf Ghani and discuss the security situation in the country and combating the Taliban.[322]
It is reported that the White House is conducting an investigation into the use of private email accounts by senior members of the administration, including
Jared Kushner, for official business.[327]
Friday, September 29
President Trump speaks to the National Association of Manufacturers about the economy and his tax plan.[328]
Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price resigns from his position after reports of criticism over extensive use of private jets, with President Trump naming Don J. Wright, a deputy assistant secretary of health, to serve as acting secretary.[329][330]
Saturday, September 30
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with Chinese President
Xi Jinping in Beijing, China to discuss bilateral relations between both countries and President Trump's upcoming visit to China in November.[331]