First Trump Administration

The election of Donald Trump created the First Trump Administration, ending the Obama Administration.

NOTE

This timeline will include not just the official actions taken by Donald Trump and his administration, but also the perception and other notable comments about his administration, along with some unofficial actions taken by Trump that greatly impacted his perception at legacy to the public.

Timeline

• January 20th, 2017
  • Donald Trump and Mike Pence are sworn in as President and Vice President respectively, beginning of the First Trump Administration.^{(JCCIC) (YouTube, @nytimes [2:41:10]) (YouTube, @nytimes [2:34:45])}
• May 11th, 2017
  • Executive Order 13799^(GovInfo)
• December 22nd, 2017
  • Donald Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
• January 3rd, 2018
  • Executive Order 13820^(GovInfo)
• July 3rd, 2018
  • Angela Merkel, at the time Chancellor of Germany, said “We can’t rely on the superpower of the United States,” despite also adding that “However, the transatlantic working relationship, including with the U.S. president, is crucial for us and I will carry on cultivating it.”^{(Reuters, Carrel, Martin)}
• September 25th, 2018
  • Donald Trump gives a speech at the United Nations General Assembly,^(C-SPAN) where he is notably laughed at by other world leaders in the audience.^{(C-SPAN [2:05]) (C-SPAN [6:12]) (YouTube, @CSPAN [0:36])}
    • ^{(C-SPAN [3:30]) (YouTube, @CSPAN [1:00])}

      “Didn’t expect that reaction but that’s ok.”

• February 5th, 2019
  • During Trump’s State of the Union, he celebrates women’s right to vote and having the highest number of women in Congress under his presidency.^{(YouTube, CBS) (Voice of America, Reuters)}
• January 6th, 2021
  • Donald Trump’s reaction
• January 20th, 2021
  • Ending of the First Trump Administration

Trumpcare

Republican Party