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Timeline of the Donald Trump presidency (2018 Q1)

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The following is a timeline of the presidency of Donald Trump during the first quarter of 2018, from January 1 to March 31, 2018.

To navigate between quarters, see timeline of the Donald Trump presidency. For the Q2 timeline see timeline of the Donald Trump presidency (2018 Q2).

Overview

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Public opinion

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According to FiveThirtyEight, President Trump's approval rate at the end of March was 40.5%, up 2% from the previous quarter and down 4.9% from the start of his presidency.[1] For more polls, see 2018 opinion polling on the Donald Trump administration.

Timeline

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January 2018

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Date Events Photos/Videos

Week 51

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Monday, January 1
  • Donald Trump begins his first full year as President.
  • The Trump administration announces it will withhold the scheduled millions of military aid to Pakistan with President Trump declaring it a terrorist "safe haven".[2]
  • Nick Ayers announces that Vice President Mike Pence's chief lawyer, Mark Paoletta, and domestic policy director, Daris Meeks, are to resign.[3]
Tuesday, January 2
Wednesday, January 3
  • President Trump disbands his Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity.[7][8]
  • President Trump issues a statement describing Steve Bannon, former CEO of the Trump campaign, as having "very little to do with our historic victory" and as having "lost his mind", following the publication of excerpts from a forthcoming book by Michael Wolff in which Bannon is said to describe Donald Trump Jr, Paul Manafort and Jared Kushner's meeting with Natalia Veselnitskaya as "treasonous" and "unpatriotic". Wolff's book also describes Bannon's confidence that Trump Sr. knew of the meeting at the time.[9][10][11][12]
Thursday, January 4
Friday, January 5
Saturday, January 6
  • President Trump tweets that he is "a very stable genius", praising his own "mental stability". Also within the tweet, he says he became president "on the first try",[24] despite having run as a Reform Party candidate in 2000.[25]
  • President Trump declares "everyone found that, after a year of study, there's been absolutely no collusion ... between us and the Russians." Meanwhile, the special counsel investigation into such matters are still in progress with no declared findings.[26]
Sunday, January 7

Week 52

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Monday, January 8
  • President Trump makes an on-field appearance during the National Anthem at the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship.[27]
  • The Trump administration announces the end in September 2019 to the Temporary Protected Status granted to nearly 200,000 Salvadorans by then-president George W. Bush following the 2001 El Salvador earthquakes.[28]
  • President Trump submits to the Senate 21 re-nominations for judicial posts, including two rated 'not qualified' by the ABA.[29]
  • Vice President Pence describes Fire and Fury as a "book of fiction", while saying he has not read the book and does not intend to.[30]
President Trump on the field at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta
Tuesday, January 9
  • President Trump holds a bipartisan meeting with members of Congress discussing the topic of immigration.[31]
  • District judge William Alsup rules that the DACA program must remain in place while litigation continues over the Trump administration's September 5 decision to end it. The next morning, Trump describes the U.S. court system as "broken and unfair".[32]
  • Secretary Zinke announces that Florida will be exempted from oil drilling under the new policy announced on January 4.[33]
Wednesday, January 10
  • President Trump describes Senator Dianne Feinstein as "sneaky" and a "disgrace" following her unilateral publication on January 9 of the Simpson testimony of August 2017 concerning research into potential crimes in respect of the 2016 election.[34]
  • President Trump reiterates that he will be reviewing libel law, describing the current law as "a sham and a disgrace".[35]
  • President Trump holds a bilateral meeting and joint press conference with Nordic Prime Minister Erna Solberg at the White House.[36]
President Trump and Nordic Prime Minister Erne Solberg
Thursday, January 11
  • The Trump administration announces new state guidelines that Medicaid recipients may be required to work or volunteer, or enroll in education.[37]
  • The Washington Post reports that President Trump, in a meeting with Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) regarding immigration law reform, referred to Haiti and African countries as "shithole countries" and expressed preference for immigrants from Norway.[38] On the following day, Trump denies using the term, but says he used tough language in regards to the countries;[39] Senator Durbin affirmed that Trump had made those remarks.[40]
  • Vice President Pence visits Las Vegas, Nevada, and speaks at nearby Nellis Air Force Base.[41][42]
Friday, January 12
Saturday, January 13
Sunday, January 14

Week 53

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Monday, January 15
Tuesday, January 16
  • President Trump holds a bilateral meeting and joint press conference with Kazakhstani President Nursultan Nazarbayev at the White House.[53]
  • President Trump's former Chief Strategist Steve Bannon is questioned at a private sitting of the House Intelligence Committee. He is issued with a subpoena during the meeting upon citing executive privilege to refuse questions about the Trump transition and administration, but maintains his refusal.[54][55]
Wednesday, January 17
  • In an Oval Office interview for Reuters, President Trump accuses Russia of harming Chinese/American efforts to solve the ongoing North Korean nuclear crisis.[56]
  • In Touch Weekly publishes excerpts from a 2011 interview with adult-film actress Stormy Daniels alleging a 2006 extramarital affair with Trump. The magazine describes her passing a polygraph and her friend's and ex-husband's both corroborating the interview.[57]
  • President Trump announces the winners of the "Fake News Awards", despite criticism from Republican senators Jeff Flake and John McCain.[58]
Thursday, January 18
Friday, January 19
  • President Trump states on Twitter that Democratic votes will be needed in the Senate to prevent a government shutdown at midnight. He writes, "but they want illegal immigration and weak borders".[60]
  • German periodical Manager Magazin reports that Deutsche Bank has presented to Germany's financial authority, BaFin, evidence concerning "suspicious money transfers" by White House advisor Jared Kushner. MM reports that this information is due to be handed to Robert Mueller's inquiry.[65] Deutsche Bank on January 22 denies the report, and announces that it is taking legal action.[66]
Saturday, January 20
  • President Trump completes his first year in office.
  • A federal government shutdown begins, after the Senate fails to pass a continuing resolution to maintain funding for the government.[67]
  • Vice President Pence arrives in Cairo, Egypt at the start of a tour of Africa and the Middle East.[68]
President Trump on the phone in the Oval Office[69]
Sunday, January 21
  • Vice President Pence meets with King Abdullah II of Jordan in Amman. Abdullah criticizes the decision to recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital. Pence reaffirms U.S. respect towards Jordan's role as the guardian of Jerusalem's Islamic holy sites.[70]

Week 54

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Monday, January 22
  • During the third day of the federal government shutdown, President Trump accuses the Democratic Party of precipitating the shutdown "in the interests of their far left base".[71][72]
  • President Trump signs a bi-partisan bill, which passed Congress with support from both parties, officially ending the government shutdown that began three days earlier.[73][74] The bill provides funds until February 8, 2018.[75]
  • Vice President Pence delivers a speech at Israel's Knesset, announcing that the U.S. will relocate its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem by the end of 2019. A number of Arab members of Parliament are ejected while protesting.[76][77]
Tuesday, January 23
Wednesday, January 24
  • President Trump announces during remarks at the White House that he is willing to testify to Mueller under oath, stating, "I would love to do it, and I would like to do it as soon as possible."[79]
  • The Senate confirms Alex Azar as the 24th U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services in a vote of 55–43.[80]
Thursday, January 25
Friday, January 26
  • President Trump denies ordering the dismissal of Mueller, describing it as 'fake news'.[84]
  • President Trump returns to the White House from Switzerland.[85]
"I'm here to deliver a simple message ..."
Saturday, January 27
Sunday, January 28

Week 55

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Monday, January 29
President Trump congratulates Azar after being sworn in as the Secretary of Health and Human Services
Tuesday, January 30
  • President Trump delivers his first official State of the Union Address with a wide-ranging speech covering matters of natural disasters, terrorism, immigration, economic growth, patriotism and the U.S. nuclear arsenal. He calls on Congress for a $1.5 trillion infrastructure investment bill and an end to political division.[91][92][93]
  • The White House confirms that President Trump has signed an order keeping open the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba.[94]
  • Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin announces that U.S. sanctions against Russian oligarchs will follow the previous day's list, and denies that the administration is "slow-walking" the process.[95]
President Trump delivers his first official State of the Union Address
Wednesday, January 31

February 2018

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Week 55

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Thursday, February 1
Friday, February 2
  • President Trump declassifies the Nunes memo and authorizes Congress to release it.[98]
Saturday, February 3
Sunday, February 4

Week 56

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Monday, February 5
  • At a speech in Cincinnati, Ohio, President Trump claims that Congressional Democrats, who "were like death and un-American" in not applauding during his State of the Union speech, were "treasonous" and that "we call that treason".[99][100]
Tuesday, February 6
  • While Congress was preparing a continuing resolution for a temporary budget, President Trump declared, "I'd love to see a shutdown" if American immigration laws were not tightened. He also said "it's worth it for our country".[101]
Wednesday, February 7
Thursday, February 8
Friday, February 9
Saturday, February 10
Sunday, February 11

Week 57

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Monday, February 12
  • President Trump sends his $4.4 trillion 2019 budget proposal to Congress.[108]
  • President Trump introduces his $1.5 trillion federal infrastructure plan to several governors and mayors at the White House.[109]
Tuesday, February 13
  • President Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen acknowledged that in 2016 he paid $130,000 of his own money to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels. Cohen further said that The Trump Organization and the Trump campaign were not involved in the payment and did not reimburse him.[110] It was earlier reported that the payment was hush money for Daniels' silence regarding an alleged extramarital affair with Trump in 2006.[111]
Wednesday, February 14
Thursday, February 15
President Trump addresses the nation following the Parkland school shooting
Friday, February 16
President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump meet Parkland shooting victim Maddy Wilford
Saturday, February 17
Sunday, February 18

Week 58

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Monday, February 19
Tuesday, February 20
Wednesday, February 21
  • President Trump meets with survivors of the Parkland shooting to discuss school safety.[116]
Thursday, February 22
  • President Trump meets with local and state officials on school safety.[117]
President Trump Meets with State and Local Officials on School Safety
Friday, February 23
President Trump and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull
Saturday, February 24
  • A Democratic memo titled Correcting the Record—The Russia Investigation in response to the Nunes memo, is released after redacting by the FBI.[120][121]
Sunday, February 25
  • President Trump attends the National Governors Association dinner.[citation needed]

Week 59

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Monday, February 26
Tuesday, February 27
  • Josh Raffel, a senior communications aide, announced his resignation from the administration.[122]
  • Joseph Yun, the top diplomat in charge of America's Korean policy, announces his resignation.[123]
Wednesday, February 28
President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at Billy Graham's lying in honor

March 2018

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Week 59

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Thursday, March 1
Friday, March 2
Saturday, March 3
  • In a private speech to Republican donors at Mar-a-Lago, President Trump says "it's great" that Chinese President Xi Jinping was able to become "president for life", and that "maybe we'll have to give that a shot some day."[129]
Sunday, March 4

Week 60

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Monday, March 5
Tuesday, March 6
President Trump and Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven
Wednesday, March 7
  • White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says President Trump's personal attorneys have won an arbitration case against adult-film actress Stormy Daniels.[134] NBC News reports that Trump's lawyer, Michael Cohen, on February 27 initiated a private arbitration case against Daniels and obtained a restraining order that states that Daniels will face penalties if she discusses, in public, her alleged relationship with Trump. Daniels has filed a lawsuit that her non-disclosure agreement regarding her alleged relationship with Trump is invalid because Trump never signed it.[135]
  • U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tooke resigns from his post.[136]
Thursday, March 8
  • President Trump signs proclamations which will impose tariffs on imported steel and aluminum from most countries in 15 days. Canada and Mexico are initially exempted from these tariffs while they talk with the U.S. about renegotiating NAFTA.[137]
  • President Trump accepts an invitation to meet with North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un by May 2018.[138]
  • President Trump meets with video-game executives to discuss how violent video games might contribute to mass shootings.[139]
Friday, March 9
  • President Trump pardons Kristian Saucier, who was convicted of unauthorized possession and retention of national defense information.[140]
  • White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says the White House would need to see "concrete and verifiable steps" toward the denuclearization of North Korea before Trump would meet with Kim Jong-un. An unidentified Trump official tells The Wall Street Journal that Trump has still accepted Jong-un's invitation.[141]
Saturday, March 10
Sunday, March 11
  • The Trump administration proposes gun and school safety measures, including improving the system of background checks and training school personnel to handle firearms.[143]

Week 61

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Monday, March 12
  • Citing national security concerns, President Trump blocks Broadcom's proposed acquisition of Qualcomm.[144]
Tuesday, March 13
Wednesday, March 14
Thursday, March 15
President Trump and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar
Friday, March 16
  • Andrew McCabe, former acting director of the FBI who was due to retire with benefits in two days, was fired from the FBI by Attorney General Jeff Sessions on the recommendation of FBI disciplinary officials for "lack of candor".[152]
Saturday, March 17
Sunday, March 18

Week 62

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Monday, March 19
Tuesday, March 20
  • The Kremlin announces President Trump's call to congratulate Russian President Vladimir Putin on his election victory.[153] National security advisers warned Trump against the call.[154]
  • President Trump meets with Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman of Saudi Arabia in the Oval Office.[155]
Wednesday, March 21
Thursday, March 22
Friday, March 23
  • The White House issues a memorandum on Jim Mattis's recommended military policies, which state that transgender personnel are "disqualified from military service except under limited circumstances".[157]
  • The U.S. charges and sanctions nine Iranians and the Iranian company Mabna Institute for hacking and attempting to hack hundreds of universities on behalf of the Iranian government.[158]
Saturday, March 24
Sunday, March 25

Week 63

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Monday, March 26
  • The White House announces the expulsion of 60 Russian diplomats.[159]
Tuesday, March 27
Wednesday, March 28
Thursday, March 29
Friday, March 30
Saturday, March 31

See also

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