Timeline of the Donald Trump presidency (2018 Q2)

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The following is a timeline of the presidency of Donald Trump during the second quarter of 2018. To navigate among quarters, see Timeline of the Donald Trump presidency.

Overview

Economy

Over 103,000 jobs were created in March as the unemployment rate remained stable into April. At the start of the quarter, the US stock market experienced daily sell-offs and recoveries due to a burgeoning US-China trade war and increased political scrutiny of American business icons Amazon and Facebook.[1][2] In May, the U.S. Labor Department reported a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 3.9% for April and an increase of 164,000 jobs. Wages grew by 2.6%. Hiring gains were broad based with jobs being added in the fields of professional and business services, health care, manufacturing, and mining.[3]

Public opinion

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See also: 2018 opinion polling on the Donald Trump administration

According to FiveThirtyEight, President Trump's approval rate at the beginning of this quarter was 40.5%, down 4.9% from the start of his presidency.[4] By May 1, it had improved to 41.2%. For more polls, see 2018 opinion polling on the Donald Trump administration

Timeline

April 2018

Date Events Photos/Videos

Week 62
Sunday, April 1

Week 63
Monday, April 2
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President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attend the White House Easter Egg Roll
Tuesday, April 3
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President Trump and the leaders of three Baltic states
Wednesday, April 4
  • President Trump signs a proclamation directing the deployment of the National Guard to the U.S.–Mexico border to fight illegal immigration.[9]
  • President Trump attends a campaign rally in White Sulfur Springs, West Virginia.[10]
Thursday, April 5
Friday, April 6
Saturday, April 7
Sunday, April 8

Week 64
Monday, April 9
  • After the FBI and federal prosecutors raid the home, hotel room, and office of President Trump's personal attorney, Michael Cohen, Trump brands the raid as "an attack on our country in a true sense".[11]
  • Regarding firing special counsel Robert Mueller, President Trump says, "Many people have said you should fire him", and "We'll see what happens".[12]
  • President Trump meets with military leaders and generals to discuss a response to poison gas attacks in Syria.[13]
Tuesday, April 10
Wednesday, April 11
  • President Trump signs a sex trafficking bill that reduces legal protections for websites that enable sex trafficking.[17]
  • Nadia Schadlow, deputy national security adviser for strategy, resigns effective April 27, 2018.[18]
  • President Trump hires a new member for his legal team, Joanna Hendon, a partner at the New York firm Spears & Imes.[19]
Thursday, April 12
  • President Trump launches a task force to "conduct a thorough evaluation of the operations and finances of the United States Postal System".[20]
  • President Trump tweets a warning that "an attack on Syria could be very soon or not soon at all!" [21]
Friday, April 13
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President Trump announces Syrian missile strikes
Saturday, April 14
Sunday, April 15

Week 65
Monday, April 16
  • President Trump's new lawyer, Joanna Hendon, a partner at New York's Spears & Imes law firm, represents him at a hearing concerning Michael Cohen.[30]
Tuesday, April 17
  • President Trump meets with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe for the first of two days of meetings and events to discuss trade, security, and Trump's expected meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un this spring.[31]
  • President Trump announced that CIA director Mike Pompeo had travelled to North Korea over the Easter Weekend and met with Kim Jong-un to discuss and plan for Trump's visit.[32]
  • UN Ambassador Nikki Haley responded to a claim by White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow that she was confused when she announced a rollout of sanctions on Russia by commenting, "With all due respect, I don't get confused."[33]
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President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe.
Wednesday, April 18
  • President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe conduct a joint news conference after their second day of meetings.[34]
Thursday, April 19
Saturday, April 21
  • President Trump uses Twitter to attack New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman following an article she wrote about his poor treatment of Michael Cohen and that Cohen may cooperate with prosecutors as a result.[37]
Sunday, April 22
  • President Trump tweets a claim that North Korea has agreed to denuclearize.[38][39]

Week 66
Monday, April 23
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President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump with French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron.
Tuesday, April 24
  • The Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs announces a delay in the hearing for Trump veterans administration nominee Ronny Jackson.[42]
  • President Trump holds a bilateral meeting and joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House.[43]
  • President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump host their first state dinner in honor of French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte.[44]
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A Joint Press Conference between President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron.
Wednesday, April 25
Thursday, April 26
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Swearing in of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Friday, April 27
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President Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Saturday, April 28
Sunday, April 29

Week 67
Monday, April 30
  • Stormy Daniels files a defamation lawsuit against Trump for his "total con job" tweet about the forensic sketch of a man who allegedly threatened her in 2011.[53]
  • President Trump holds a bilateral meeting and joint press conference with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari at the White House.[54]
  • Thomas Homan, acting director of ICE, announces his retirement effective June 2018.[55][56]
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President Trump and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari

May 2018

Date Events Photos/Videos

Week 67
Tuesday, May 1
Wednesday, May 2
Thursday, May 3
  • President Trump speaks at the National Day of Prayer service in the Rose Garden.[60]
Friday, May 4
  • Over the past week, four EPA officials have resigned. Albert "Kell" Kelly, the top Superfund advisor, and Pasquale Perrotta, the head of Administrator Pruitt's security detail, resigned early in the week. On Thursday, Associate Administrator Liz Bowman left to pursue other opportunities, and on Friday, John Konkus, deputy Associate Administrator for public affairs, announced he is leaving to lead communications at the SBA.
  • The Trump administration ends Temporary protected status for Hondurans, leaving potentially 57,000 people vulnerable to deportation.[61]
  • President Trump and Vice President Pence speak at National Rifle Association's annual convention in Dallas, Texas.[62][63]
Saturday, May 5
Sunday, May 6

Week 68
Monday, May 7
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First Lady Melania Trump announces her Be Best initiative
Tuesday, May 8
File:President Trump Gives Remarks on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.webm
President Trump announces the United States withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal
Friday, May 9
Thursday, May 10
  • President Trump welcomes three American detainees released from North Korea.[68]
  • Homeland Security director Kirstjen Nielsen considers resigning after being berated by the president during a cabinet meeting.[69]
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President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump welcomes three American detainees released from North Korea.
Friday, May 11
  • Kelly Sadler, a White House official, mocked Senator John McCain, saying his opposition to Gina Haspel, Trump's nominee for CIA director, "doesn't matter, he's dying anyway."[70]
Saturday, May 12
Sunday, May 13

Week 69
Monday, May 14
  • A report shows the Trump Administration is concerned about chemically polluted water supplies near military installations.[71][72]
Tuesday, May 15
Wednesday, May 16
  • President Trump submits a disclosure of personal finances which is required by the Office of Government Ethics. Trump acknowledges that Michael Cohen was paid between $100,001 and $250,000 in 2017.[75][76]
  • President Trump meets with Uzbekistani President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the White House.[77]
Thursday, May 17
Friday, May 18
Saturday, May 19
Sunday, May 20

Week 70
Monday, May 21
  • President Trump requests the Justice Department investigate whether his campaign was "infiltrated" by the FBI. The inspector general will review the FBI's counterintelligence investigation of the 2016 Trump campaign.[84]
  • Treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin announces the administration will not implement its planned tariffs on China.[85]
Tuesday, May 22
  • President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the White House to discuss the denuclearization of North Korea.[86][87]
  • Reporters from CNN and The Associated Press are denied entry and forcibly removed from the PFAS National Leadership Summit event at the EPA where Scott Pruitt was to speak.[88]
  • President Trump signs the Securely Expediting Clearances Through Reporting Transparency Act of 2018.[89][90]
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President Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
Wednesday, May 23
Thursday, May 24
  • President Trump posthumously pardons heavyweight boxing champ Jack Johnson.[91]
  • President Trump cancels the proposed June nuclear summit with North Korea via a letter to Kim Jong-un.[87]
Friday, May 25
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President Trump delivers the commencement address
Saturday, May 26
Sunday, May 27

Week 71
Monday, May 28
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President Trump delivers the Memorial Day address at Arlington National Cemetery
Tuesday, May 29
Wednesday, May 30
Thursday, May 31

June 2018

Date Events Photos/Videos

Week 71
Friday, June 1
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North Korean general Kim Yong-chol delivers a personal letter from Kim Jong-un to President Trump.
Saturday, June 2
Sunday, June 3

Week 72
Monday, June 4
Tuesday, June 5
Wednesday, June 6
  • Kelly Sadler, a member of the WH communications staff, is "...no longer employed within the Executive Office of the President," Raj Shah announced via email.[95]
Thursday, June 7
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President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe.
Friday, June 8
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G7 leaders at the 44th G7 summit.
Saturday, June 9
  • After President Trump leaves the 44th G7 summit early, he withdraws the United States' endorsement of a joint communique by the G7, and labels Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau "Very dishonest & meek".[100]
  • President Trump also addresses Trudeau by saying that the Trump tariffs targeting Canada "are in response to his of 270% on dairy!" In the tweet, Trump did not cite national security, the legal basis for implementing the tariff.[101]
Sunday, June 10
  • Trade adviser Peter Navarro says that there is "a special place in hell for" Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for having employed "bad faith diplomacy with President Donald J. Trump and then tries to stab him in the back on the way out the door ... that comes right from Air Force One."[102]
  • Politico reports that Trump frequently and routinely would tear up papers he received, resulting in government officials taping them together for archiving to ensure that Trump did not violate the Presidential Records Act.[103]

Week 73
Monday, June 11
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President Trump and Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
Tuesday, June 12
  • President Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un participate in a summit at the Capella Hotel in Sentosa, Singapore.[105]
  • President Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un signed a joint declaration titled "Joint Statement of President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea at the Singapore Summit".[105]
File:Kim and Trump shaking hands at the red carpet during the DPRK–USA Singapore Summit.jpg
President Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un.
Wednesday, June 13
Thursday, June 14
Friday, June 15
  • The Department of Homeland Security states that between April 19 to May 31, 2018, at the Mexico–United States border, there were 1,995 migrant children separated from 1,940 adults who are being held for criminal prosecution for an illegal border crossing.[106]
  • President Trump says in response to the situation: "I hate to see separation of parents and children ... I hate the children being taken away." Trump then falsely blames the Democrats for the situation when it was the Trump administration's own "zero tolerance" policy announced in April 6, 2018, which is responsible for spurring the separations.[107]
  • President Trump also said he "certainly wouldn't sign the more moderate" immigration bill proposed by leaders of the House of Representatives with input from moderate Republicans and the White House.[108]
  • The Washington Post quoted a White House official as saying that Trump's decision to enforce the current immigration law is "force people to the table" to negotiate on laws in Congress.[109] Meanwhile, Trump tweeted: "Any Immigration Bill MUST HAVE full funding for the Wall, end Catch & Release, Visa Lottery and Chain, and go to Merit Based Immigration."[110]
  • In June 2018, Trump falsely claims that a report by Justice Department Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz "totally exonerates" him, despite the report having nothing to do with the 2017 special counsel investigation, the Trump campaign or Russia. The report was instead focused on the FBI's 2016 investigation of the Hillary Clinton email controversy.[111][112][113][114]
Saturday, June 16
Sunday, June 17

Week 74
Monday, June 18
Tuesday, June 19
Wednesday, June 20
Thursday, June 21
Friday, June 22
Saturday, June 23
Sunday, June 24

Week 75
Monday, June 25
  • President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with King Abdullah II of Jordan at the White House.[116]
Tuesday, June 26
Wednesday, June 27
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President Trump and Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
Thursday, June 28
Friday, June 29
Saturday, June 30

See also

References

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External links

U.S. presidential administration timelines
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