The following is atimeline of thefirst presidency of Donald Trump during the second quarter of 2018, from April 1 to June 30, 2018. For a complete itinerary of his travels, seeList of presidential trips made by Donald Trump (2018). To navigate between quarters, seetimeline of the Donald Trump presidencies. For the Q3 timeline seetimeline of the first Trump presidency (2018 Q3).

More than 103,000 jobs were created in March as the unemployment rate remained stable into April. At the start of the quarter, the U.S. stock market experienced daily sell-offs and recoveries due to a burgeoning U.S.–China trade war and increased political scrutiny of American business iconsAmazon andFacebook.^[1][2] In May, theU.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]

According toFiveThirtyEight, 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, see2018 opinion polling on the Trump administration

Date	Events	Photos/videos
Sunday, April 1
Monday, April 2	President Trump and First LadyMelania Trump participate in theWhite House Easter Egg Roll.[5] Kremlin foreign policy aideYuri Ushakov claims Trump invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to the White House.[6]
Tuesday, April 3	President Trump holds a joint press conference with the leaders of three Baltic states at the White House:Estonian PresidentKersti Kaljulaid,Latvian PresidentRaimonds Vejonis andLithuanian PresidentDalia Grybauskaite.[7][8]
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 inWhite Sulfur Springs, West Virginia.[10]
Thursday, April 5
Friday, April 6
Saturday, April 7
Sunday, April 8
Monday, April 9	After theFBI 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 counselRobert 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 to discuss a response topoison gas attacks inSyria.[13]
Tuesday, April 10	The White House confirms the resignation of Homeland Security advisorThomas Bossert and National Security Council spokesmanMichael Anton.[14] President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with EmirTamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar at the White House.[15] President Trump hosts theNCAA football championAlabama Crimson Tide on the south lawn of the White House.[16]
Wednesday, April 11	President Trump signs a bill that reduces legal protections for websites that enable sex trafficking.[17] Nadia Schadlow, deputy national security adviser for strategy, resigns effective April 27.[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	President Trump pardonsScooter Libby, the former chief of staff for Vice PresidentDick Cheney in theGeorge W. Bush administration. As a result of the Plame investigation intothe leaking of an undercover CIA agent's identity, Libby had been found guilty ofmaking false statements,obstruction of justice andlying under oath.[22] President Trump sends a series of tweets attacking James Comey, the fired FBI director, as a liar and a "slimeball" and suggests Comey should be in jail.[23][24] President Trumporders missile strikes against Syria in retaliation for thechemical weapons attack on April 7 and challenges Iran and Russia to decide if they will continue to support the Assad regime.[25] President Trump in his address to the nation from the White House stated "A short time ago, I ordered the U.S. Armed Forces to launch precision strikes on targets associated with the chemical weapons capabilities of Syrian dictator, Bashar al-Assad, a combined operation with the armed forces of France and the United Kingdom is now under way." President Trump says the United States may rejoin theTrans-Pacific Partnership.[26][27][28][29]
Saturday, April 14
Sunday, April 15
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 withJapanese Prime MinisterShinzō Abe for the first of two days of meetings and events to discuss trade, security, and Trump's expected meeting with North Korean leaderKim Jong-un this spring.[31] President Trump announces that CIA directorMike 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 responds to a claim by White House economic adviserLarry 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]
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	Rudy Giuliani, as well as Jane and Marty Raskin, join President Trump's legal team. The Raskins are married law partners based inCoral Gables, Florida.[35][36]
Saturday, April 21	President Trump uses Twitter to attack New York Times reporterMaggie 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]
Monday, April 23	French PresidentEmmanuel Macron, accompanied by his spouse, begins a three-daystate visit, the first during the Trump presidency.[40] The Senate foreign relations committee votes 11–9 in favor ofMike Pompeo's nomination for secretary of state.[41]
Tuesday, April 24	The Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs announces a delay in the hearing for Trump veterans administration nomineeRonny 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]
Wednesday, April 25	French President Emmanuel Macron addresses a joint meeting of the members ofCongress.[45] Bryan Rice, head of theBureau of Indian Affairs, resigns.[46]
Thursday, April 26	Dr. Ronny Jackson withdraws his nomination to head the Department of Veterans Affairs.[47] The Senate confirmsMike Pompeo as the 70thU.S. Secretary of State in a vote of 57–42.[48][49] President Trump withholds some classified documents asNARA releases 19,045 moredocuments on theassassination of former President John F. Kennedy. They are to be released in 2021.[50]
Friday, April 27	President Trump holds a bilateral meeting and joint press conference withGerman ChancellorAngela Merkel at the White House.[51][52]
Saturday, April 28
Sunday, April 29
Monday, April 30	Stormy Daniels files adefamation 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 withNigerian PresidentMuhammadu Buhari at the White House.[54] Thomas Homan, acting director ofICE, announces his retirement effective June 2018.[55][56]

Date	Events	Photos/videos
Tuesday, May 1	President Trump presents theCommander-in-Chief's Trophy to the Army Black Knights football team for its victory over bothAir Force andNavy last year.[57] During an interview withNBC News,Harold Bornstein, Donald Trump's longtime personal medical doctor for over 35 years, saysKeith Schiller, director ofOval Office operations for theWhite House, another unnamed "large man", and Alan Garten,The Trump Organization chief legal officer, had taken Donald Trump's medical records from Bornstein's office on February 3, 2017, without obtaining aHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) release statement signed by Donald Trump.[58]
Wednesday, May 2	President Trump announces plans to replace retiring White House lawyerTy Cobb with formerPresident Clinton's impeachment lawyer,Emmet Flood.[59]
Thursday, May 3	President Trump speaks at the National Day of Prayer service in theRose Garden.[60]
Friday, May 4	Over the preceding week, fourEPA officials have resigned: Albert "Kell" Kelly, the topSuperfund advisor; Pasquale Perrotta, the head ofAdministrator Pruitt's security detail; Associate Administrator Liz Bowman; and today John Konkus, deputy Associate Administrator for public affairs. The Trump administration endstemporary protected status for Hondurans, leaving potentially 57,000 people vulnerable to deportation.[61] President Trump and Vice President Pence speak atNational Rifle Association of America's annual convention inDallas, Texas.[62][63]
Saturday, May 5	President Trump attends a fundraiser for theRNC inCleveland, Ohio.[64]
Sunday, May 6
Monday, May 7	First LadyMelania Trump announces the launch of herBe Best anti-cyber bullying initiative.[65]
Tuesday, May 8	The White House denies a New York Times report that President Trump has privately told French PresidentEmmanuel Macron the U.S. is withdrawing from theIran nuclear deal.[66] President Trump announces in a speech that the U.S.will withdraw from the Obama-era Iran nuclear deal and reinstate sanctions.[67]
Wednesday, May 9	R. Timothy Ziemer, the official on theNational Security Council responsible for global health security and biodefense, is dismissed and his position is abolished.[68]
Thursday, May 10	President Trump welcomes three American detainees released from North Korea.[69] Homeland Security directorKirstjen Nielsen considers resigning after being berated by the president during a cabinet meeting.[70]
Friday, May 11	Kelly Sadler, a White House official, mocks SenatorJohn McCain, saying his opposition toGina Haspel, Trump's nominee for CIA director, "doesn't matter, he's dying anyway".[71]
Saturday, May 12
Sunday, May 13
Monday, May 14	A report shows the Trump administration is concerned about chemically polluted water supplies near military installations.[72][73]
Tuesday, May 15	The Trump administration eliminates the White House's top cyber security policy role.Rob Joyce, the coordinator, is no longer at the White House.[74] UN AmbassadorNikki Haley walks out ofUN Security Council as Palestinian AmbassadorRiyad H. Mansour begins his remarks.[75]
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 $100,000 and $250,000 in 2017.[76][77] President Trump meets withUzbekistani PresidentShavkat Mirziyoyev at the White House.[78]
Thursday, May 17	Gina Haspel is confirmed by the Senate as the first female CIA director.[79] President Trump meets withNATO Secretary GeneralJens Stoltenberg at the White House.[80]
Friday, May 18	President Trump announces the nomination of acting VA secretary Robert Wilkie to head the agency. At the same White House event he expressed his "sadness and heartbreak" over theSanta Fe school shooting.[81][82] First Lady Melania Trump is released fromWalter Reed National Military Medical Center after a five-day stay for kidney surgery.[83] Mark Inch, the director of Federal Prisons, resigns.[84]
Saturday, May 19
Sunday, May 20
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.[85] Treasury secretarySteve Mnuchin announces the administration will not implement its planned tariffs on China.[86]
Tuesday, May 22	President Trump holds a bilateral meeting withSouth Korean PresidentMoon Jae-in at the White House to discuss the denuclearization of North Korea.[87][88] Reporters fromCNN and TheAssociated Press are denied entry and forcibly removed from the PFAS National Leadership Summit event at theEPA where Scott Pruitt was to speak.[89] President Trump signs the Securely Expediting Clearances Through Reporting Transparency Act of 2018.[90][91]
Wednesday, May 23
Thursday, May 24	President Trump posthumously pardons heavyweight boxing champJack Johnson.[92] President Trump cancels the proposed June nuclear summit with North Korea via a letter to Kim Jong-un.[88] TheEconomic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (Pub. L. 115–174 (text)(PDF),S. 2155) was signed intoUnited States federal law by PresidentDonald Trump on May 24, 2018.[93][94][95][96]
Friday, May 25	President Trump delivers the commencement address at theU.S. Naval Academy inAnnapolis, Maryland.[97]
Saturday, May 26
Sunday, May 27
Monday, May 28	President Trump performs a wreath-laying ceremony at theTomb of the Unknown Soldier at theArlington National Cemetery and gives a speech honoring those who have died fighting for the U.S.[98]
Tuesday, May 29
Wednesday, May 30
Thursday, May 31

Date	Events	Photos/videos
Friday, June 1	President Trump announces that theNorth Korea–United States summit would resume as scheduled for June 12 in Singapore after he met North Korean generalKim Yong-chol at the White House.[99]
Saturday, June 2
Sunday, June 3
Monday, June 4
Tuesday, June 5
Wednesday, June 6	Raj Shah announces via email that Kelly Sadler, a member of the White House communications staff, is "... no longer employed within the Executive Office of the President".[100]
Thursday, June 7	President Trump holds a bilateral meeting and joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe at the White House.[101]
Friday, June 8	President Trump attends the44th G7 summit with world leaders ofG7 inLa Malbaie,Canada.[102] President Trump holds bilateral meetings with Canadian Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau and French PresidentEmmanuel Macron.[103][104]
Saturday, June 9	After President Trump leaves the44th 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".[105] President Trump also addresses Trudeau by saying theTrump 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.[106]
Sunday, June 10	Trade adviserPeter Navarro says 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."[107] Politico reports that Trump frequently and routinely would tear up papers he received, resulting in government officials' taping them together for archiving to ensure he had not violated thePresidential Records Act.[108]
Monday, June 11	President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Singaporean Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong in theIstana Palace.[109]
Tuesday, June 12	President Trump andNorth Korean LeaderKim Jong Un participate in asummit at theCapella Hotel inSentosa,Singapore.[110] President Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un sign 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".[110]
Wednesday, June 13
Thursday, June 14
Friday, June 15	TheDepartment of Homeland Security states that between April 19 and May 31, 2018, there were 1,995 migrant children separated at theMexico–United States border from 1,940 adults who are being held for criminal prosecution for an illegal border crossing.[111] 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 on April 6, 2018, which is responsible for spurring the separations.[112] He also says he "certainly wouldn't sign the more moderate" immigration bill proposed by House leaders with input from moderate Republicans and the White House.[113] The Washington Post quotes 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.[114] Meanwhile, Trump tweets: "Any Immigration Bill MUST HAVE full funding for the Wall, end Catch & Release, Visa Lottery and Chain, and go to Merit Based Immigration."[115] In June 2018, Trump falsely claims that a report byJustice Department Inspector GeneralMichael E. Horowitz "totally exonerates" him, despite the report's having nothing to do with the2017 special counsel investigation, the Trump campaign or Russia. (The report was instead focused on the FBI's 2016 investigation of theHillary Clinton email controversy.)[116][117][118][119]
Saturday, June 16
Sunday, June 17
Monday, June 18
Tuesday, June 19	President Trump meets with KingFelipe VI and QueenLetizia of Spain at the White House.[120]
Wednesday, June 20
Thursday, June 21
Friday, June 22
Saturday, June 23
Sunday, June 24
Monday, June 25	President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with KingAbdullah II of Jordan at the White House.[121]
Tuesday, June 26
Wednesday, June 27	President Trump holds a bilateral meeting withPortuguese PresidentMarcelo Rebelo de Sousa at the White House.[122] Senior Supreme Court JusticeAnthony Kennedy announces his retirement from theSupreme Court, effective July 31, 2018.[123]
Thursday, June 28
Friday, June 29
Saturday, June 30

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