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The following is atimeline of thesecond presidency of Donald Trump during the first quarter of 2025. The timeline begins with Trump's January 20, 2025inauguration as the 47th president of the United States and ends March 31, 2025. For information on President-elect Trump's activities between his 2024 election and his 2025 inauguration, see thesecond presidential transition of Donald Trump. For a detailed account of Trump's first months in office in 2025, seeFirst 100 days of the second Trump presidency. For a complete itinerary of Trump's presidential travels, seeList of presidential trips made by Donald Trump (2025). To navigate between quarters, seetimeline of the Donald Trump presidencies. For a timeline regarding the second quarter of 2025, seetimeline of the second Trump presidency (2025 Q2).

After winning the2024 election, Trump returns to office for a second term, as the 47th president. His broad and extensiveuse of executive orders testedthe limits of presidential authority and drewsignificant conflicts with the courts. Other topics Trump focused on includedimmigration reform,deportations,tariffs, cutting federal spending, reducing the federal workforce, and implementing anon-interventionist foreign policy.

Week 1 [edit]
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday,January 20	Donald Trump takes theoath of office as the47thpresident of the United States andJD Vance takes theoath of office as the50thvice president.[1] The inaugural parade is held at theCapital One Arena, with President Trump signing executive orders after speaking to supporters.[2][3] The Trump administration shuts down theCBP One program.[4] Susie Wiles assumes office asWhite House Chief of Staff,[5] the first woman to hold the position.[6] TheSenate confirmsMarco Rubio as the 72ndU.S. Secretary of State in a vote of 99–0, making him the firstCabinet pick in President Trump's second term to be approved.[7] President Trump formallypardons approximately1,500 defendants who had been criminally charged with involvement in the2021 Capitol attack.[8][9] President Trump signs26 executive orders, repealing 67 Biden-era EOs and 11 presidential memoranda,[10] issuing new directives expanding border enforcement,[11] reversing climate initiatives,[12] eliminating DEI programs,[13][14] changing the federal designation for theGulf of Mexico to "Gulf of America", revertingDenali’s federal name to its pre-2015 one,Mount McKinley, and institutinga federal hiring freeze.[15] President Trump revokes thesecurity clearances of 50 people, including former National Security AdvisorJohn Bolton and signatories of theHunter Biden laptop letter. He also revokes Bolton'ssecurity detail.[16][17][18] During hisinaugural address, President Trump states that the United States will expand its territory during his second term in office. These remarks are consistent with Trump's previous remarks about annexing the territory of other nations, including Canada.[19][20][21]
Tuesday,January 21	President Trump and Vice President Vance attend the inaugural prayer service at theNational Cathedral.[22] Vice President Vance swears in Rubio as Secretary of State.[23] President Trump announcesStargate, a new AI infrastructure company expected to invest up to $500 billion in the sector.[24] President Trump pardonsRoss Ulbricht, founder of the darknet marketSilk Road.[25] President Trump orders the closure of all federalDEI offices, with existing employees placed on indefinite leave and special orders to prevent them from being protected through reclassification or deceptive wording.[26] Vice President Vance swears inJon Husted andAshley Moody to the U.S. Senate, filling the vacancies of Vance and Rubio respectively.[27] The Trump administration instructsfederal health agencies to pause all external communications until February 1 or until communication is approved by a political appointee.[28][29]
Wednesday,January 22	President Trump orders an additional 1,500 active-duty troops to theU.S.–Mexico border.[30] President Trump re-designates theHouthis as aforeign terrorist organization.[31] President Trump has a phone call with Saudi Arabian crown princeMohammed bin Salman.[32] President Trump revokes the security details of former Secretary of StateMike Pompeo and former diplomatBrian Hook.[33][34] The Trump administration announces the rolling back of an Obama era directive that had protected immigrants in sensitive areas such as hospitals, places of worship, courtrooms, funerals, weddings and schools.[35][36] President Donald Trump’s national security advisor on Wednesday sidelined about 160 National Security Council aides, sending them home while the administration reviews staffing and tries to align it with Trump’s agenda.[37] President Trump nominatesSean M. Curran, the leader of Trump's protective detail before his second inauguration, as theDirector of the United States Secret Service.[38]
Thursday,January 23	President Trump speaks at a virtual event at theWorld Economic Forum inSwitzerland.[39] Senior Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Western District of WashingtonJohn C. Coughenour blocks Trump'sexecutive order attempting to endbirthright citizenship, calling it "blatantlyunconstitutional".[40][41] The Senate confirmsJohn Ratcliffe as theDirector of the CIA in a vote of 74–25, who is sworn in later that day by Vice President Vance.[42][43] President Trump signs anexecutive order to declassify files related to the assassinations ofJohn F. Kennedy,Robert F. Kennedy, andMartin Luther King Jr.[44][45] President Trump signs an executive order that backs federal recognition of theLumbee Tribe inNorth Carolina.[46] President Trump revokes an executive order onAI safety initially signed by former President Biden. Biden's order, introduced in 2023, aimed to establish safeguards for the rapidly advancing AI technology. Trump's repeal is seen as a symbolic gesture to differentiate his administration's approach, focusing on what he describes as "AI innovation free from ideological bias."[47] President Trump revokes the security detail of formerNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases DirectorAnthony Fauci.[48][17] High-profile ICE deportations occur inBoston, Denver,Philadelphia,Atlanta,Seattle, Miami,Washington DC, New York City, andNewark, detaining 538 undocumented immigrants.[49][50][51]
Friday,January 24	In his first trip as the 47th president, President Trump and First LadyMelania Trump visit parts ofNorth Carolina to survey the damage caused byHurricane Helene in September 2024.[52] President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump travel to Southern California to monitor the progress of fire rescue services for theJanuary 2025 Southern California wildfires.[53][54] The Senate confirmsPete Hegseth as the 29thU.S. Secretary of Defense in a vote of 51–50. Vice President Vance, in the capacity as President of the Senate, becomes the first vice president since 2017, to cast thetie-breaking vote to confirm a Cabinet member.[55] President Trump reinstates theMexico City Policy.[56] During a press conference in North Carolina, President Trump reaffirms his stance thatCanada should become the 51st state.[57][58] President Trump fires the inspectors general from more than a dozen federal agencies.[59]
Saturday,January 25	Vice PresidentJD Vance swears inPete Hegseth asSecretary of Defense.[60] The Senate confirmsKristi Noem as the 8thU.S. Secretary of Homeland Security in a vote of 59–34.[61] President Trump delivers remarks onNo Tax on Tips Policy inLas Vegas.[62] President Trump states that he wants the United States to acquire Greenland.[63]
Sunday,January 26	Secretary of StateMarco Rubio announces the release of American citizen Anastasia Nufer from a prison inBelarus.[64] The Trump administration announces that the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire will be extended to February 18.[65] President Trump plays a round of golf for the first time in his second term at Trump National Doral Miami.[66] President Trump announces retaliatory tariffs onColombia after its president blocked US military deportation flights from landing. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces that he was authorizing the visa restrictions on Colombian government officials and their families “who were responsible for the interference of U.S. repatriation flight operations.”[67]
Week 2 [edit]
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday,January 27	Ed Martin, the interimUS attorney for DC, opens an internal review of the Justice Department’s decision to charge hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants with felony obstruction offenses in connection with the Capitol attack.[68][69] Several career lawyers who worked on the criminal investigations into Donald Trump are fired by Acting Attorney GeneralJames McHenry, on the grounds that he "do[es] not believe that the leadership of the Department can trust you to assist in implementing the President’s agenda faithfully."[69][70] TheOffice of Management and Budgetinstructs federal agencies to "temporarily pause all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance, and other relevant agency activities that may be implicated by [President Trump's] executive orders", so that "each agency [can] complete a comprehensive analysis of all of their Federal financial assistance programs to identify programs, projects, and activities that may be implicated by any of the President’s executive orders."[71] President Trump attends a retreat of House Republicans at his Doral golf resort in Miami.[72] Denmark announces it will spend 14.6 billion kroner (£1.6bn; $2.05bn) to boost security in the Arctic and North Atlantic in response to President Trump's expressed interest in acquiringGreenland.[73] The Senate confirmsScott Bessent as the 79thU.S. Secretary of the Treasury in a vote of 68–29.[74] President Trump signs an executive order ending diversity programs in the nation's military.[75][76] President Trump signs an executive order reinstating service members who refused to takeCOVID-19 vaccination.[77][78] President Trump signs an executive order to develop “theIron Dome for America."[79][80] President Trump firesNational Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General CounselJennifer Abruzzo,[81] and NLRB Board MemberGwynne Wilcox.[82]
Tuesday,January 28	The Senate confirmsSean Duffy as the 20thU.S. Secretary of Transportation in a vote of 77–22.[83][84] GLAD Law and theNational Center for Lesbian Rights file a federal lawsuit challenging President Trump’s executive order barring transgender people from serving and enlisting in the military.[85] Secretary of DefensePete Hegseth informsMark Milley, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, "that he is revoking the authorization for his security detail and suspending his security clearance". In addition, Hegseth orders the Pentagon’s inspector general to open "an inquiry into the facts and circumstances surrounding Gen Milley’s conduct so that the Secretary may determine whether it is appropriate to reopen his military grade review determination".[86][87] President Trump signs an executive order that seeks to end "chemical and surgical mutilation", referring to "the use ofpuberty blockers, includingGnRHagonists and other interventions, to delay the onset or progression of normally timed puberty inan individual who does not identify as his or her sex; the use of sexhormones, such asandrogen blockers,estrogen,progesterone, ortestosterone, toalign an individual’s physical appearance with a gender identity that differs from his or her sex; andsurgical procedures that attempt to transform an individual’s physical appearance to align with a gender identity that differs from his or her sex or that attempt to alter or remove an individual’s sexual organs to minimize or destroy their natural biological functions" for "children", referring to "individuals under 19 years of age."[88][89][90] White House Press SecretaryKaroline Leavitt holds her first briefing.[91] TheUS Office of Personnel Management sends an email to nearly all federal employees, offering them the opportunity to resign from their posts from January 28 to February 6 while still retaining full pay and benefits until September 30. The email called for a "reformed federal workforce", composed of employees who are "reliable, loyal, trustworthy ... subject to enhanced standards of suitability and conduct as we move forward."[92][93][94]
Wednesday,January 29	President Trump rescinds the January 27 Office of Management and Budgetmemo on freezing spending on federal grants. Press SecretaryKaroline Leavitt states that: "This is NOT a rescission of the federal funding freeze ... It is simply a rescission of the OMB memo. Why? To end any confusion created by the court's injunction. The president's EOs on federal funding remain in full force and effect, and will be rigorously implemented."[95][96] President Trump signs theLaken Riley Act, making it the first new law enacted in his second administration.[97] At the signing ceremony, President Trump states that he will order his administration to prepare Guantanamo Bay to detain migrants.[98] President Trump announces that federal employees who don't show up to work in person by February 6 will be terminated.[99][100] President Trump signs a settlement agreement for $25 million to end the lawsuit he brought againstMeta after the company suspended his account in the aftermath of theJanuary 6 attack on the Capitol.[101] President Trump signs an executive order creating a task force to plan a celebration of the250 year anniversary of the United States and revive Trump's plan to create aNational Garden of American Heroes.[102] The Senate confirmsLee Zeldin as the 17thAdministrator of theEnvironmental Protection Agency in a vote of 56–42.[103] American Eagle Flight 5342collides with a U.S. Army helicopter over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., killing all 67 people on board both aircraft.[104]
Thursday,January 30	President Trump holds a press conference on theJanuary 29 mid-air collision, alleging thatDEI policies were partly responsible for the disaster.[105] Several seniorFBI employees are served an ultimatum by the Trump administration to resign in the coming days or be fired.[106] The Senate confirmsDoug Burgum as the 55thU.S. Secretary of the Interior in a vote of 80–17.[107]
Friday,January 31	White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt reaffirms that theadministration will place tariffs of 25% on imports from Canada and Mexico and 10% on imports from China beginning February 1 with no stated exemptions.[108][109] District Court judgeJohn J. McConnell Jr. sides with 22 states and issues a temporary restraining order to block Trump'sfederal funding freeze.[110][111] President Trump announces he will impose tariffs on theEuropean Union.[112] President Trump travels toMar-a-Lago.[113][114]

Week 2 [edit]
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Saturday,February 1	President Trump orders airstrikes inSomalia, targeting a seniorIslamic State attack planner and other members of the militant group.[115][116] Treasury SecretaryScott Bessent gives representatives of theDepartment of Government Efficiency access to the Federal Payment System, handingElon Musk a powerful tool to monitor and potentially limit government spending.[117] President Trump fires the director of theConsumer Financial Protection BureauRohit Chopra.[118][119] Defense SecretaryPete Hegseth cancels "identity months" forDepartment of Defense employees, includingBlack History Month,Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month,National American Indian Heritage Month,LGBTQ Pride Month,Women’s History Month,Juneteenth,Martin Luther King Jr. Day andHolocaust Remembrance Day.[120][121] Canadian Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau announces thatCanada will respond to President Trump's decision to enact a25% tariff on Canadian exports to the U.S. by implementing a retaliatory 25% tariff against $155 billion in U.S. goods.[122] Mexican PresidentClaudia Sheinbaum announces thatMexico will respond to President Trump's decision to enact a25% tariff on Mexican exports to the U.S. by implementing a retaliatory 25% tariff against $322 billion in U.S. goods.[123]
Sunday,February 2	China'sMinistry of Commerce announces plans to file a legal case against the US at theWorld Trade Organization in response to President Trump's decision to impose 10 percent tariffs on Chinese exports to the United States.[124] On a trip toPanama,US Secretary of StateMarco Rubio demands that Panama make "immediate changes" to what he calls the "influence and control" ofChina over thePanama Canal.[125] The Trump administration ends theTemporary protected status of more than 300,000 Venezuelans.[126]
Week 3 [edit]
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday,February 3	Following recent executive orders, various government agenciesdelete various federal web pages and data. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces that he is the acting head ofUSAID as Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency propose to shut it down.[127] President Trump signs an executive order for the creation of a government-controlledwealth fund by theTreasury Department and theCommerce Department, potentially to aid in purchasing TikTok.[128] Mexico agrees to send 10,000 troops to theMexico–United States border in exchange for a pause on the tariffs that would have been implemented early Tuesday.[129] The agreement puts the tariffs on hold for a month while negotiations continue.[130] Vice President Vance visitsEast Palestine, Ohio, on the two-year anniversary of the2023 train derailment and subsequent release of hazardous materials.[131] Canada reaches an agreement to delay the tariffs that would have been implemented early Tuesday by 30 days to allow for negotiations.[132] President Trump honors theStanley Cup championsFlorida Panthers in a ceremony at the White House.[133] The Senate confirmsChris Wright as the 17thU.S. Secretary of Energy in a vote of 59–38.[134] Secretary Rubio meets with Salvadoran presidentNayib Bukele during his trip toEl Salvador, where Bukele offers to house "dangerous American criminals" and deportees of any nationality in his country's jails. Rubio calls the offer "an act of extraordinary friendship."[135] President Trump declassifies a video containing footage of the U.S. Government calling in an airstrike on ISIS targets in Somalia.
Tuesday,February 4	The 10% tariff on all Chinese goods goes into effect at 12:01 am EST, which President Trump calls the "opening salvo".[136] China announces a retaliatory 15% tariff on coal and liquefied natural gas products as well as a 10% tariff on crude oil, agricultural machinery and large-engine cars imported from the United States, effective February 10.[137] USAID announces that all of its direct-hire personnel "will be placed on administrative leave globally, with the exception of designated personnel responsible for mission-critical functions, core leadership and specially designated programs."[138][139] The Senate confirmsDoug Collins as the 12thU.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs in a vote of 77–23[140] andPam Bondi as the 87thU.S. Attorney General in a vote of 54–46.[141] President Trump holds a bilateral meeting and joint press conference with Israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu at the White House. Netanyahu is the first foreign leader to visit Trump since his inauguration. President Trump called for the permanent removal of Palestinian citizens from theGaza Strip.[142]
Wednesday,February 5	Pam Bondi is sworn in as the 87thU.S. Attorney General.[143][144] In an internal memo, Attorney GeneralPam Bondi announces that the Justice Department will "shift focus away from investigations and cases" enforcing theForeign Corrupt Practices Act, unless they are "related to foreign bribery that facilitates the criminal operations of Cartels andTCOs".[145][146] The Senate confirmsScott Turner as the 19thU.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in a vote of 55–44.[147] Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu meets with Vice President Vance andNational Security AdvisorMichael Waltz.[148] Protests occur in cities across the US against Trump, his administration,Elon Musk, andProject 2025.[149] President Trump signs an executive order entitled "Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports". The order states that federal funding will be removed from educational institutions that allow transgender women or girls to play on women's or girls' sports teams.[150][151]
Thursday,February 6	President Trump speaks at theNational Prayer Breakfast.[152] The Senate confirmsRussell Vought as the 44thDirector of the OMB in a vote of 53–47.[153]
Friday,February 7	President Trump holds a bilateral meeting and joint press conference with Japanese Prime MinisterShigeru Ishiba at the White House.[154] President Trump announces his intention to dismiss the board members at theJohn F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and appoint himself as chairman.[155] William J. Bosanko becomes ActingArchivist of the United States afterColleen Joy Shogan is dismissed.[156] President Trump revokes security clearance and daily intelligence briefing of former presidentJoe Biden.[157] FISC judgeCarl J. Nichols places a temporary restraining order upon the firing ofUSAID personnel, lasting until February 14.[158][159] On orders of Defense SecretaryPete Hegseth news organizations such asCNN,The Hill and others were removed from the press workspaces at thePentagon to be replaced with "more friendly outlets" such asNewsmax and theDaily Caller.[160]
Saturday,February 8	Protests against the Trump administration continue to occur throughout the United States.[161]
Sunday,February 9	President Trump signs aproclamation designating February 9, 2025 as "Gulf of America Day" while flying over the gulf fromPalm Beach, Florida toNew Orleans to attendSuper Bowl LIX.[162] During the Super Bowl LIX pre-game show,Fox News airs an interview between anchorBret Baier and President Trump. Trump becomes the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl.[163] President Trump instructs the Treasury secretary to stop minting new pennies.[164]
Week 4 [edit]
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday,February 10	In an internal memo, ActingDeputy Attorney GeneralEmil Bove, on behalf of Attorney GeneralPam Bondi, orders theUS attorney for the Southern District of New York,Danielle Sassoon, to dismiss the pendingcriminal charges against New York City mayorEric Adams for bribery, solicitation, conspiracy and wire fraud, on the condition that Adams agree in writing to dismissal without prejudice. Bove additionally instructs that the matter be reviewed after the2025 New York City mayoral election has taken place. Bove clarified that "[t]he Justice Department has reached this conclusion without assessing the strength of the evidence or the legal theories on which the case is based".[165][166] JudgeJohn J. McConnell Jr. orders the Trump administration to restore certain federal funds that were the subject of a funding freeze.[167] President Trump imposes a 25% tariff on all foreign imports of steel and aluminum to the United States.[168]
Tuesday,February 11	President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with KingAbdullah II of Jordan.[169] U.S. citizenMarc Fogel is released from a Russian prison following a deal struck bySteve Witkoff.[170] In exchange, the United States releasesAlexander Vinnik, a Russian citizen who had been accused of money laundering.[171] President Trump signs an executive order instructing federal agencies to cooperate with theDepartment of Government Efficiency.[172] TheAssociated Press is informed by the White House that it would be barred from accessing an event in the Oval Office if it does not align its editorial standards to rename theGulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America".[173]
Wednesday,February 12	Danielle Sassoon, theUS attorney for the Southern District of New York, refuses to dismiss thecriminal charges against New York City mayorEric Adams and offers herresignation in a letter submitted to Attorney GeneralPam Bondi.[174][175] The Senate confirmsTulsi Gabbard as the 8thDirector of National Intelligence in a vote of 52–48. Gabbard is sworn in by Attorney General Bondi.[176] President Trump speaks with Russian presidentVladimir Putin over the phone, agreeing to begin negotiations to end theRussian invasion of Ukraine.[177] President Trump delivers a message to the people of Jordan, claiming King Abdullah II has shown great leadership.[178] TheKennedy Center board unanimously votes to elect President Trump as its chairman.[179][180]
Thursday,February 13	Emil Bove, the ActingDeputy Attorney General, sends a letter accepting the resignation offer ofUS attorney for the Southern District of New YorkDanielle Sassoon, accusing her of having "lost sight of the oath that [she] took when [she] started at the Department of Justice by suggesting that you retain discretion to interpret the Constitution in a manner inconsistent with the policies of a democratically elected President and a Senate-confirmed Attorney General." Bove additionally informs Sassoon that her conduct will be investigated and evaluated by theOffice of the Attorney General, pursuant toExecutive Order 14147, after which "theAttorney General will determine whether termination or some other action is appropriate."[181] Hagan Scotten, anAssistant United States Attorney for theSouthern District of New York, resigns in protest of ActingDeputy Attorney GeneralEmil Bove's order to dismiss charges against New York City mayorEric Adams.[182] The Senate confirmsRobert F. Kennedy Jr. as the 26thUnited States Secretary of Health and Human Services in a vote of 52–48[183] andBrooke Rollins as the 33rdUnited States Secretary of Agriculture in a vote of 72–28.[184] President Trump holds a bilateral meeting and joint press conference with Indian Prime MinisterNarendra Modi at the White House.[185] Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is sworn in as the 26thUnited States Secretary of Health and Human Services.[186]
Friday,February 14	After a video call withEmil Bove, the ActingDeputy Attorney General, and twenty otherJustice Department lawyers, Ed Sullivan volunteers to sign the motion to dismiss the federal indictment againstNew York City mayorEric Adams, as requested byAttorney General Bondi on February 10, for the purpose of protecting his co-workers from losing their positions at the DOJ.[187][188][189] TheAssociated Press is indefinitely banned from theOval Office andAir Force One for using the term "Gulf of Mexico" instead of "Gulf of America".[190] Vice President Vance attends theMunich Security Conference and meets with Ukrainian presidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy.[191]
Saturday,February 15	President Trump tours aBoeing airplane to highlight the company's delay in delivering a newAir Force One jet.[192] Secretary Rubio visits Israel, meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu and PresidentIsaac Herzog inJerusalem.[193]
Sunday,February 16	Marco Rubio replacesWilliam J. Bosanko as ActingArchivist of the United States.[194][195] President Trump attends the2025 Daytona 500.[196]
Week 5 [edit]
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday,February 17	Secretary of State Rubio holds a diplomatic meeting in Riyadh with Saudi crown princeMohammed bin Salman.[197]
Tuesday,February 18	Secretary of State Rubio remains in Riyadh to meet with Russian foreign ministerSergey Lavrov toinitiate peace talks regarding the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[198] The Senate confirmsHoward Lutnick as the 41stUnited States Secretary of Commerce in a vote of 51–45.[199][200]
Wednesday,February 19	The Senate confirmsKelly Loeffler as the 28thAdministrator of the Small Business Administration in a vote of 52–46.[201]
Thursday,February 20	The Senate confirmsKash Patel as theDirector of the FBI in a vote of 51–49.[202]
Friday,February 21	President Trump dismissesCharles Q. Brown Jr. from the post ofchairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, nominating retiredAir ForceLt. Gen. John Dan “Razin” Caine to take his place.[203][204] Secretary of DefensePete Hegseth dismissesAdmiral Lisa Franchetti, the Chief of the Navy, and GeneralJames Slife.[204] Kash Patel is sworn in as theDirector of the FBI by Attorney GeneralPam Bondi.[205][206][207]
Saturday,February 22	President Trump delivers a speech inNational Harbor, Maryland to the 2025Conservative Political Action Conference.[208] President Trump attends the National Governors Association dinner.[209]
Sunday,February 23	In a Truth Social post, President Trump announces the appointment ofpodcasterDan Bongino asDeputy Director of the FBI.[210]
Week 6 [edit]
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday,February 24	President Trump holds a bilateral meeting and joint press conference with French PresidentEmmanuel Macron at the White House.[211] Howard Lutnick is sworn in as the 41stUnited States Secretary of Commerce. FBI Director Kash Patel is sworn in as acting director of theBureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.[212]
Tuesday,February 25	Vice President Vance swears inDan Driscoll asArmy Secretary.[213] President Trump announces a plan to implement a new "gold card"visa program that would be similar to agreen card "but at a higher level of sophistication" for the price of $5 million.[214]
Wednesday,February 26	President Trump posts an AI-generated video onTruth Social showing a futureGaza under U.S. occupation called “Trump Gaza”.[215] President Trump holds the firstcabinet meeting of his second presidency, withElon Musk also in attendance.[216] The Senate confirmsJamieson Greer as theU.S. Trade Representative in a vote of 56–43.[217] President Trump announces25% tariffs on European Union coming April 2, delays Canada and Mexico tariffs.[218][219]
Thursday,February 27	President Trump holds a bilateral meeting and joint press conference with British Prime MinisterKeir Starmer at the White House. Starmer presented an invitation letter to Trump fromKing Charles III for an 'unprecedented' second state visit.[220] President Trump announces25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada will proceed on March 4, alongside a new,additional 10% tariff on China.[221]
Friday,February 28	Vice President Vance delivers remarks at theNational Catholic Prayer Breakfast.[222] President Trump holdsa bilateral meeting with Ukrainian PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House. During the meeting, Trump and Vice President Vance have a heated exchange with Zelenskyy, who eventually departs the White House without signing an anticipatedagreement on mineral rights.[223][224][225]

Week 6 [edit]
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Saturday,March 1	President Trump signs an executive order purporting to makeEnglish the official language of the United States. This executive order reverses a mandate by former PresidentBill Clinton which required language assistance for non-English speakers. Federal agencies can decide if they will provide documents and services in other languages.[226][227]
Sunday,March 2	President Trump announces a U.S.Crypto Strategic Reserve which will includeRipple (XRP),Solana (SOL), andCardano (ADA). He clarified about 2 hours later that it will also includeBitcoin (BTC) andEthereum (ETH).[228]
Week 7 [edit]
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday,March 3	President Trump announcesTSMC will be investing at least $100 billion in U.S.-basedsemiconductor manufacturing.[229] The Senate confirmsLinda McMahon as the 13thUnited States Secretary of Education in a vote of 51–45.[230]
Tuesday,March 4	President Trump signs an executive order to rename the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge inTexas to theJocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge in memory of Jocelyn Nungaray, a 12-year-old girl from nearby Houston who wasraped and murdered by two illegal immigrants on June 16, 2024.[231] President Trumpdelivers his fifth address before ajoint session of the members of Congress.[232] President Trump nominates D.J Daniel, a 13-year-old cancer survivor, as an honorary Secret Service agent.[233]
Wednesday,March 5	President Trump announces a 30-day tariff break for the automobile manufacturing sector.[234] After meeting with eight individuals who had been held hostage by Hamas, President Trump issues his "last warning" toHamas to release all remaining hostages held in Gaza.[235]
Thursday,March 6	President Trump pauses tariffs on Canada and Mexico until April 2.[236] President Trump issues a memorandum stating that "it is the policy of the United States to demand that parties seeking injunctions against the Federal Government must cover the costs and damages incurred if the Government is ultimately found to have been wrongfully enjoined or restrained".[237][238] CongressmanAl Green is censured by the House of Representatives for speaking out of turn during President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress.[239]
Friday,March 7	President Trump signs an Executive Order to revokePublic Service Loan Forgiveness benefits to "organizations that engage in activities that have a substantial illegal purpose" and "[agencies using] taxpayer funds [to] [subsidize] through loan forgiveness activities that advance illegal immigration, terrorism, child abuse, discrimination, and public disruptions".[240]
Saturday,March 8	Pro-Palestinian student activistMahmoud Khalil, apermanent resident of the United States, is taken from his New York City apartment by ICE agents and detained in Louisiana. Khalil's detention is the first publicly known deportation effort related topro-Palestinian activism under President Trump.[241][242]
Sunday,March 9	President Trump states that the U.S. has "just about" ended its intelligence pause withUkraine after starting it on March 5. Trump expresses optimism about upcoming peace talks inSaudi Arabia.[243]
Week 8 [edit]
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday,March 10	The Senate confirmsLori Chavez-DeRemer as the 30thUnited States Secretary of Labor in a vote of 67–32.[244] Kristi Noem swears inSean M. Curran asDirector of the United States Secret Service.[245] District judgeJesse M. Furman rules that Mahmoud Khalil cannot be deported from the U.S. while thedistrict court assesses the case.[246]
Tuesday,March 11	The House passes a spending bill to avoid a government shutdown, sending it to the Senate.[247]
Wednesday,March 12	President Trump holds a meeting with TaoiseachMicheál Martin of Ireland at the White House.[248]
Thursday,March 13	President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary GeneralMark Rutte at the White House.[249] Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifai, the Chief of Global Operations and the Delegated Committee Emir of theIslamic State, is killed byUnited States Central Command forces pursuant to President Trump's orders.[250]
Friday,March 14	The Senate passes a spending bill to avert a government shutdown.[251] Secretary of State Rubio declares South African ambassador to the U.S.Ebrahim Rasool apersona non grata.[252] Rubio also announces visa bans on Thai officials on human rights grounds following the deportation of Uyghurs from Thailand to China.[253] President Trump delivers a speech at theDepartment of Justice headquarters.[254] The Trump administration released a draft list of 43 countries as part of a new travel ban.[255]
Saturday,March 15	President Trump invokes theAlien Enemies Act of 1798 against members of the Venezuelan gangTren de Aragua within the U.S.[256] U.S. District JudgeJames Boasberg blocks Trump from invoking the Alien Enemies Act.[257] President Trump orders aseries of airstrikes againstHouthi-controlled Yemen in response to theRed Sea crisis, killing at least 31 people.[258]
Sunday,March 16	The Trump administrationdeports 261 alleged members of theTren de Aragua andMS-13 gangs toEl Salvador despite a court order blocking such removals. The White House contends that the deportees had already left U.S. soil by the time the court order was signed.[259]
Week 9 [edit]
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday,March 17	President Trump states on Truth Social that Iran will "suffer the consequences" if Houthis commit further attacks.[260]
Tuesday,March 18	Vice President Vance delivers remarks at the American Dynamism Summit. President Trump speaks with Russian presidentVladimir Putin over the phone in an attempt to negotiate a ceasefire for theRussian invasion of Ukraine.[261] After Trump calls for Judge Boasberg to be impeached,Supreme Court Chief JusticeJohn Roberts rebukes Trump, saying that calls for impeachment are not an appropriate response to disagreements with court rulings.[262] All of therecords related to theassassination of John F. Kennedy that were previously withheld for classification are released pursuant to anexecutive order from President Trump.[263] President Trump firesFTC commissionersAlvaro Bedoya andRebecca Slaughter.[264]
Wednesday,March 19	President Trump holds a follow-up negotiation call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy following his call with Russian President Vladimir Putin the previous day.[265]
Thursday,March 20	President Trump signs an executive order directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin dismantling theUnited States Department of Education.[266][267]
Friday,March 21	President Trump revokes the security clearances of fourteen people, includingHillary Clinton,Kamala Harris,Alvin Bragg,Letitia James,Antony Blinken andLiz Cheney.[268][269]
Saturday,March 22	In a post on Truth Social, President Trump calls onMaine GovernorJanet Mills to apologize for her dispute with him regarding transgender athletes.[270]
Sunday,March 23	President Trump disparages a portrait of him hanging in theColorado State Capitol in a post on Truth Social, calling it "distorted".[271] The Trump administration publishes a notice to end the legal status of over 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela who entered the U.S. under the CHNV program.[272]
Week 10 [edit]
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday,March 24	A group chat onSignal between several members of President Trump's cabinet isaccidentally leaked when journalistJeffrey Goldberg is added to the group.[273][274][275] United States Postmaster GeneralLouis DeJoy resigns from his position.[276][277]	Screenshots from the leaked chat showingPete Hegseth discussing classified plans for the attacks in Yemen
Tuesday,March 25	President Trump signs an executive order attempting to overhaul the electoral process, including clauses such as having all ballots be received by Election Day and requiring voters to provide proof of U.S. citizenship.[278][279] John Phelan is sworn in as the 79thU.S. Secretary of the Navy.[280] DNI Director Tulsi Gabbard, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, FBI Director Kash Patel, and other National Security officials testified in Congress regarding the Signal group chat leaks.
Wednesday,March 26	President Trump imposes a 25% tariff on all foreign car imports, set to go into effect one week after the imposition.[281][282]
Thursday,March 27	President Trump withdraws his nomination ofElise Stefanik asambassador to the United Nations, citing concerns over Republicans' thin House majority.[283] Secretary Rubio announces the revocation of at least 300 student visas. Many of said visas were held by students who demonstrated support for Palestine during theIsrael-Hamas conflict.[284]
Friday,March 28	Several members of the Trump cabinet visit thePituffik Space Base inGreenland.[285]
Saturday,March 29	Finnish PresidentAlexander Stubb has a surprise, informal meeting with President Trump while playing golf in Florida. After the meeting, Trump posted on Truth Social lauding the relationship between Finland and the U.S. including "the purchase and development of a large number of badly needed [i]cebreakers".[286] TheWhite House Correspondents’ Association cancels its plans to haveAmber Ruffin host the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner.[287]
Sunday,March 30	Defense Secretary Hegseth announces plans to build up U.S. military forces in Japan to set up "war-fighting" headquarters.[288] President Trump indicates that he is considering an attempt to bypass the22nd amendment and seek a third presidential term.[289]
Week 11 [edit]
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday,March 31	President Trump signs executive orders with musicianKid Rock in attendance.[290] NinePlanned Parenthood affiliates received notices from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services indicating that their federal funds were being "'temporarily withheld'" based on potential violations of executive orders and federal law.[291]

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