The following day, the president signed a proclamation that directed National Guard troops to the U. The Department of Homeland Security said that the deployment would be in coordination with governors, that the troops would "support federal law enforcement personnel, including [Customs and Border Protection]," and that federal immigration authorities would "direct enforcement efforts.
With Democrats refusing to give in to his demand, a partial government shutdown ensued for a record 35 days, until all sides agreed to another attempt at striking a compromise. In response, a coalition of 16 states filed a lawsuit that challenged Trump's power to circumvent Congress on this issue.
After the House voted for a resolution to overturn the national emergency declaration in late February, the Senate followed suit on March 14 when 12 Republican senators joined a united Democratic side to vote for the resolution. Trump promptly issued the first veto of his presidency the following day, calling the resolution a "vote against reality. In late July , the Supreme Court overturned an appellate decision and ruled that the Trump administration could begin using Pentagon money for construction during the ongoing litigation over the issue.
As part of attempts to seal the U. As children were legally not allowed to be detained with their parents, this meant that they were to be held separately as family cases wound through immigration courts. A furor ensued after reports surfaced that nearly 2, children had been separated from their parents over a six-week period that ended in May , compounded by photos of toddlers crying in cages.
Trump initially deflected blame for the situation, insisting it resulted from the efforts of predecessors and political opponents. The president ultimately caved to pressure from the bad PR, and on June 20 he signed an executive order that directed the Department of Homeland Security to keep families together.
In the meantime, the DHS essentially revived the "catch-and-release" system that the zero-tolerance policy was meant to eradicate while dealing with the logistics of reuniting families. President Trump signed one of his most controversial executive orders on January 27, , calling for "extreme vetting" to "keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the United States of America.
The order called for a ban on immigrants from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen for at least 90 days, temporarily suspended the entry of refugees for days and barred Syrian refugees indefinitely.
In an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network, Trump also said he would give priority to Christian refugees trying to gain entry into the United States.
After facing multiple legal hurdles, Trump signed a revised executive order on March 6, , calling for a day ban on travelers from six predominantly Muslim countries including Sudan, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia and Yemen. Iraq, which was included in the original executive order, was removed from the list. Travelers from the six listed countries, who hold green cards or have valid visas as of the signing of the order, will not be affected.
Religious minorities would not get special preference, as was outlined in the original order, and an indefinite ban on Syrian refugees was reduced to days. Judge Theodore D. Chuang of Maryland also blocked the ban the following day, and in subsequent months, the ban was impeded in decisions handed down by the U.
Circuit Court of Appeals once again. However, on June 26, , Trump won a partial victory when the Supreme Court announced it was allowing the controversial ban to go into effect for foreign nationals who lacked a "bona fide relationship with any person or entity in the United States. On September 24, , Trump issued a new presidential proclamation, which permanently bans travel to the United States for most citizens from seven countries.
Most were on the original list, including Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, while the new order included Chad, North Korea and some citizens of Venezuela certain government officials and their families.
The tweak did little to pacify critics, who argued that the order was still heavily biased toward Islam. Romero, the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union. On October 10, the Supreme Court canceled a planned hearing on an appeal of the original travel ban. Under the ruling, the administration could fully enforce its new restrictions on travel from eight nations, six of them predominantly Muslim.
Citizens of Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Chad and North Korea, along with some groups of people from Venezuela, would be unable to emigrate to the United States permanently, with many barred from also working, studying or vacationing in the country.
On June 26, , the Supreme Court upheld the president's travel ban by a vote. Writing for the majority, Chief Justice John Roberts said that Trump had the executive authority to make national security judgments in the realm of immigration, regardless of his previous statements about Islam. In a sharply worded dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor said that the outcome was equivalent to that of Korematsu v.
In August , the Trump administration unveiled a new regulation designed to weed out immigrants who would potentially require government assistance. Known as the "public charge" rule, for people who are dependent on Medicaid, food stamps and other benefits, the policy tightened requirements for legal immigrants seeking to become permanent residents by focusing on factors like education, assets, resources and financial status.
In early August , intelligence experts confirmed that North Korea successfully produced a miniaturized nuclear warhead that fits inside its missiles, putting it one step closer to becoming a nuclear power. Around the same time, the North Korean state news agency said they were "examining the operational plan" to strike areas around the U. On August 28, North Korea launched a missile over Japan. Some foreign policy experts were concerned that war between the U.
Following the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, during which North Korea made a show of unity with the host country, its officials also relayed interest in opening up communications with Washington.
Trump leaped at the opportunity, announcing that he was willing to sit down with Kim. On June 12, , Trump and Kim met at the secluded Capella resort in Singapore, marking the first such encounter between a sitting U.
The two held private talks with their interpreters, before expanding the meeting to include such top staffers as Pompeo now U. Afterward, in a televised ceremony, the leaders signed a joint statement in which Trump "committed to provide security guarantees" to North Korea and Kim "reaffirmed his firm and unwavering commitment to complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. On February 27, , the two men met for a second summit, at the Metropole hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam, to discuss the next steps in denuclearization.
Said Trump to his counterpart: "I think you will have a tremendous future with your country — a great leader.
And I look forward to watching it happen and helping it to happen. However, negotiations abruptly ended the second day, after North Korea reportedly asked for sanctions to be lifted in exchange for dismantling its main nuclear facility but not all elements of its weapons program.
On June 30, , Trump became the first sitting U. Trump later said that he and Kim had agreed to designate negotiators to resume denuclearization talks in the coming weeks. Throughout the presidential election, Trump vehemently denied allegations he had a relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin and was tied to the hacking of the DNC emails. In January , a U. We further assess Putin and the Russian Government developed a clear preference for President-elect Trump," the report said.
However, in subsequent comments he again refused to condemn Russia for such activity, notably saying on multiple occasions that he believed Putin's denials. In March , the Trump administration formally acknowledged the charges by issuing sanctions on 19 Russians for interference in the presidential election and alleged cyberattacks.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin delivered the announcement, with the president remaining silent on the matter. The two men met on the heels of Trump's heavily scrutinized summit with NATO leaders, and shortly after the Justice Department announced the indictment of 12 Russian operatives for interfering in the U. Prompted to address the issue of election hacking in a joint news conference for the two leaders, Trump refused to point a finger at his counterpart.
I think we're all to blame," he said, adding that "President Putin was extremely strong and powerful in his denial today. The comments drew a harsh response stateside, with several notable Republicans joining their Democratic colleagues to question why the president was siding with Putin over his intelligence agencies. Senator McCain called it "one of the most disgraceful performances by an American president in memory," and even Trump ally Newt Gingrich weighed in with strong words, tweeting, "It is the most serious mistake of his presidency and must be corrected — immediately.
Trump sought to quiet the furor after returning to the White House, insisting that he had misspoken when saying he didn't see why Russia should be blamed and reminding that he has "on numerous occasions noted our intelligence findings that Russians attempted to interfere in our elections," though he again suggested that other parties could be responsible. Around that time, it was revealed that Trump had instructed Bolton, his national security adviser, to invite Putin to the White House that autumn, news that caught Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats off guard.
Bolton soon disclosed that he would postpone the invitation until the conclusion of the special counsel investigation into Russian meddling in the U. Despite Trump's overtures to Putin, his administration in February announced the suspension of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia, due to the Eastern power's repeated violations of the agreement.
The announcement gave Russia days to comply with terms before U. On April 6, , Trump ordered a military strike, to which he had tweeted opposition to when Obama was in office, on a Syrian government airfield. The strike was in response to a chemical attack by Syrian president Bashar al-Assad on Syrian civilians that had led to the horrific deaths of dozens of men, women and children. Navy destroyers fired 59 Tomahawk missiles at Shayrat airfield, from where the attack was launched.
It was the first direct military action by the United States against Syrian military forces during the country's ongoing civil war. One year later, evidence surfaced of another chemical attack on Syrians, with dozens reported dead in the rebel-held city of Douma.
Although Syria and its ally, Russia, referred to the situation as a "hoax" perpetrated by terrorists, Trump wasn't having it: "Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at Syria. Get ready Russia, because they will be coming," he tweeted, adding, "You shouldn't be partners with a Gas Killing Animal who kills his people and enjoys it!
The U. Larger than the previous year's operation, this one hit two chemical weapons facilities and a scientific research center. Afterward, the president took to Twitter to thank his military allies for their efforts, declaring, "Mission Accomplished! In December , Trump announced that U.
However, the president reversed course again the following October by ordering U. Again drawing a sharp response from critics, the president made his case on Twitter by arguing it was time to get out of Syria and let other nations in the region "figure the situation out," adding that he would respond forcefully if Turkey did anything "off limits. According to the president, the militant leader was chased to the end of an underground tunnel, "whimpering and crying and screaming all the way," before detonating a suicide vest.
The announcement came amid the controversy over the withdrawal of troops from the region, with critics pointing to the American military presence and intelligence contributions from Kurdish allies as factors that led to the success of the mission. On March 1, , after the conclusion of a Commerce Department investigation, Trump announced that he was imposing tariffs of 25 percent on steel imports and 10 percent on aluminum. He ultimately granted temporary exemptions as he sought to renegotiate deals.
His actions resulted in new agreements with South Korea and multiple South American countries to restrain their metal exports. Talks with China, the E. In late May, the administration announced that it was moving forward with all tariffs. The move drew a harsh response from the E. He ultimately left the summit early, making headlines on the way out by announcing he would not sign a communique between the seven nations and taking shots at Trudeau on Twitter.
In July, Trump again had harsh words for allies at the NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium, including accusations that Germany was "captive" to Russia for its dependence on Russian natural gas, and followed with criticism of U. Prime Minister Theresa May for her handling of Brexit. In April , the Trump administration announced it was adding a 25 percent tariff on more than 1, Chinese products to penalize the country for its trade practices. He granted temporary exemptions to negotiate a deal.
The increase came as the two countries were attempting to hammer out terms for a new trade deal. He announced a 5 percent hike in late August and threatened another 5 percent increase by October, before agreeing to delay the latter as he continued to push for an all-encompassing trade deal. In October, the president gushed about the "very substantial phase one deal" reached with China, saying a final agreement on matters related to intellectual property, financial services and agriculture would take three to five weeks to put in place.
In June , Trump announced that the U. However, U. In , to the ire of Chinese officials, the Pentagon began ordering naval ships to sail through the Taiwan Strait as a show of military power. On December 6, , Trump announced that the U.
The declaration broke decades of precedent, in which the U. Fulfilling one of his campaign pledges, Trump referred to the move as "a long overdue step to advance the peace process," noting it "would be folly to assume that repeating the exact same formula would now produce a different or better result.
The announcement was praised by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but not as warmly received by American allies France, Britain and Germany, which called it disruptive to the peace process. On December 21, the U. General Assembly voted to 9 to demand that the U.
Britain, France, Germany and Japan all voted for the resolution, though others, like Australia and Canada, abstained from the symbolic vote. He praised U. Prime Minister May and enjoyed a friendly meeting with Netanyahu, though he also took a shot at the Palestinian Authority for refusing to meet with Pence.
Continuing with a recalibrated approach to relations with its Middle Eastern ally, the Trump administration announced in November that it no longer considered Israeli settlements in the West Bank to be illegal under international law. A few weeks later, the president sought to bolster support among American Jews by signing an executive order aimed at cracking down on anti-Semitism at college campuses.
The order effectively allowed the government to recognize Judaism as both a race or nationality and religion, empowering the Education Department to withhold funding from college or educational programs accused of discriminatory actions against Jews.
In January , Trump revealed his "deal of the century" proposal for a two-state solution. His plan envisioned Jerusalem remaining the capital of Israel, with Palestinians getting their own capital in the eastern part of the city, and the authority for Israel to move forward with annexing its West Bank settlements. The proposal was quickly rejected by Palestinians, with Abbas dismissing it as the "slap of the century.
In May , over the objections of European allies, Trump announced that he was withdrawing the U. The announcement initially drew a tepid response from Iran, but President Hassan Rouhani had stronger words on the issue while addressing diplomats in July, noting that "war with Iran is the mother of all wars" and warning his American counterpart to "not play with the lion's tail, because you will regret it eternally.
That seemingly enraged Trump, who fired off an all-caps tweet addressed to Rouhani: "Never, ever threaten the United States again or you will suffer consequences the likes of which few throughout history have ever suffered before," he wrote.
Be cautious! Tensions mounted again by April , when the Trump administration announced it would no longer grant economic exemptions to the five countries — China, India, Japan, South Korea and Turkey — which had been permitted to buy oil from Iran. Several oil tankers were subsequently attacked near the Strait of Hormuz, with the U. In June , the Iranian military shot down an American drone over contested airspace. Trump said he was minutes away from ordering a strike in retaliation, before electing to impose new sanctions instead.
In late December, after an American civilian contractor was killed in a rocket attack on an Iraqi base, the U. After protesters responded by breaching the outer wall of the U. Embassy in Iraq, the animosity escalated with the death of General Qassem Soleimani, Iran's top security and intelligence commander, in a drone strike authorized by President Trump. In June , Trump announced that the State Department would no longer allow private or public ships and aircraft to visit Cuba.
Tourist groups may still be able to get around the ban by applying one of the other 11 travel exemptions that are still allowed. In September , Trump announced new sanctions aimed at curtailing U. President Obama loosened travel restrictions to Cuba following decades of detente between the countries, initiating a short-lived travel boom to the area. People in favor of removing the statue felt that it was a symbol implicitly endorsing white supremacy, while the protesters believed removing it was an attempt at erasing history.
When counter-protesters arrived, the demonstration turned violent with racial slurs, pushing and brawling. Then a car, driven by a man who appeared to show marching earlier that day alongside Neo-Nazis in a CNN photo plowed into the crowd, killing a year-old counter-protester and injuring at least 19 others.
And those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including the K. On September 15, Trump re-defended his comments after meeting with Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina: "I think especially in light of the advent of antifa, if you look at what's going on there, you know, you have some pretty bad dudes on the other side also.
And essentially that's what I said. To quell the staunch outcry from birtherists, Obama eventually released his birth certificate in April , verifying that he was born in the United States.
Regardless, Trump continued to be a vocal critic of President Obama—not only regarding his place of birth, but also on a variety of his policies. In , Trump tweeted that a Hawaiian State Health Director, who died of cardiac arrhythmia following a plane crash, was somehow connected to a cover-up of President Obama's birth certificate. Someday I will write a book. Later that fall, feeling pressure from his campaign advisors to put the conspiracy theory to rest as part of a strategy to appeal to minority voters, Trump issued a statement: "President Barack Obama was born in the United States, period.
On March 4, , without citing specific evidence, Trump released a series of tweets accusing former President Obama of wiretapping the campaign headquarters at Trump Tower before the election. Comey also confirmed that the FBI was investigating the Russian government's efforts to interfere in the presidential election, including links and coordination between individuals associated with the Trump campaign and the Russian government as well as whether any crimes were committed.
On May 9, , Trump abruptly fired Comey, who was in the midst of leading the investigation into whether any Trump advisers colluded with Russia to influence the outcome of the presidential election.
The president said he based his decision on recommendations from Attorney General Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who asserted that Comey should be dismissed over his handling of the investigation of Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while she was secretary of state.
For the first time, Trump will not be able to share messages from well wishers on Twitter and Facebook , since he was banned by both social media platforms. Trump was born on June 14, , which means he turned 75 at the beginning of this week. He was preceded by Maryanne, Fred Jr. Fred Jr. Having graduated from Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's degree in economics in , Trump began working at his father's real estate company, Trump Management.
Three years later, he became president of the firm, which owned middle-class rental housing in New York City's outer boroughs and subsequently renamed it The Trump Organization—the company had used the name in the past, along with a series of other monikers without settling on an official single formal name. By , Trump organisation was officially registered as a corporation.
Trump was 70 years and days old when he officially took office as the 45th U. As the fog of the political battlefield cleared on the Republican side, Trump prepared to take on presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Trump made his final appeal to voters in swing-states as the contentious campaign drew to a close. While Trump won the electoral votes needed to secure the presidency, he lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton by nearly three million votes.
Taking his oath of office on January 20, , Trump officially became the 45th President of the United States. Trump signed 90 executive actions during his first days in office. Some of his more controversial orders, like the travel ban, drew hundreds of thousands of people to protest.
That action was ultimately held up by the Supreme Court. After taking office, Trump's administration faltered under a series of scandals and missteps. The special counsel Robert Mueller was appointed to oversee the investigation. Nearly two years later, he closed the probe in May — after charging several of Trump's associates with crimes, concluding Russia interfered in the election to benefit Trump, and outlining several instances that the president failed at obstructing justice.
As a businessman who prides himself as a seasoned dealmaker, Trump has had mixed success interacting with world leaders as president. With some, he's had sparkling relationships. With others, things have been more frosty. As the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, Trump observed the sacrifices made by US service members on Memorial Day.
Trump's first foreign trip as president began in Saudi Arabia and ended in Italy in May In Riyadh, Trump was photographed with the infamous glowing orb that took social media by storm. At his first presidential college commencement, Trump addressed the graduating class of Liberty University.
Did we take risks? Did we dare to defy expectations? Did we challenge accepted wisdom and take on established systems? I think I did, but we all did and we're all doing it. Trump has often received criticism during his time in office, like when he threw paper towels into a crowd in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria wreaked havoc on the region.
Other times in his presidency have been more lighthearted. On the White House front lawn, Trump and the first lady preside over the Easter egg roll, one of many holiday traditions.
In some of the more lighthearted moments, Trump has entertained athletic champions at the White House with his favorite items from fast-food restaurants. Trump has fiercely defended the Second Amendment.
The Trumps joined the living presidents and first ladies to attend the funeral of former President George H. Bush in December From December through January , the federal government was shut down for a record 35 days when he and lawmakers couldn't get spending bills passed over disputes related to funding for his long-promised border wall.
Trump successfully saw Justice Brett Kavanaugh confirmed the Supreme Court despite the controversy surrounding his appointment and a heated confirmation hearing in the Senate. The president ushered in two conservative justices, the other being Neil Gorsuch. The president was impeached by the House of Representatives on December 18, , on charges of abusing his power and obstructing Congress. The inquiry was sparked after a whistleblower filed a report over a phone call the president held with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in July Trump is the third president to be impeached in US history.
Things turned out alright for the president, however, when he was acquitted by the Republican-controlled Senate on February 5 by a vote of Utah Sen.
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