What happened during the first 100 days of the Trump presidency? Reverse chronological ordering of key events each day. In addition to executive actions, each day may have one or more of these categories:
- Bills signed and executive actions
- Senate and House action
- Ethics
- Golf
- Immigration
- Judicial
- National Security
- Public Opinion
- Congressional news
April: Day 100 (4/29) | Day 99 (4/28) | Day 98 (4/27) | Day 97 (4/26) | Day 96 (4/25) | Day 95 (4/24) | Day 94 (4/23) | Day 93 (4/22) | Day 92 (4/21) | Day 91 (4/20) | Day 90 (4/19) | Day 89 (4/18) | Day 88 (4/17) | Day 87 (4/16) | Day 86 (4/15) | Day 85 (4/14) | Day 84 (4/13) | Day 83 (4/12) | Day 82 (4/11) | Day 81 (4/10) | Day 80 (4/09) | Day 79 (4/08) | Day 78 (4/07) | Day 77 (4/06) | Day 76 (4/05) | Day 75 (4/04) | Day 74 (4/03) | Day 73 (4/02) | Day 72 (4/01)
March: Day 71 (3/31) | Day 70 (3/30) | Day 69 (3/29) | Day 68 (3/28) | Day 67 (3/27) | Day 66 (3/26) | Day 65 (3/25) | Day 64 (3/24) | Day 63 (3/23) | Day 62 (3/22) | Day 61 (3/21) | Day 60 (3/20) | Day 59 (3/19)| Day 58 (3/18) | Day 57 (3/17) | Day 56 (3/16) | Day 55 (3/15) | Day 54 (3/14) | Day 53 (3/13) | Day 52 (3/12) | Day 51 (3/11) | Day 50 (3/10) | Day 49 (3/09) | Day 48 (3/08) | Day 47 (3/07)| Day 46 (3/06) | Day 45 (3/05) | Day 44 (3/04) | Day 43 (3/03) | Day 42 (3/02) | Day 41 (3/01)
February: Day 40 (2/28) | Day 39 (2/27) | Day 38 (2/26) | Day 37 (2/25) | Day 36 (2/24) | Day 35 (2/23) | Day 34 (2/22) | Day 33 (2/21) | Day 32 (2/20) | Day 31 (2/19) | Day 30 (2/18) | Day 29 (2/17) | Day 28 (2/16) | Day 27 (2/15) | Day 26 (2/14) | Day 25 (2/13) | Day 24 (2/12) | Day 23 (2/11) | Day 22 (2/10) | Day 21 (2/09) | Day 20 (2/08) | Day 19 (2/07) | Day 18 (2/06) | Day 17 (2/05) | Day 16 (2/04) | Day 15 (2/03) | Day 14 (2/02) | Day 13 (2/01)
January: Day 12 (1/31) | Day 11 (1/30) | Day 10 (1/29) | Day 09 (1/28) | Day 08 (1/27) | Day 07 (1/26) | Day 06 (1/25) | Day 05 (1/24) | Day 04 (1/23) | Day 03 (1/22) | Day 02 (1/21) | Day 01 (1/20)
January, Days 01-12
Day 12, 31 January 2017
- Trump announced his nominee for the Supreme Court, Neil Gorsuch, a federal appeals court judge in Denver.
- The Washington Post reported that White House officials have “warned State Department officials that they should leave their jobs if they did not agree with President Trump’s agenda.”
- BILLS SIGNED:
Trump signed his second piece of legislation, the GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2017 (HR 72). The bill passed the House on voice vote ; it passed the Senate, 99 – 0. - SENATE ACTION:
Elaine L. Chao confirmed as Secretary of Transportation (93-6).
Day 11, 30 January 2017
- Trump fired Acting Attorney General Sally Yates after she directed the Department of Justice not to defend the President’s Executive Order travel ban. The president replaced Yates with Dana J. Boente.
- EXECUTIVE ACTIONS:
Executive Order No. 13771, known as the “two for one” order, requires federal agencies to cut two regulations for every new regulation. In a meeting with business executives on January 21, he pledged to cut regulation by 75%. - JUDICIAL:
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed suit against “President Trump, the Department of Homeland Security, and several high-ranking Trump officials over the Friday night executive order banning refugees and citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States.”
Day 10, 29 January 2017
- A 27-year-old white male student killed six in an attack on a Quebec City mosque. The president has been publicly silent.
- The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump’s tax plan “would maintain companies’ ability to lower tax liability by taking on debt;” in other words, benefit his companies.
- TWITTER:
Trump castigated the New York Times (“fake news”) on Twitter. Twice.
Day 9, 28 January 2017
- Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin for an hour on the phone. The Kremlin provided a positive readout of the call. The White House readout was only one paragraph.
- EXECUTIVE ACTIONS:
- Via a presidential memorandum, Trump appointed Steve Bannon to the principals committee of the National Security Council.
- Via a presidential memorandum, Trump directed the Secretary of Defense to work with other senior officials and develop a strategy for defeating the Islamic State, ISIS.
- IMMIGRATION:
Thousands protested the travel ban on Saturday (and Sunday) in more than two dozen cities, many at airports, in response to President Trump’s executive order. - JUDICIAL:
Judge Ann M. Donnelly, a federal judge in Brooklyn, issued a temporary order “preventing the government from deporting some arrivals who found themselves ensnared by the presidential order.” Four other Federal Judges would issue similar orders. - NATIONAL SECURITY:
Trump’s first overseas raid, in Yemen, ended in failure. U.S. Navy SEAL William “Ryan” Owens was killed. According to medics at the scene, about 30 people, including 10 women and children, were killed. U.S. military officials told Reuters “that Trump approved his first covert counterterrorism operation without sufficient intelligence, ground support or adequate backup preparations.”
Day 8, 27 January 2017
- EXECUTIVE ACTIONS IMMIGRATION:
Trump signed Executive Order 13769 at the close of business, banning individuals from seven countries from entering the United States, even if they were in-flight at the time of the signing. The order went into effect on signature (not a standard practice), affecting thousands already on flights or at airports. [Explainer: executive orders and presidential memoranda.] - EXECUTIVE ACTIONS NATIONAL SECURITY:
Via presidential memorandum, Trump announced that he would begin “a great rebuilding of the armed services” by expanding military spending.
Day 7, 26 January 2017
Day 6, 25 January 2017
- The entire senior level of management at the State Department resigned.
- EXECUTIVE ACTIONS IMMIGRATION:
Two executive orders, Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements and Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States, fulfill campaign promises.- New York Times op-ed: The real cost of Mr. Trump’s wall
- Wall Street Journal op-ed: The Trump Wall Rises
- ETHICS:
- Trump raises the price of new memberships at Mar-a-Lago, the Trump family’s private club in Florida, from $100,000 to $200,000. “At the minimum, this creates the appearance of cashing in on the presidency and selling direct personal access to the president,” Robert Weissman, the president of the government ethics watchdog group Public Citizen.
Day 5, 24 January 2017
- Trump Administration limits communication activities ata the Environmental Protection Agency, the Interior Department, the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services.
- EXECUTIVE ACTIONS:
- Presidential memorandum focused on reducing regulation for domestic manufacturing.
- Presidential Memorandum Regarding Construction of American Pipelines
- Executive Order Expediting Environmental Reviews and Approvals For High Priority Infrastructure Projects
- Presidential Memorandum Regarding Construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline
- Presidential Memorandum Regarding Construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline
- SENATE ACTION:
Nikki R. Haley confirmed as Ambassador to the United Nations (96-4)
Day 4, 23 January 2017
- The president declared Day Four to be his real Day One.
- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that the CDC “quietly and abruptly” canceled a February climate and health summit scheduled to take place in Atlanta.
- In a meeting with business executives, Trump pledged to cut regulation by 75%.
- Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a lawsuit accusing the the President of violating the Emoluments Clause.
- EXECUTIVE ACTIONS:
- SENATE ACTION:
Mike Pompeo confirmed as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (66-32).
Day 3, 22 January 2017
- In an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Trump senior adviser Kellyanne Conway told Chuck Todd that Press Secretary Spicer used ‘alternative facts’ in his first press statement
Day 2, 21 January 2017
Day 1, 20 January 2017
- Inauguration marked by celebration and protest
- Trump told the FEC that he is “qualified” as an official candidate for re-election in 2020. The official statement of candidacy is required by law because of ongoing fundraising.
- White House staff deleted nearly all mentions of climate change on whitehouse.gov
- The Trump International Hotel in Washington banned the media from its premises during inauguration week.
- Dr. Thomas Frieden, head of the CDC, resigned.
- EXECUTIVE ACTIONS:
Executive Order Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal - BILLS SIGNED:
Trump signed his first piece of legislation, a waiver needed for Mattis to be appointed Secretary of Defense. The bill passed the House 268 – 151, and the Senate 81 – 17. - SENATE ACTION:
James. N. Mattis confirmed (98-1) as secretary of defense and John F. Kelly confirmed (88-11) as secretary of homeland security. President Trump signed their commissions in the Oval Office.
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