I found it so hard to keep up with the utter bullshit from this administration the first time around that I decided I'd try a running log this time. I know there are things I've missed, so I'd appreciate anyone pointing out where I'm lacking.
1/20/25
- pardoned every J6er
- Elon does Nazi salute twice
- signed executive order saying White House can give top secret clearances to anyone, without being vetted
- announced during inaugural address that US would expand its territories
1/21/25
- pardoned Ross Ulbricht, Silk Road founder
- ordered closure of all DEI offices
1/23/25
- begins ICE deportations
1/24/25
- fired 12 Inspector Generals without required 30 day notice to Congress
- Hegseth confirmed at Sec of Def
- in NC press conference, reaffirms Canada should become 51st state
1/25/25
- confirms Noem at Sec of Homeland Sec
1/27/25
- several lawyers who worked on criminal investigations into Trump are fired
- fired NLRB General Counsel Abruzzo
1/28/25
- sent Elon email offering deferred resignation
- revokes Milley's security detail and his security clearance
1/29/25
- at signing of Laken Riley Act, states he will use Guantanamo Bay to detain migrants
- federal employees who dont show up to work in person will be fired
- settles with Meta for $25 million
- confirms Zeldin as EPA administrator
- American Eagle flight 5342 collides with Army helicopter killing all 67
1/30/25
- suggests DEI played a role in crash from previous day
- several senior FBI employees given ultimatum to resign
1/31/25
- Elon aides lock gov. employees out of computer systems
2/1/25
- puts 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and 10% tariffs on China
- orders airstrikes in Somalia
- Treasury Sec Bessent gives DOGE access to Federal Payment System
- Hegseth cancels Black History Month, Junteenth, MLK Day, Holocaust Remembrance Day, etc for DOD
2/3/25
- Sec of State Rubio announced he is now head of USAID
- announced creation of "wealth fund"
2/4/25
- all direct-hire personnel of USAID placed on admin leave
- Pam Bondi confirmed as Attorney General
- calls for permanent removal of Palestinians from Gaza
2/6/25
- Vought confirmed at Director of OMB
2/7/25
- dismisses JFK Center board and appoints himself chairman
2/9/25
- declares Feb 9, 2025 Gulf of America Day
- instructs treasury to stop printing pennies
2/10/25
- Dep Atty General Bove orders Southern Dist of NY to dismiss charges on Eric Adams
- imposes 25% tariff on all foreign steel and aluminum
2/11/25
- Marc Fogel released from Russian prison in exchange for Alexander Vinnik
- AP barred from Oval Office event because it didn't recognize Gulf of America
2/12/25
- Gabbard confirmed at Director of National Intelligence
- speaks with Putin via phone about negotiations to end war
- new Kennedy Center board unanimously elected Trump at chairman
2/13/25
- Southern District of NY Danielle Sassoon resigns; Dept Atty Gen Bove says she will be investigated to determine whether termination or some other action is appropriate
- RFK Jr confirmed as Sec of Health and Human Services
2/14/25
- AP indefinitely banned from Oval Office and AF1 over Gulf of America
2/15/25
- Ukraine is excluded from peace talks to settle war
2/18/25
- Howard Lutnick confirmed at Sec of Commerce
- Trump calls Zelenskyy a dictator and says Ukraine started the war
2/19/25
- Trump calls himself the king on MAGA-twitter