January 20, 2017 Trump is inaugurated
January 27, 2017 First Muslim Ban (rejected as unconstitutional by the courts)
June 1, 2017 - Announces withdrawal from Paris Climate Accords
Sep 19, 2017 In his first address to the UN, Trump warns that he may be forced to "totally destroy" North Korea
Sep 24, 2017 Muslim Ban 3.0 (This is the one that sticks - upheld by SCOTUS in June 2018)
Oct 2017 US withdraws from UNESCO
Jan 12, 2018 Trump complains about immigrants from "shithole" countries
Jan 22, 2018 US announces it plans to move Israel embassy to Jerusalem
Jan 31, 2018 US slashes half its funding to UNRWA, the Palestinian relief agency
Feb 2, 2018 Nuclear Posture Review recommends new types of nuclear weapons and expanded circumstances in which they could be used
May 7, 2018, Department of Justice implements its “zero tolerance” policy dictating that all migrants who cross the border without permission, including those seeking asylum, be referred to the DOJ for prosecution
May 8, 2018 US unilaterally and without cause withdraws from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (Iran Nuclear Deal) and announces re-imposition of sanctions on Iran
May 14, 2018 US moves Embassy to Jerusalem
June 2018 US withdraws from UN Human Rights Council
Aug 31, 2018 All US funding for UNRWA, main UN program for Palestinian refugees
Oct 2, 2018 Saudis assassinate dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi who had been critical of Saudi actions in Yemen.
In the one year following the assassination, Trump and Pompeo neither criticize nor repudiate Saudi actions.
Nov 8, 2018 National Security Adviser John Bolton gives "troika of tyranny" speech
January 23, 2019 Thirteen days after Nicolas Maduro is sworn in for a second term as president of Venezuela, right-wing opposition leader Juan Guaido declares himself the president. Trump recognizes Guaido as president.
Feb 1, 2019 Trump eliminates all direct US aid to Palestinians in Gaza and West Bank
Feb 25, 2019 Venezuelan opposition calls on US and others to use military force to depose President Maduro
March 2019 U.S. announces new sanctions on Venezuela despite a growing humanitarian crisis, intensifies pressure on India and other nations to stop buying Venezuelan oil.
Apr 16, 2019 Trump vetoes bipartisan resolution to end US involvement in Yemen
Apr 18, 2019 · The Trump administration announces new sanctions and penalties against Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua aimed at deposing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and weakening Cuba's government.
Apr 30, 2019 Right-wing coup attempt, which included military elements, fails in Venezuela. Pompeo says US "military action is possible" to topple the Venezuelan president.
June 2019 - Trump restricts US travel to Cuba
June 11, 2019 Pentagon Nuclear Operations document states that using nuclear weapons could 'create conditions for decisive results' and the restoration of strategic stability.
Aug 2, 2019 - US withdraws from Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia
Aug 6, 2019 US announces sweeping new sanctions against Venezuela including "anyone who supports" Maduro's government; sanctions would "force countries and companies to choose between doing business with the US or with Venezuela."
November 2019 - Contrary to international law, Pompeo declares the US will no longer consider the Israeli settlements on Palestinian land to be illegal.
December 18, 2019 - Trump is impeached