7/14/1946 –
Party: Republican
Timeline; 2017-
#45 Donald Trump- Outsider President
At the age of 70, Donald Trump won his first bid for public office and became the oldest President ever elected president of the United States. He is the fifth US president to take office despite losing the popular vote, having prevailed in Electoral College votes over Democrat Hillary Clinton. A real estate mogul and reality television star, Trump is the first president without previous service in either elective office or the military.
2017;
- Trump becomes the 45th President of the United States
- Protests across the nation breakout over the accusations of Russia rigging the U.S. elections
- Trump tries to have ACA repealed but fails
- Travel ban is made for 7 countries but courts shoot it down, eventually the Supreme Court allows some portions
- Trump announces transgenders will not be allowed in military 6 months after Obama removed the ban
- Trump withdraws U.S. from Trans-Pacific Partnership
- Syrian Government uses chemical weapons on their citizens, U.S. attacks one of their air bases in retaliation
- Special counsel created to investigate Russian collusion in 2016 elections
- Trump pulls U.S. from Paris Climate Accord
- Trump is first foreign leader to be invited to dine in the Forbidden City of China
- Trump’s National Security Advisor Michael Flynn is first piece to fall in Russian Collusion investigation, pleads guilty to lying to FBI
2018;
- Trade war with China begins
- Indictments issued for 13 Russians that allegedly meddled in the 2016 elections
- Withdraw from Iran Nuclear deal
- U.S. Embassy opens in Jerusalem
- Trump meets with North Korean Leader after tense back and forth threats were made.
- Trump meets Putin in Finland and is blasted by both parties for not confronting Putin on alleged election interference.
- Trump attorney Michael Cohen sentenced to 3 years for pleading guilty to finance violations when he paid off women to remain silent of alleged affairs
- Government begins partial shut down after failing to reach agreement on budge
2019;
- After 35 days, Trump announces reopening plan
- Mueller report released on Russian collusion
- Trump becomes first President to cross into North Korean territory for a meeting with Kim Jong-un
- Trump calls President of Ukraine about scandals regarding Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden
- Complaint filed about Trump’s call, regarding it as international election interference since Joe Biden is a Presidential candidate.
- Trump announces creation of Space Force, officially separating it from the Air Force.
- Democrats begin impeachment inquiries over alleged interference of elections
- Democrat controlled House votes to impeach Trump over abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Trump becomes 3rd President to be impeached by the house
2020;
- The United States kills General Qasem Soleimani of Iran in a drone attack in Iraq.
- Iran retaliates by firing ballistic missiles into two bases in Iraq where US soldiers are stationed. There are no deaths.
- NAFTA replaced
- Coronavirus plagues the world, travel from China is restricted as it is the origin of the virus
- Senate acquits Trump on impeachment
- Coronavirus causes national economic shutdown amid sickness escalation
- Riots and protests spread across the country after an officer is recorded needlessly killing a man
- U.S. pulls from World Health Organization
- Biden wins election amid more election interference accusations
- U.S. rolls out COVID-19 vaccination
2021;
- Mob attacks US capitol protesting election results
- Donald Trump becomes the first US president to be impeached twice, when the US House of Representatives impeaches him for “incitement of insurrection,” for the attack on the Capitol on January 6. The House votes 232 to 197 with 10 Republicans supporting the impeachment.
Trump left office with a large portion of citizens considering him the worst President ever, and a large portion considering him one of the best. He was opposed and threatened impeachment before he even stepped in office. He is still being investigated and still has a team investigating the elections on his behalf