Timeline of the Donald Trump presidency (2020 Q3)

The following is a timeline of the presidency of Donald Trump during the third quarter of 2020. To navigate quarters, see Timeline of the Donald Trump presidency.

Timeline

Overview

July 2020

Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Week 180
Wednesday, July 1	The United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) comes into effect, replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). President Trump had campaigned on replacing NAFTA with a new trade agreement.[1] The number of deaths in the United States attributed to the coronavirus disease is 127,461. There are more than 2.7 million certified coronavirus cases.[2]
Thursday, July 2	President Trump launches "Made in America Week" at the White House by showcasing products made in all fifty states.[3]	President Trump delivers remarks at the Made in America Product Showcase
Friday, July 3	President Trump hosts military personnel and their families for a picnic and fireworks show at Mount Rushmore as part of Independence Day celebrations.[4][5]
Saturday, July 4	President Trump's 2020 Salute to America occurs on Independence Day in Washington, D.C., in addition to other events.[6][7]	President Trump speaks at the Salute to America event
Sunday, July 5
Week 181
Monday, July 6
Tuesday, July 7	President Trump informs Congress and the United Nations that the United States will formally withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO), effective July 6, 2021.[8]
Wednesday, July 8	President Trump holds a bilateral meeting and joint press conference with Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador at the White House.[9] The number of deaths in the United States attributed to the coronavirus disease is 131,289. There are more than 3.0 million certified coronavirus cases.[10]	President Trump and Mexican President López Obrador
Thursday, July 9	The Supreme Court rules 7-2 that House Democrats may not access President Trump's tax returns, but also determined that he is not immune to a subpoena for his returns from a New York prosecutor.[11]
Friday, July 10	As Tropical Storm Fay approaches, President Trump cancels Saturday plans for a campaign rally in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.[12] President Trump commutes the sentence of Roger Stone, who was convicted of witness tampering and lying to Congress about President Trump's dealings with Russia to the Mueller probe.[13]	Warrant for Roger Stone's commutation
Saturday, July 11
Sunday, July 12
Week 182
Monday, July 13	President Trump conducts a White House panel composed of "people who have had positive interactions with the police".[14]
Tuesday, July 14	President Trump gathers reporters and press for a news conference in the Rose Garden at the White House.[15] The Trump administration orders hospitals to forego sending all coronavirus patient information to the CDC and instead submit it to a central database maintained by the Department of Health and Human Services.[16] President Trump signs the Hong Kong Autonomy Act into law, placing sanctions on organizations that undermine Hong Kong's autonomy.[17] President Trump announces new measures against China during a 54 minute stream-of-consciousness press conference promising a vaccine for the coronavirus, blaming China for "unleashing [the coronavirus] upon the world" and various other topics from Joe Biden to crime in "Democrat cities".	President Trump signs the Hong Kong Autonomy Act
Wednesday, July 15	The number of deaths in the United States attributed to the coronavirus disease is 136,356. There are more than 3.4 million certified coronavirus cases.[18]
Thursday, July 16	The Trump administration announces that hospitals will begin to send coronavirus patient information to a central database maintained by the Department of Health and Human Services rather than the CDC.
Friday, July 17
Saturday, July 18
Sunday, July 19
Week 183
Monday, July 20
Tuesday, July 21	President Trump signs a presidential memorandum requesting a ban of undocumented immigrants being counted in the 2020 census.[19] President Trump announces plans to deploy federal law enforcement officers to “Democrat” cities to quell ongoing protests over racism and police brutality.[20] Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot expressed concern saying, "We don’t need federal agents without any insignia taking people off the streets and holding them, I think, unlawfully."[21]
Wednesday, July 22	Calling the protests in Portland, Oregon “worse than Afghanistan,” President Trump defended the use of excessive force against the peaceful protestors by officers in military camouflage fatigues.[22] The number of deaths in the United States attributed to the coronavirus disease is 142,031. There are more than 3.9 million certified coronavirus cases.[23]
Thursday, July 23
Friday, July 24	President Trump signs four executive orders designed to lower prices on prescription drugs.[24]	President Trump signs Executive Orders on lowering drug prices
Saturday, July 25
Sunday, July 26
Week 184
Monday, July 27	National security advisor Robert O'Brien tests positive for COVID-19. He has since been working remotely.[25]
Tuesday, July 28	Without any evidence that mail-in ballots increase electoral fraud, President Trump continued to suggest that the November election should be delayed.
Wednesday, July 29	The number of deaths in the United States attributed to the coronavirus disease is 150,100. There are more than 4.3 million certified coronavirus cases.[26]
Thursday, July 30	The U.S. GDP indicator declined 9.5% during the second quarter of 2020, the most drastic decline in 70 years.
Friday, July 31	President Trump says he plans to use presidential authority to terminate the Chinese social media platform TikTok from operating in the U.S.[27]

August 2020

Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Week 184
Saturday, August 1
Sunday, August 2
Week 185
Monday, August 3	Trump rebukes both Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx regarding their recent comments that the virus has entered a "new phase", and is “extraordinarily widespread". House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says "I think the president is spreading disinformation about the virus..."
Tuesday, August 4
Wednesday, August 5	President Trump meets with Governor of Arizona Doug Ducey in the Oval Office.[28] The number of deaths in the United States attributed to the coronavirus disease is 157,297. There are more than 4.7 million certified coronavirus cases.[29] Stephan Akard, the acting State Department’s inspector general, resigned less than three months after taking the job. His deputy, Diana Shaw, will become the temporary acting inspector general effective on August 7.	President Trump and Arizona Governor Ducey
Thursday, August 6	President Trump signs executive orders banning the use of TikTok and WeChat in the United States within 45 days if their Chinese parent companies refuse to sell them as a result of national security concerns.[30][31]
Friday, August 7
Saturday, August 8	President Trump signs an executive order and memoranda restoring coronavirus relief pay for unemployed Americans at $400 per week.[32]	President Trump signing orders re-establishing relief pay
Sunday, August 9
Week 186
Monday, August 10
Tuesday, August 11
Wednesday, August 12	The number of deaths in the United States attributed to the coronavirus disease is 164,462. There are more than 5.1 million certified coronavirus cases.[33]
Thursday, August 13
Friday, August 14	During a White House press conference, President Trump mentions the Kevin Clinesmith plea agreement, in which a former FBI lawyer admitted to altering an email for the C.I.A. used by the agency to continue a secret wiretap on the former Trump 2016 campaign adviser Carter Page. Trump claims Clinesmith was "corrupt" and the plea deal was "just the beginning".[34]
Saturday, August 15
Sunday, August 16
Week 187
Monday, August 17
Tuesday, August 18
Wednesday, August 19
Thursday, August 20
Friday, August 21
Saturday, August 22
Sunday, August 23

See also

• Presidential transition of Donald Trump
• First 100 days of Donald Trump's presidency
• List of executive actions by Donald Trump
• List of presidential trips made by Donald Trump (international trips)

References

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3. Staff (July 2, 2020). "Remarks by President Trump at Spirit of America Showcase". The White House. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
4. "Remarks by President Trump at South Dakota's 2020 Mount Rushmore Fireworks Celebration". www.whitehouse,gov. White House. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
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6. Staff (July 4, 2020). "Fourth of July: Trump vows to defeat 'radical left' in Independence Day speech". BBC News. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
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19. Clark, Dartunorro (July 21, 2020). "Trump signs memo to omit undocumented immigrants from census apportionment count". NBC News. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
20. Staff (July 21, 2020). "Trump Announces 'Surge' of Hundreds of Federal Agents Being Sent to Chicago". NBC News. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
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22. Wagner, John; Lang, Marissa J. (July 22, 2020). "Trump derides Portland mayor for joining protesters and getting tear-gassed". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
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U.S. presidential administration timelines
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