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Revision as of 09:11, 10 November 2020

This article is part of
a series about
Donald Trump
Business and personal
45th President of the United States
Tenure
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Appointments
Presidential campaigns
Impeachments
Prosecutions
Interactions involving Russia
COVID-19 pandemic

Donald Trump's signature

Seal of the President of the United States

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

Timeline

Overview

President Trump faced the ongoing presidential election, participated in the final presidential debate, and tackling the ongoing coronavirus pandemic by extending the nationwide Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines throughout the month of October.

October 2020

See also: White House COVID-19 outbreak
Date Events Photos/Videos

Week 193

Thursday, October 1
  • Hope Hicks, senior counselor to President Trump, tests positive for coronavirus. She traveled with President Trump to the debate in Cleveland on September 29 and to a rally in Minnesota on September 30.[1] Although some White House officials were aware of her diagnosis in the morning, "Trump still took a trip to New Jersey for a fundraiser, and press secretary Kayleigh McEnany still held a news briefing at the White House."[2]
Friday, October 2
Saturday, October 3
  • Nick Luna, one of President Trump's closest personal attendants in the White House, tests positive for coronavirus.[6]
  • Senators Thom Tillis, Mike Lee and Ron Johnson all test positive for coronavirus. As a result, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell halts all Senate floor action for two weeks.[7]
President Trump works in the Presidential Suite at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
Dr. Sean Conley provides an update on President Trump's health status
Sunday, October 4
  • After President Trump rides in a motorcade around Walter Reed Medical Center, a physician at the hospital says that every Secret Service agent inside the vehicle will have to quarantine for 14 days.[8][9]
President Trump in a motorcade near Walter Reed Medical Center

Week 194

Monday, October 5
  • White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany announces she has coronavirus and will quarantine. Two of her deputies also test positive.[10]
  • President Trump is discharged from the hospital and returns to the White House in the evening.[11]
Dr. Sean Conley provides an update on President Trump's health status
President Trump gives "thumbs up" greeting from the White House balcony
Tuesday, October 6
  • Stephen Miller, senior political advisor to the president, tests positive for the coronavirus.[12]
Wednesday, October 7
Thursday, October 8
  • President Trump, having suddenly announced two days ago that he was ending negotiations with lawmakers regarding a new economic stimulus package,[14] now says the talks are back on.[15]
Friday, October 9
  • The Commission on Presidential Debates cancels the October 15 scheduled debate between the president and Joe Biden. President Trump had refused to participate virtually. The third and final debate remains scheduled for October 22.[16]
Saturday, October 10
  • President Trump holds a rally on the South Lawn of the White House. Attendees' travel and lodging was paid for by Candace Owens' group BLEXIT, which encourages Black Americans to leave the Democratic Party.[17]
Sunday, October 11

Week 195

Monday, October 12
Tuesday, October 13
Wednesday, October 14
Thursday, October 15
  • President Trump addresses a crowd of supporters at a campaign rally in Greenville, North Carolina.[21]
  • President Trump participates in a town-hall meeting style event with undecided Florida voters instead of a planned second presidential debate, which was cancelled after Trump refused to participate in a virtual event.[22]
Friday, October 16
  • The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) rejects California's request for federal aid for the on-going forest fires. A FEMA spokesperson remarked that the damage was "...not of such severity and magnitude to exceed the combined capabilities of the state, affected local governments, voluntary agencies and other responding federal agencies."[23]
  • President Trump addresses a crowd of supporters at two campaign rallies: Ocala, Florida and Macon, Georgia.[24][25]
Saturday, October 17
Sunday, October 18

Week 196

Monday, October 19
Tuesday, October 20
Wednesday, October 21
Thursday, October 22
Friday, October 23
  • The Trump Administration brokers a peace agreement between Sudan and Israel, the third agreement between Israel and an Arab-Muslim nation in less than three months.[27]
  • President Trump addresses a crowd of supporters at two campaign rallies in Florida: The Villages and Pensacola.[28]
Supporters at the Trump campaign stop in The Villages, Florida.
Saturday, October 24
Sunday, October 25
  • CBS aired President Trump and Vice President Pence's interview for its news show 60 Minutes which was filmed earlier in the week. President Trump was perturbed at host Lesley Stahl asking "hard questions" and complained that former Vice President Biden had received "softball questions". Trump then walked off the set.
  • President Trump addresses a crowd of supporters at a campaign rally in Manchester, New Hampshire.[citation needed]

Week 197

Monday, October 26
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett is sworn in, in the South Lawn of the White House
Tuesday, October 27
  • Amy Coney Barrett takes the final judicial oath with Chief Justice John Roberts at the Supreme Court of the United States thereby officially starting her tenure as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.[31]
  • President Trump addresses a crowd of supporters at three campaign rallies: Lansing, Michigan; West Salem, Wisconsin; and Omaha, Nebraska.[citation needed]
Wednesday, October 28
Thursday, October 29
Friday, October 30
Saturday, October 31

November 2020

Date Events Photos/Videos

Week 197

Sunday, November 1

Week 198

Monday, November 2
Tuesday, November 3
  • The 2020 United States presidential election is held. President Trump carries 23 states and 213 electoral college points but no winner is declared on election night. The interim results show former VP Biden leading with 238 to 213 with many swing states still being counted.[32]
Wednesday, November 4
  • Despite the lack of a clear winner, President Trump declares victory at approximately 2AM, claiming concerns about fraud and mail-in ballots. He states his intention to request that the Supreme Court prevent any more ballots from being counted.[33][34]
Thursday, November 5
  • An Election winner still remains to be called. Joe Biden leads with 264 electoral college points compared to President Trump's 214. Nevada, Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina and Alaska are still yet to be called.[35]
  • President Trump holds a press conference in the White House. His opening statement is, “If you count the legal votes I easily win. If you count the illegal votes, they can try to steal the election from us.” He continued, displaying misinterpretation of the Constitution, the role of the Supreme Court and the rule of law regarding the counting of votes. He did not take questions.[36]
The US President Donald J Trump alleges corruption in the 2020 US presidential election
Friday, November 6
  • Biden overtakes President Trump's leads in Pennsylvania and Georgia further jeopardizing the presidents re-election chances. Election winner remains to be called.[37]
  • President Trump joins Biden as the 2nd presidential candidate to reach 70 million votes in a United States presidential election and reaches 2nd place in highest number of votes in any election so far compared to Biden's current count of 74 million votes.[38]
Saturday, November 7
  • Joe Biden becomes president-elect after winning the 2020 presidential election against President Trump.[39]
Sunday, November 8
  • President Trump maintains his leads in Alaska and North Carolina but the states still remain to be called along with Georgia which has Biden leading. The race currently stands at 290 electoral college points for Biden and 214 for Trump.[40]

Week 199

Monday, November 9
  • President Trump announces on Twitter that Secretary of Defense Mark Esper is fired and that Christopher C. Miller, Director of the National Counterterrorism is nominated to replace him.[41][42][43]
Tuesday, November 10
Wednesday, November 11
Thursday, November 12
Friday, November 13
Saturday, November 14
Sunday, November 15

See also

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References

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  4. ^ Liptak, Kevin (October 2, 2020). "Trump taken to Walter Reed medical center and will be hospitalized 'for the next few days'". CNN. Retrieved October 3, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  33. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/election-us-2020-54808474
  34. ^ Note: His speech was at 2am which would have been the early hours of November 4.
  35. ^ The Associated Press
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  37. ^ The Associated Press
  38. ^ The Associated Press
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  40. ^ The Associated Press
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