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Timeline of the Donald Trump presidency (2020 Q4–January 2021)

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The following is a timeline of the first presidency of Donald Trump during the fourth and last quarter of 2020 from October 1 to December 31, 2020 and the first 20 days of 2021 from January 1 to 20, 2021, when Trump left office and succeeded by Joe Biden. To navigate quarters, see timeline of the Donald Trump presidency.

Timeline

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Overview

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President Trump tested positive for COVID-19 and treated at Bethesda Naval Hospital, campaigned for the ongoing presidential election, participated in the final presidential debate, lost the presidential election to Joe Biden but refused to concede, attempted to overturn the election results, urged his supporters to march to the Capitol resulting in multiple deaths during the attack and interrupting the electoral vote count, suspended from social media, faced his second impeachment for incitement of insurrection but later acquitted, tackling the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic by extending the nationwide Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines throughout the month of October.

October 2020

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Week 194

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Thursday, October 1
  • Hope Hicks, senior counselor to President Trump, tests positive for COVID-19. 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
President Trump departs the White House for COVID-19 treatment
Saturday, October 3
  • Nick Luna, one of President Trump's closest personal attendants in the White House, tests positive for COVID-19.[6]
  • Senators Thom Tillis, Mike Lee and Ron Johnson all test positive for COVID-19. 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 195

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Monday, October 5
  • White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany announces she has COVID-19 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 COVID-19.[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 President Trump 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]
President Trump delivers remarks at a Peaceful Protest for Law and Order
Sunday, October 11

Week 196

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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 ongoing 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 197

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Monday, October 19
  • President Trump addresses a crowd of supporters at two campaign rallies in Arizona: Prescott and Tucson.[30]
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.[34]
  • President Trump addresses a crowd of supporters at two campaign rallies in Florida: The Villages and Pensacola.[35]
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.[37]
  • President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump participate in the White House Halloween event.[38]
President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump greet trick-or-treaters during the White House Halloween event

Week 198

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Monday, October 26
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett is sworn in, in the South Lawn of the White House
Tuesday, October 27
President Trump holds a campaign rally in Goodyear, Arizona
Wednesday, October 28
President Trump holds a campaign rally in Omaha, Nebraska
Thursday, October 29
  • President Trump addresses a crowd of supporters at a campaign rally in Tampa, Florida.[50]
Friday, October 30
Saturday, October 31

November 2020

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Week 198

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Sunday, November 1

Week 199

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Monday, November 2
Tuesday, November 3
Wednesday, November 4
  • The interim results show President Trump carries 23 states and leads 213 electoral votes compared to Democratic Party nominee former Vice President Joe Biden, who carries 19 states and leads 227 electoral votes.[67]
  • A projected winner of the election is still yet to be declared with eight remaining states are still being counted. These states are Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, and Maine's 2nd congressional district.[68]
  • Despite the lack of a clear projected winner, President Trump prematurely declares victory at approximately 2:00 a.m., falsely claiming concerns about voter fraud and mail-in ballots. President Trump states his intention to request the Supreme Court to prevent any more ballots from being counted and continues on to claim, "Frankly, we already won this election."[69][70]
  • In the evening, Biden is projected to win Michigan (16 electoral votes) and Wisconsin (10 electoral votes), putting the projected total to 253 electoral votes compared to President Trump at 214 electoral votes. However, a projected winner of the election is still yet to be declared.[71]
Thursday, November 5
  • The interim results show President Trump carries 23 states and leads 214 electoral votes compared to Biden, who carries 21 states and leads 253 electoral votes.[72]
  • A projected winner of the election is still yet to be declared with six remaining states are still being counted. These states are Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.[72]
  • 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.[73]
President Trump alleges mass voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election
Friday, November 6
  • Biden overtakes President Trump's leads in Georgia and Pennsylvania, further jeopardizing the presidents re-election chances. A projected winner of the election is still yet to be declared.[74]
  • President Trump joins Biden as the second presidential candidate to reach 70 million votes in a United States presidential election and reaches second place in highest number of votes in any election, with Biden taking first place, having earned more than 80 million votes.[75][76]
Saturday, November 7
  • Democratic Party nominee former Vice President Joe Biden becomes president-elect after he had secured the projected total to 273 electoral votes by winning Pennsylvania (20 electoral votes), which he had reached over the required electoral votes of 270 to clinch victory. However, President Trump refuses to concede defeat and continues to challenge the results.[77]
  • In the evening, Biden is projected to win Nevada (6 electoral votes), putting the projected total to 279 electoral votes.[78]
Sunday, November 8
  • The interim results show President Trump carries 23 states and leads 214 electoral votes compared to President-elect Biden, who carries 23 states and leads 279 electoral votes.[79]
  • A projected winner of the election is still yet to be declared with four remaining states are still being counted. These states are Alaska, Arizona, Georgia and North Carolina.[79]

Week 200

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Monday, November 9
Tuesday, November 10
  • Secretary of State Mike Pompeo refused to acknowledge President-elect Biden's victory in the recent 2020 presidential election, falsely claiming that "there will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration."[83]
Wednesday, November 11
  • In his first public appearance in six days, President Trump performs a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arlington National Cemetery commemorating Veterans Day. He did not speak at the event.[84]
  • President Trump is projected to win Alaska (3 electoral votes), putting the projected total to 217 electoral votes compared to President-elect Biden's 279 electoral votes.[85]
  • Arizona, Georgia and North Carolina are still yet to be declared.[85]
  • After Mark Milley, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was presented with an unusual memo signed by Trump ordering the removal of all troops from Somalia and Afghanistan, Milley then drove to the White House for an unusual, no notice appearance. The memo was then determined not to be fraudulent, but was revoked until after Trump could meet with his national security team.[86][better source needed]
President Trump at Arlington National Cemetery
Thursday, November 12
  • The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, part of the Department of Homeland Security, reports that the 2020 presidential election was "the most secure in American history". The election officials also said they found "no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes or was in any way compromised".[87]
Friday, November 13
  • President Trump delivers an update on Operation Warp Speed.[88]
  • President Trump is projected to win North Carolina (15 electoral votes), putting the projected total to 232 electoral votes.[89]
  • President-elect Biden is projected to win Arizona (11 electoral votes)[90][91] and Georgia (16 electoral votes),[92][93] putting the projected total to 306 electoral votes.
  • The interim results show President Trump carries 25 states and 232 electoral votes compared to President-elect Biden, who carries 25 states and leads 306 electoral votes. All states have now been declared within 10 days after the election.[89][90][92]
President Trump delivers remarks on Operation Warp Speed
Saturday, November 14
Sunday, November 15

Week 201

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Monday, November 16
Tuesday, November 17
Wednesday, November 18
Thursday, November 19
  • After the Georgia recount is completed, President-elect Biden is certified as a winner in Georgia.[98]
Friday, November 20
  • President Trump briefly participates in the virtual APEC summit, hosted by Malaysia, his first appearance at the APEC summit since 2017.[99]
  • President Trump meets with two Republican legislative leaders from Michigan at the White House to discuss the possibility that the Michigan board of canvassers could choose to not to certify the election results. The state legislatures would then appoint different electors who would possibly overturn the will of the voters. However, the lawmakers reaffirmed that they would honor the results of the election in Michigan and stated that there is no reason to overturn the results.[100]
Saturday, November 21
  • President Trump briefly participates in the virtual G20 summit, hosted by Saudi Arabia, his last appearance at the G20 summit meeting with world leaders before handing powers to president-elect Joe Biden on January 20, 2021.[101][102]
Sunday, November 22

Week 202

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Monday, November 23
First Lady Melania Trump receives the 2020 White House Christmas tree
Tuesday, November 24
President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump pardon a turkey named "Corn"
Wednesday, November 25
Thursday, November 26
  • President Trump speaks with armed services personnel in a Thanksgiving video teleconference call.[111]
  • President Trump admits that he would leave office if the electoral college votes for Joe Biden, adding it would be a mistake "and a very hard thing to concede".[112]
President Trump participates in a Thanksgiving video teleconference call
Friday, November 27
Saturday, November 28
Sunday, November 29

Week 203

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Monday, November 30
First Lady Melania Trump unveils the 2020 Christmas decorations

December 2020

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Week 203

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Tuesday, December 1
Wednesday, December 2
Vice President Pence swears in Mark Kelly
Thursday, December 3
President Trump awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Lou Holtz
Friday, December 4
Saturday, December 5
Sunday, December 6
  • President Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani is admitted to hospital after testing positive for COVID-19.[122]

Week 204

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Monday, December 7
President Trump awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Dan Gable
Tuesday, December 8
President Trump at the Operation Warp Speed Vaccine Summit
Wednesday, December 9
  • Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton files an amicus brief with the Supreme Court asking to block four states — Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Georgia — from casting electoral votes for President-elect Joe Biden.
  • President Trump hosts the annual White House Hanukkah Party and in a speech to guests claims he will be re-elected, despite losing the election, if the Supreme Court "[has] courage".[126]
Thursday, December 10
  • The Trump Administration brokers a normalization agreement between Morocco and Israel, the fourth agreement between Israel and an Arab nation since August. The White House said the U.S. would recognize Morocco's claim over Western Sahara as part of the deal.[127]
  • The third (No portrait was taken for 2019) and final official White House Christmas portrait of the Trump administration is taken on the Grand Staircase by White House photographer Andrea Hanks. It is not released publicly until December 18, 2020.[128]
Friday, December 11
  • President Trump acknowledges that there may be a Biden administration that can be prevented. He called for the Supreme Court to follow the Constitution and "do what has to be done" in order to avoid a Biden admin.[129]
  • President Trump signs a one-week spending bill to avoid a government shutdown.[130]
  • The Supreme Court declines to hear the Paxton lawsuit (seeking to overturn the 2020 presidential election) stating that the State of Texas did not have legal standing to bring the case before the Court.[131]
Saturday, December 12
  • President Trump takes part in the coin toss for his third and final Army–Navy Game as commander-in-chief before handing power to Biden.[132]
President Trump participates in the Army-Navy Game, his last as commander-in-chief before handing power to Biden.
Sunday, December 13

Week 205

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Monday, December 14
Tuesday, December 15
  • Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell congratulates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on their victory, accepting the results of the 2020 election in another blow to President Trump's attempt to delegitimise the election results, saying, "Many of us had hoped the presidential election would yield a different result" and that "all Americans can take pride that our nation has a female vice president-elect for the very first time".[135]
Wednesday, December 16
Thursday, December 17
President Trump signs H.R. 473
Friday, December 18
  • Vice President Mike Pence, Second Lady Karen Pence and Surgeon General Jerome Adams all receive the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in a televised White House event with Vice President Pence becoming the most senior figure in the U.S. so far to receive the vaccine.[137]
  • The Trump administration announces they will close the remaining two U.S. consulates in Russia following a suspected cyberattack on government agencies.[138]
  • First Lady Melania Trump releases the third (no portrait was taken for 2019) and final official White House Christmas portrait of the Trump administration taken by White House photographer Andrea Hanks on December 10, 2020.[128]
Saturday, December 19
Sunday, December 20

Week 206

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Monday, December 21
Tuesday, December 22
  • President Trump announces that he may not sign the $900B COVID-19 relief bill, which was passed by both the House and Senate. He also calls for Congress to amend the bill and increase the stimulus amount from $600 to $2,000.[141]
  • President Trump grants 20 high-profile pardons. Among them are 4 Blackwater guards convicted of 17 murders in 2007, 2 Border Patrol agents in prison for murder and several corrupt former politicians.[142]
Wednesday, December 23
Thursday, December 24
Friday, December 25
  • President Trump celebrates the fourth Christmas of his administration at Mar-a-Lago.[150]
Saturday, December 26
Sunday, December 27
President Trump signs the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021

Week 207

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Monday, December 28
Tuesday, December 29
Wednesday, December 30
Thursday, December 31

January 2021

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Week 207

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Friday, January 1
Saturday, January 2
Sunday, January 3
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Week 208

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Monday, January 4
President Trump awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Devin Nunes
Tuesday, January 5
Wednesday, January 6
Trump supporters rally at the Save America March
President Trump makes a statement during the Capitol attack
Thursday, January 7
President Trump condemns the attack and acknowledges the Biden administration
Friday, January 8
  • President Trump announces he would not be attending Biden's inauguration, making him the first outgoing President not to attend his elected successor's inauguration since the 1869 inauguration of Ulysses S. Grant.[176]
  • President-elect Joe Biden calls President Trump's decision not to attend his inauguration "One of the few things he and I have ever agreed on. It's a good thing, him not showing up."[177]
  • President Trump's personal Twitter account @realDonaldTrump is permanently suspended with Twitter citing "risk of further incitement of violence" following the Capitol attack which Twitter allege Trump incited.[178][179]
Saturday, January 9
Sunday, January 10

Week 209

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Monday, January 11
Tuesday, January 12
  • President Trump travels to Alamo, Texas, near the U.S.–Mexico border to examine progress on the US–Mexico border wall and meets with Border Patrol personnel.[190][191]
  • Alex Azar announces that HHS would make changes to their vaccine distributions in an effort to speed up the rollout by encouraging states to open vaccination sites to all persons older than 65,[192] however at the time the announcement was made, stockpiles were already exhausted.[193]
  • During his speech at Alamo, President Trump asserted the Twenty-fifth Amendment is of "zero risk" to him and claimed it will "come back to haunt the Biden administration" adding "be careful what you wish for".[194]
Alex Azar holds briefing about release of more COVID-19 Vaccine,[195] despite exhausted stockpiles
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President Trump with a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer
Wednesday, January 13
Second impeachment of President Trump
President Trump condemns violence at the Capitol building and Big Tech censorship
Thursday, January 14
Friday, January 15
Saturday, January 16
Sunday, January 17
  • Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accuses Iran of actively supporting Al Qaeda, saying the country now serves as a "home base" for the terrorist group and provides operatives with travel documents and logistical support.[204]

Week 210

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Monday, January 18
First Lady Melania Trump gives a farewell address from the White House
Tuesday, January 19
  • President Trump delivers his farewell address from the White House. Trump talks about the accomplishments during his term as president and wishes good luck to the "upcoming administration", without mentioning President-elect Joe Biden by name.[207]
  • The Trump administration declares that China has committed genocide against Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic minority groups.[208]
  • Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Ken Cuccinelli signs an agreement with the union representing ICE agents that essentially hands control of immigration policy to the union.[209]
President Trump gives a farewell address from the White House (transcript)
Wednesday, January 20
  • President Trump grants pardons to 73 individuals and commutes the sentence for 70 others prior to finishing his full term.[210]
  • President Trump completes his full term in office and leaves the White House for the final time as Commander-in-chief. A farewell ceremony is held at Joint Base Andrews after which he and his wife depart aboard Air Force One.[211]
  • President Trump did not attend the inauguration ceremony and returns to Mar-a-Lago to begin his inter-presidency.[212][213] However, Vice President Pence did attend the inauguration ceremony and later returns to Indiana to begin his post-vice presidency.[214]
  • Joe Biden is inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States, at noon EST.
President Trump addresses a gathering of family and supporters at Joint Base Andrews

See also

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