Protectionism
Economic policy of regulating trade between states through government regulations
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| 2025 | Resumed the 'remain in Mexico' policy and ordered construction to be resumed on the border wall. |
| 2025 | Moved aggressively against transgender rights and what his administration termed 'gender ideology'. |
| April 2025 | Trump's administration and DOGE declared approximately 6,300 living immigrants as dead in Social Security's Death Master File, in an attempt to encourage 'self-deportation'. |
| 2025 | Threatened sixty universities and cultural institutions over DEI and antisemitism grounds, forcing law firms to comply with his administration's directives. |
| 2025 | The White House released a health examination report by physician Sean Barbabella, stating Trump was in 'excellent cognitive and physical health' with well-controlled high cholesterol. |
| 2025 | Trump engaged in an unprecedented targeting of law firms and lawyers who previously represented positions adverse to him, raising concerns about potential constitutional challenges. |
| 2025 | Banned transgender people from the military and prevented transgender women from competing in women's sports programs at federally funded institutions. |
| 2025 | Initiated a review of the EPA endangerment finding and withdrew the U.S. from the Paris Agreement on climate change. |
| 2025 | Ended the ability to change gender on passports and halted federal funding for gender-affirming care to minors. |
| April 2025 | Trump triggered a stock market crash following a global tariff announcement, causing large drops in consumer sentiment and increased expectations of higher inflation rates. |
| 2025 | Trump canceled and paused federal grants, making significant cuts to scientific research during his second presidency. |
| April 2025 | Imposes tariffs on nearly all countries, raising them to their highest levels since World War II. |
| April 2 2025 | Trump announced plans for an extensive global 'reciprocal tariff policy' and suspended American financial contributions to the World Trade Organization (WTO). |
| 2025 | Trump withdrew the United States from the Paris Agreement on climate change for a second time. |
| March 2025 | With Trump administration's backing, Israel broke the previously negotiated ceasefire with airstrikes on Gaza that resulted in hundreds of casualties. |
| 2025 | Legal experts raised concerns about a potential constitutional crisis due to Trump's defiance of judicial orders and his claimed right to disobey court rulings. |
| 2025 | Trump threatened and signed executive actions targeting his political opponents, critics, and organizations aligned with the Democratic Party, demonstrating an aggressive political strategy. |
| 2025 | Donald Trump began increasing criticism of the judiciary and called for impeaching federal judges who ruled against him, signaling a confrontational approach to judicial challenges during his second presidency. |
| March 2025 | Trump attempted to use the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport migrants, but was temporarily blocked by a federal judge. |
| 2025 | Trump proposed expansionist plans to acquire Canada, Greenland, and the Panama Canal, drawing comparisons to 19th-century Manifest Destiny doctrine as part of his 'America First' nationalist agenda. |
| 2025 | Attempted to remove birthright citizenship and suspend the Refugee Admissions Program. |
| March 7 2025 | Actions on immigration, firing commissioners and watchdogs, and downsizing the federal workforce had been challenged by over 100 lawsuits nationwide. |
| March 2 2025 | Attended the London Summit on Ukraine, called by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to draft a peace plan, with the objective of creating a 'coalition of the willing' in Europe. |
| February 2025 | Trump began selecting cabinet members prioritizing personal loyalty over traditional governmental experience, marking a significant shift in his second presidential administration. |
| 2025 | Trump pardoned approximately 1,500 January 6 rioters, including those who violently attacked police. |
| 2025 | Within the first four days of his second term, Trump's executive actions were found to closely align with approximately two-thirds of the proposals from Project 2025, according to a Time magazine analysis. |
| 2025 | Becomes the 47th President of the United States. |
| 2025 | Commuted the sentences of 14 individuals. |
| 2025 | Issued more executive orders on his first day in office than any other president in history, with 30 out of 47 executive actions aligning with Project 2025 proposals. |
| 2025 | Trump granted clemency to all participants of the January 6 Capitol riot, including those who had been involved in violent attacks against police officers, in a sweeping and unprecedented presidential pardon. |
| 2025 | Donald Trump began his second presidential term, immediately launching a series of controversial executive orders that challenged existing legal and constitutional boundaries. |
| 2025 | Trump ordered the U.S. Government to stop funding and working with the World Health Organization (WHO) and announced the U.S.'s intention to formally leave the organization. |
| February 2025 |
Merchant Marine Act of 1920
Governor Jennifer Gonzalez-Colón officially requested a permanent exemption from air cabotage laws for Puerto Rico.
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| February 18 2025 | Trump began talks with Russia to end the Russo-Ukrainian war, notably without Ukrainian representatives present, signaling a significant shift in diplomatic approach to the conflict. |
| February 2025 | Trump wrote and pinned a comment on Truth Social and X stating 'He who saves his Country does not violate any Law', which was later reposted by the White House, invoking a phrase similar to one attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte and signaling the administration's aggressive stance on presidential power. |
| February 2025 | Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Donald Trump, discussing topics related to Trumpism and bilateral relations between India and the United States. |
| February 2025 | Issued ninety executive orders, memorandums, and directives in the administration's first month. |
| February 2025 | U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) apprehensions reached their lowest level since monthly data tracking began in 2000. |
| February 7 2025 | Federal Judge Carl Nichols, originally nominated by Trump during his first term, delayed the administrative leave of 2,200 employees pending a hearing. |
| February 3 2025 | Trump appointed Elon Musk as a special government employee, giving his unofficial Department of Government Efficiency access to multiple federal government agencies including the Treasury Department, Small Business Administration, Office of Personnel Management, and General Services Administration. As part of this appointment, Trump and Musk also dismantled USAID. |
| February 1 2025 | Trump announced 25% tariffs would be imposed on imports from Canada and Mexico. |
| February 1 2025 | Donald Trump announced 10% tariffs on imports from China and 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and initiating a trade war with these countries. |
| January 2025 | Trump imposed 25% tariffs on imports from Colombia and implemented travel and visa restrictions, stemming from a dispute over Colombian migrant deportations. Some tariffs and restrictions were temporarily paused after Colombia agreed to accept U.S. deportation flights. |
| January 2025 | Resumed the 'Remain in Mexico' policy for migrants seeking asylum. |
| January 2025 | Trump initiated far-reaching immigration measures, including instructing border patrol agents to summarily deport migrants crossing the border illegally and disabling the CBP One app used for scheduling border crossings. |
| January 2025 | Initiated a mass deportation operation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) targeting over 1,000 daily arrests, focusing on sanctuary cities and individuals on criminal target lists. |
| January 2025 | Disabled the CBP One app used for scheduling border crossings and resumed the 'Remain in Mexico' policy. |
| January 2025 | Deployed troops to the southern border and renewed construction of the border wall. |
| January 2025 | Suspended refugee processing for four months and revoked parole status for migrants who entered under CBP One and CHNV humanitarian parole. |
| January 2025 | A CNN-SSRS poll revealed that 53% of Republicans viewed loyalty to Trump as central to their political identity, surpassing traditional Republican values such as supporting a less powerful federal government or opposing Democratic policies. |
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