Timeline of the second Trump presidency (2025 Q3)

The following is a timeline of the second presidency of Donald Trump during the third quarter of 2025, from July 1, 2025, to September 30, 2025. To navigate between quarters, see timeline of the Donald Trump presidencies.

Timeline

July 2025

Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Tuesday, July 1	Vice President JD Vance casts a tie-breaking vote to pass the amended One Big Beautiful Bill Act in the Senate. [1] President Trump tours Alligator Alcatraz, his new detention facility surrounded by gators. It would be opened days later. [2] UPenn bans a trans athlete from competing in swimming, in cooperation with the administration. [3]	Vice President Vance casts a tie-breaking vote to pass the amended One Big Beautiful Bill Act in the Senate. President Trump tours Alligator Alcatraz, his new detention facility surrounded by gators.
Wednesday, July 2	President Trump announces a 60-day ceasefire plan in Gaza. [4]
Thursday, July 3	President Trump announces a trade deal with Vietnam. [5] President Trump begins the year-long America 250 celebrations with a rally at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa. He uses an antisemitic slur (Shylock) unintentionally. [6] [7]	President Trump begins the year-long America 250 celebrations with a rally at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa.
Friday, July 4	President Trump signs the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law at a ceremony at the White House during July 4 celebrations. [8] President Trump hosts military personnel and their families for a picnic and fireworks show at the White House as part of Independence Day celebrations. [9]	President Trump signs the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law. President Trump hosts military personnel and their families for a picnic and fireworks show at the White House as part of Independence Day celebrations.
Saturday, July 5
Sunday, July 6	President Trump signs a disaster declaration for the Central Texas floods. [10]
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday, July 7	President Trump releases a number of letters informing various countries of Tariff applications, to meet an August 1 invocation date. [11] President Trump holds a dinner with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. [12]	President Trump holds a dinner with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Tuesday, July 8	President Trump holds a meeting with his cabinet.[ citation needed ]	President Trump participates in a cabinet meeting.
Wednesday, July 9	President Trump holds meetings with South African leaders. [13]	President Trump holds meetings with South African leaders.
Thursday, July 10
Friday, July 11	President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visit Kerrville, Texas to survey the damage and recovery efforts from the Central Texas floods. [14]	President Trump participates in a roundtable with first responders and local officials in Texas.
Saturday, July 12
Sunday, July 13	President Trump attends the FIFA Club World Cup Final and presents the trophy. [15]
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday, July 14	President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House as he teases to increase arms shipments. [16] The department of Health and Human Services has 90 ice cream brands that will remove artificial dyes by 2028. [17] The Supreme Court allows President Trump to lay off more than 1300 employees at the Department of Education. [18]	President Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte
Tuesday, July 15	President Trump joins an AI infrastructure summit in Pennsylvania. [19] President Trump secures a trade deal with Indonesia. [20] President Trump directs his Attorney General Pam Bondi to release "credible" Epstein files amid MAGA backlash. [21]	President Trump at the AI infrastructure summit in Pennsylvania
Wednesday, July 16	President Trump meets with Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad of Bahrain at the White House. [22] President Trump has a dinner with the Prime Minister of Qatar. [22] President Trump signs the HALT Fentanyl Act into law. [23] President Trump claims to have made a deal with Coca-Cola to replace corn syrup with cane sugar. [24]	President Trump and Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad of Bahrain President Trump signs the HALT Fentanyl Act into law.
Thursday, July 17	President Trump announces through his press secretary that he has a benign venous insufficiency resulting in a bruise on his hand and buildup in his legs. [25] The US House passes the GENIUS Act, the first bipartisan crypto investment bill. [26] The House approves a rescissions bill to cut $9 billion in federal funding for PBS, NPR and USAID. [27] President Trump denies a report from the Wall Street Journal saying he sent a bawdy letter to Epstein for his birthday in 2003. [28]
Friday, July 18	President Trump signs the bipartisan cryptocurrency GENIUS Act into law, as well as the rescissions package for PBS, NPR and USAID. [29]	President Trump signs the GENIUS Act into law.
Saturday, July 19
Sunday, July 20
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday, July 21	All files related to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. are declassified and released. [30]
Tuesday, July 22	President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Filipino President Bongbong Marcos at the White House. [31] The United States withdraws from UNESCO. [32]	President Trump and Filipino President Bongbong Marcos
Wednesday, July 23	President Trump unveils his AI Action plan, coupled with the launch of AI.gov. [33] Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard brief members of the media.	Press Secretary Leavitt and Director Gabbard brief members of the media.
Thursday, July 24	President Trump tours renovations underway in the Federal Reserve. [34] DOJ meets with Ghislaine Maxwell. [35]	President Trump tours the Federal Reserve.
Friday, July 25	President Trump travels to Scotland. [36]
Saturday, July 26
Sunday, July 27	President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.[ citation needed ]	President Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday, July 28	President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. [37] President Trump tells Texas he wants an additional 5 GOP House seats in an unusual mid-decade redistricting. [38]	President Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer
Tuesday, July 29
Wednesday, July 30
Thursday, July 31	President Trump announces $200M White House ballroom construction starting in September. [39]

August 2025

Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Friday, August 1	President Trump fires Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer, alleging she politically interfered with an employment report showing slowing jobs growth. [40]
Saturday, August 2
Sunday, August 3
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday, August 4
Tuesday, August 5
Wednesday, August 6	Apple Inc. announces additional $100 billion in US investment, gifts President Trump plaque with 24K gold base in exchange for major tariff relief. [41] [42] [43]
Thursday, August 7	President Trump orders federal law enforcement agencies to augment Washington, D.C. police after ex-DOGE staffer is assaulted by teens. [44] The FBI fired more top leaders who previously investigated President Trump or January 6 participants. [45] [46]
Friday, August 8	President Trump participates in the signing ceremony of the peace agreement with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the White House, establishing the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity and securing peace. [47] President Trump fires fifth IRS Commissioner, Billy Long, after dispute over release of data on undocumented aliens. [48]	President Trump participates in signing a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Saturday, August 9
Sunday, August 10
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday, August 11	President Trump holds a press conference.[ citation needed ]	President Trump holds a press conference.
Tuesday, August 12
Wednesday, August 13	Vice President Vance visits with United States troops stationed in the United Kingdom.[ citation needed ]	Vice President Vance visits with U.S. troops stationed in the United Kingdom.
Thursday, August 14
Friday, August 15	President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin participate in the summit at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska.[ citation needed ]	President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin participate in the summit at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska.
Saturday, August 16
Sunday, August 17
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday, August 18	President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House. They join with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.[ citation needed ]	President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House. President Trump gathers with European leaders
Tuesday, August 19
Wednesday, August 20
Thursday, August 21	President Trump announces "America by Design", a national initiative to improve the design of government websites. As part of this effort, he created the National Design Studio and appointed Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia to serve as the first Chief Design Officer of the United States.[ citation needed ] Vice President Vance delivers remarks at ALTA Refrigeration, Inc. in the state of Georgia.[ citation needed ]	Vice President Vance delivers remarks at ALTA Refrigeration, Inc. in the state of Georgia.
Friday, August 22
Saturday, August 23
Sunday, August 24
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday, August 25	President Trump signs executive orders.[ citation needed ] President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the White House. [49] President Trump says he has fired Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, citing alleged mortgage fraud. [50]	President Trump signs executive orders. President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the White House. President Trump delivers remarks.
Tuesday, August 26	President Trump holds a cabinet meeting.[ citation needed ]	President Trump holds a cabinet meeting.
Wednesday, August 27	Susan Monarez, director of the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), is dismissed, as the White House announced. A government spokesperson said that Monarez was not “in line with the president's agenda.” Monarez took office on July 31, 2025. [51]
Thursday, August 28	Vice President Vance delivers remarks at Mid-City Steel. [52]	Vice President Vance delivers remarks at Mid-City Steel.
Friday, August 29
Saturday, August 30
Sunday, August 31

September 2025

Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday, September 1
Tuesday, September 2	President Trump announces that the U.S. Space Command headquarters will move to Huntsville, Alabama. [53]	President Trump announces that the U.S. Space Command headquarters will move to Huntsville, Alabama.
Wednesday, September 3	President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Polish President Karol Nawrocki at the White House. [54] Vice President Vance and his wife, Second Lady Usha Vance, visit the Annunciation Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where they meet with families of those affected by the shooting that happened a week prior. [55]	President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Polish President Karol Nawrocki at the White House
Thursday, September 4
Friday, September 5
Saturday, September 6
Sunday, September 7
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday, September 8
Tuesday, September 9
Wednesday, September 10	Right-wing activist Charlie Kirk is shot and killed while onstage at Utah Valley University (UVU) in Orem, Utah. [56]	President Trump delivers remarks on the incident.
Thursday, September 11	President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump lay a wreath at the September 11 Memorial at the Pentagon, and later pay tribute to the nearly three thousand Americans killed that day. [57] [58] President Trump announces that he will posthumously award Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom. [59] President Trump attends a baseball game between the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium, becoming the third sitting U.S. president to attend a Yankees game. [60]	President Trump speaks at the Pentagon on the 24th anniversary of 9/11 President Trump in the crowd at Yankee Stadium
Friday, September 12
Saturday, September 13
Sunday, September 14
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday, September 15	Vice President Vance hosts The Charlie Kirk Show in honor of Charlie Kirk.[ citation needed ]	Vice President Vance hosts The Charlie Kirk Show.
Tuesday, September 16	President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump travel to the United Kingdom aboard Air Force One for a two-day state visit.[ citation needed ] President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive in London, United Kingdom.[ citation needed ]
Wednesday, September 17	President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump meet with King Charles III and Queen Camilla at Windsor Castle for the first time since starting his second presidency.[ citation needed ] Their meeting makes Trump the second incumbent US president the King has met during his reign.[ citation needed ] President Trump lays a wreath at the tomb of Queen Elizabeth II at the King George VI Memorial Chapel at St George's Chapel.[ citation needed ] President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attend a state banquet hosted by King Charles III at Windsor Castle.[ citation needed ] Vice President Vance delivers remarks in Howell, Michigan about President Trump's tax cuts.[ citation needed ]	Vice President Vance delivers remarks in Howell, Michigan on President Trump’s tax cuts.
Thursday, September 18	President Trump holds a bilateral meeting and joint press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Chequers.[ citation needed ]	A Joint Press Conference between President Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Chequers
Friday, September 19	The Senate confirms Mike Waltz as the Ambassador to the United Nations in a vote of 47–43.[ citation needed ]
Saturday, September 20
Sunday, September 21	President Trump attends the memorial service of Charlie Kirk.[ citation needed ]
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday, September 22
Tuesday, September 23
Wednesday, September 24
Thursday, September 25
Friday, September 26
Saturday, September 27
Sunday, September 28
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday, September 29
Tuesday, September 30

See also

• Second presidential transition of Donald Trump
• First 100 days of the second Trump presidency
• List of executive actions by Donald Trump
• Lists of presidential trips made by Donald Trump (international trips)
• Timeline of the 2024 United States presidential election

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