Timeline of the second Trump presidency (2026 Q3)

The following is a timeline of the second presidency of Donald Trump during the third quarter of 2026, from July 1, 2026, to September 30, 2026. To navigate between quarters, see timeline of the Donald Trump presidencies.

Timeline

July 2026

Date Events Photos/videos
Wednesday
July 1
Thursday
July 2
  • US District Judge Ana Reyes demanded that the Trump administration would commit to not renovate the historic East Potomac Golf Links prior to the matter being settled in court.[4]
  • Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed that some of Gen Z was turning to socialism because they were lazy, during a interview with Fox News Jesse Watters.[5]
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.
  • Second Lady Vance posted an episode of her Storytime with the Second Lady where she and President Trump read a picture book to children to promote children's literacy. During the reading Trump provided commentary on the prior residents depicted in the book.[6]
Saturday
July 4
Sunday
July 5
  • President Trump posted a AI-image of prior President and First Lady Obama waving as they boarded an Air Force One spray-painted with graffiti, reading "Obama", "Yes We Can", "BLM", and the phrase praise be to God written in Arabic.[9]
Monday
July 6
Tuesday
July 7
  • President Trump attends the NATO summit.
  • President Trump announced the lifting of sanctions on Turkey and decide about potential sales of F-35s to Ankara at the start of a meeting with Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan at the NATO summit.[11]
  • A woman alleging she was denied entry to an event where Vice President Vance was speaking filed suit alleging denial of entry after following proper registration, due to her cat-themed social media accounts that mock the Vice President.[12]
  • The White House announced the installation of 25 Freedom Fuel gas stations in the greater Philadelphia region, all seeing gas at $3.47 a gallon, while the national average was about $3.79.[13]
Group photo of NATO leaders before a dinner at Presidential Palace in Ankara
Wednesday
July 8
President Trump and NATO leaders
Thursday
July 9
Friday
July 10
Saturday
July 11
  • Senator Lindsey Graham dies of cardiac arrest at the age of 71.[18]
  • It was reported that Vice President Vance has begun leasing an additional residence at Wolver Hill Farm, a 500 acre property in Middleburg, Virginia. The home is reportedly for his wife and children, and owned by Charles Kuhn, the founder of a longtime government contractor and one of the largest landholders in Virginia.[19]
Sunday
July 12
Monday
July 13
Tuesday
July 14
  • President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi at the White House.[24]
Wednesday
July 15
  • President Trump praised ICE on Truth Social and opposed his administrations pausing of the traffic stop tactic following two deadly shooting within a week involving ICE traffic stops.[25]
  • Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche was questioned during his ongoing confirmation hearing, at one point stating "I'm his lawyer" when questioned about his relationship with President Trump.[26]
  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth unveiled plans for a new testosterone deficiency among troops aged 30 and older to ensure the right testosterone levels to operate at peak efficiency. [27]
  • The Trump administration filed a first-ever petition to the Alien Terrorist Removal Court against an unnamed individual.[28]
  • While speaking with Joe Rogan, Vice President Vance claimed the Trump administration had mishandled the communications surrounding the Epstein files and its contents, placing the majority of the blame on former Attorney General Pam Bondi.[29]
  • Two US advocacy groups sued the Trump administration alleging the sanctions targeting Palestinian rights organizations, International Criminal Court officials and a UN expert have unlawfully violated the US first amendment.[30]
Thursday
July 16
  • President Trump addresses the nation regarding his claims of fraud in the 2020 election, despite no evidence.[31]
  • The Department of Homeland Security announced the finalization of a rule to limit the duration of F- visas for students, J-visas for exchange visitors and I-visas for journalists.[32]
Friday
July 17
Saturday
July 18
  • President Trump approved Texas's major disaster declaration, as announced by FEMA following widespread flooding in over 28 counties, including Uvalde, Kerr and Kendall counties.[35]
Sunday
July 19
Two of Vice President Vance's children with their new baby brother, Alec Neel Vance.
Monday
July 20
  • President Trump imposed 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, and raised claims that Canada had discriminated against American autos, alcohol, and dairy products.[39]
Tuesday
July 21
  • President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the White House.[40]
Wednesday
July 22
Thursday
July 23
Friday
July 24
  • President Trump makes an announcement on American nuclear innovation in the Oval Office.
  • President Trump attends the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, D.C., which was re-scheduled after gunshots were fired at the original event in April.
Saturday
July 25
Sunday
July 26
Monday
July 27
Tuesday
July 28
President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Wednesday
July 29
Thursday
July 30
Friday
July 31
  • President Trump holds his first ever televised cabinet meeting at Camp David.
  • The Justice Department asked for a dismissal of charges against former US Olympian David Hearn citing evidence of "botched installation by contractors" instead of vandalism to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.[42]
  • Capital One entered a motion to dismiss a lawsuit from the Trump Organization over the banks closure of their accounts, stating they had clear evidence the accounts were closed for anti-money laundering reasons.[43]

August 2026

Date Events Photos/videos
Saturday
August 1
Sunday
August 2
Monday
August 3
  • President Trump rebuked US Attorney for DC Jeanine Pirro dropping the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool vandalism cases, claiming Pirro had "choked".[46]
  • US Attorney for DC Jeanine Pirro met with President Trump at the White House with a box full of evidence to prove the reasoning for dropping the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting pool vandalism cases.[47]
  • Following reports of windfall profits for Exxon and Chevron, President Trump stated he did not like the fact that oil companies were making so much money in response to the on going Iran War.[48]
Tuesday
August 4
Wednesday
August 5
Thursday
August 6
Friday
August 7
Saturday
August 8
Sunday
August 9
Monday
August 10
  • President Trump signs an executive order moving to reduce the number of recommended childhood vaccines in the Oval Office.[49]
  • President Trump attends the swearing in of Todd Blanche as Attorney General in the Oval Office by Judge Emil Bove.
  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth requested funding from Congress to rename Joint Base Charleston as Joint Base Lindsey Graham.[50]
Blanche is sworn in as attorney general
Tuesday
August 11
Wednesday
August 12
  • President Trump announced the resignation of Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt at the end of the August 2026 to spend more time with her family. Leavitt will also act as an outside adviser for the administration.[54]
  • The Trump administration announced a program that could authorize some US businesses to pursue government-selected foreign cyber criminals, taking over work previously done by government agencies.[55]
Thursday
August 13
  • US District Judge Richard G Stearns dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit alleging that Harvard University turned a blind eye to harassment of Jewish students, stating the suit failed to prove an ongoing violation of federal civil rights laws.[56]
  • Vice President Vance sent the Justice Department a report by the Department of Health and Human Services alleging hospitals of billing fraud in connection to transgender health care procedures.[57]
  • While speaking on Fox News The Will Cain Show, Vice President Vance told GOP members that they must persuade young voters of accept responsibility for the rise in younger voters interest in socialism due to ongoing economic concerns.[58]
  • It was reported that ICE officers are to be outfitted with shock gloves as distraction and de-escalation devices drawing criticism from Democratic legislatures and civil rights advocates.[59]
Friday
August 14
  • US District Judge Richard Leon denied a motion to block the Trump administration from building 62 miles of boarder wall along part of the Tohono O’odham Nation’s reservation without its consent.[60]
  • The Trump administration requested that the Supreme Court for an emergency stay of injunction to allow for the continuation of above ground construction on the White House ballroom while litigation plays out.[61]
  • President Trump tours and delivers remarks at the David S. Mack Center for Training and Intelligence.
Saturday
August 15
Sunday
August 16
  • Democratic legislatures demanded answers from the Trump administration about reported conditions onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, following reports about its ongoing 9 month deployment.[62]
  • US envoy and son-in-law of President Trump, Jared Kushner, Board of Peace members and other representatives met with Hamas chief Khalil al-Hayya in Egypt to push for Gaza disarmament.[63]
  • While speaking with NBC Meet the Press Kristen Welker, US Attorney General Todd Blanche refused to confirm that the Justice Department would always act independently of the White House and President Trump.[64]
  • President Trump instructed the Pentagon to "substantially reduce" joint military exercises with South Korea due to costs and Korea's refusal to act against Iran.[65]
Monday
August 17
  • The Supreme Court rejected to hear President Trump's petition to challenge the verdict of the E. Jean Carroll case where he was found liable for sexually abusing and defaming Carroll.[66]
  • US envoy Jared Kushner spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after Israel rejected the US backed Gaza ceasefire plan.[67]
  • President Trump meets with 16-year-old lifeguard Ryder Williams, 10-year-old Nathaniel Rai, and their families and Santa Cruz officials in the Oval Office. Williams rescued Rai from rough surf at Seabright State Beach in Santa Cruz, California on July 25, 2026.
Tuesday
August 18
Wednesday
August 19
Thursday
August 20
IndyCar race car featuring BE BEST and Fostering the Future branding displayed in the White House Rose Garden.
Friday
August 21
Saturday
August 22
Sunday
August 23
Monday
August 24
Tuesday
August 25
Wednesday
August 26
Thursday
August 27
Friday
August 28
Saturday
August 29
Sunday
August 30
Monday
August 31

September 2026

Date Events Photos/videos
Tuesday
September 1
Wednesday
September 2
Thursday
September 3
Friday
September 4
Saturday
September 5
Sunday
September 6
Monday
September 7
Tuesday
September 8
Wednesday
September 9
Thursday
September 10
Friday
September 11
Saturday
September 12
Sunday
September 13
Monday
September 14
Tuesday
September 15
Wednesday
September 16
Thursday
September 17
Friday
September 18
Saturday
September 19
Sunday
September 20
Monday
September 21
Tuesday
September 22
Wednesday
September 23
Thursday
September 24
Friday
September 25
Saturday
September 26
Sunday
September 27
Monday
September 28
Tuesday
September 29
Wednesday
September 30

See also

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