Timeline of the Donald Trump presidency (2025 Q1)

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The following is a timeline of the second presidency of Donald Trump during the first quarter of 2025, beginning from his inauguration as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025, to March 31, 2025. To navigate between quarters, see timeline of the Donald Trump presidencies.

## Timeline

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### January 2025

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#### Week 1

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Date  | Events  | Photos/Videos
Monday, January 20 |

* Donald Trump takes the oath of office as the 47th president of the United States and JD Vance takes the oath of office as the 50th vice president.[1]
* The inaugural parade is held at the Capital One Arena, with President Trump signing executive orders after speaking to supporters.[2][3]
* The Trump administration shuts down the CBP One program.[4]
* The United States Senate passes the Laken Riley Act.[5]
* Marco Rubio is confirmed as United States Secretary of State, making him the first Cabinet pick in President Trump's second term to be approved.[6]
* President Trump formally pardons around 1,500 defendants who had been criminally charged with involvement in the 2021 Capitol attack.[7][8]
* President Trump signs 26 executive orders, repealing 67 Biden-era EOs and 11 Presidential Memoranda,[9] issuing new directives expanding border enforcement,[10] reversing climate initiatives,[11] eliminating DEI programs,[12][13] and officially renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and reverting Denali to its pre-2015 name, Mount McKinley.[14]

| Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States President Trump delivers his inaugural address Trump signing executive orders at Capital One Arena.
Tuesday, January 21 |

* President Trump and Vice President Vance attend the inaugural prayer service at the National Cathedral.[15]
* Vice President Vance swears in Rubio as Secretary of State.[16]
* President Trump announces Stargate, a new AI infrastructure company which will invest up to $500 billion in the sector.[17]
* President Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht, founder of the darknet market Silk Road.[18]
* President Trump ordered the closure of all federal DEI offices, with existing employees placed on indefinite leave and special orders to prevent them from being protected through reclassification or deceptive wording.[19]
* Vice President Vance swears in Jon Husted and Ashley Moody to the U.S. Senate, filling the vacancies of Vance and Rubio respectively.[20]
* According to the Washington Post, the Trump administration "instructed federal health agencies to pause all external communications".[21]

| JD Vance swears in Marco Rubio.
Wednesday, January 22 |

* President Trump orders to send an additional 1,500 active-duty troops to the U.S.–Mexico border.[22]
* President Trump re-designates the Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization.[23]
* The United States House of Representatives passes the Laken Riley Act, sending the bill to Trump for his signature.[24]
* Daniel Ball, a rioter that took part in the riot at the United States Capitol, is arrested again despite being pardoned by Trump, making him the first rioter to have additional legal trouble after the pardon.[25]
* Trump has a phone call with Saudi Arabian crown prince Mohammed bin Salman.[26]

Thursday, January 23 |

* President Trump speaks at a virtual event at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.[27]
* Chief Judge of the United States District Court in Washington State, U.S., John C. Coughenour blocks Trump's executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship, calling it "blatantly unconstitutional".[28][29]
* The Senate confirms Cabinet nominee John Ratcliffe to be the CIA Director.[30]
* President Trump signed an executive order to declassify files related to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr.[31]
* President Trump signs a executive order that backs federal recognition of the Lumbee Tribe in North Carolina.[32]

Friday, January 24 |

* President Trump will travel to Southern California to monitor the progress of fire rescue services for the January 2025 Southern California wildfires.[33]

Saturday, January 25 |  |
Sunday, January 26 |  |

## See also

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

## References

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1. ^ Quinn, Melissa (January 19, 2025). "See the Inauguration Day schedule for Trump's 2025 presidential swearing in - CBS News". CBS News.
2. ^ "See President Trump's inaugural parade, signs executive orders". USA TODAY.
3. ^ "Watch: President Donald Trump signs executive orders during inaugural parade at Capital One Arena". wkyc.com. January 20, 2025.
4. ^ Aleaziz, Hamed; Villegas, Paulina (January 20, 2025). "Trump shuts down migrant entry app, signaling the start of his border crackdown". The New York Times. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
5. ^ "Senate passes Laken Riley Act in first move after Trump inauguration". January 20, 2025.
6. ^ Hubbard, Kaia; Yilek, Caitlin (January 20, 2025). "Senate confirms Marco Rubio as secretary of state in first Trump Cabinet post approval - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com.
7. ^ "Granting Pardons and Commutation of Sentences for Certain Offenses Relating to the Events at or Near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021" (Press release). The White House. January 20, 2025. Archived from the original on January 20, 2025. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
8. ^ "Trump pardons roughly 1,500 criminal defendants charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack". NBC News. January 21, 2025. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
9. ^ Office of the Press Secretary (January 20, 2025). "Initial Rescissions Of Harmful Executive Orders And Actions". whitehouse.gov. Archived from the original on January 21, 2025. Retrieved January 20, 2025 - via National Archives.
10. ^ Office of the Press Secretary (January 20, 2025). "Securing Our Borders". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved January 20, 2025 - via National Archives.
11. ^ Office of the Press Secretary (January 20, 2025). "Putting America First In International Environmental Agreements". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved January 20, 2025 - via National Archives.
12. ^ Office of the Press Secretary (January 20, 2025). "Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism And Restoring Biological Truth To The Federal Government". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved January 20, 2025 - via National Archives.
13. ^ Office of the Press Secretary (January 20, 2025). "Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved January 20, 2025 - via National Archives.
14. ^ "Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness".
15. ^ https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/politics/2025/01/21/president-trump-attends-national-prayer-service/77849151007/
16. ^ https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/2025/01/21/watch-vp-jd-vance-swears-in-marco-rubio-as-secretary-of-state/77848288007/
17. ^ Jacobs, Jennifer (January 21, 2025). "Trump announces up to $500 billion in private sector AI infrastructure investment - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
18. ^ Yaffe-Bellany, David; Mac, Ryan (January 22, 2025). "Trump Pardons Ross Ulbricht, Creator of Silk Road Drug Marketplace". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
19. ^ Cerullo, Megan (January 20, 2025). "Trump signs orders ending diversity programs; federal DEI staffers being placed on leave". CBS News. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
20. ^ Weaver, Al (January 21, 2025). "Senate GOP reaches full 53-seat majority as Husted, Moody sworn in". The Hill. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
21. ^ Sun, Lena; Diamond, Dan; Roubein, Rachel (January 21, 2025). "Trump officials pause health agencies' communications, citing review". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 21, 2025. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
22. ^ Debusmann, Bernd (January 22, 2025). "1,500 active-duty troops headed to US-Mexico border". BBC News. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
23. ^ https://thehill.com/policy/international/5101521-trump-houthis-yemen-terrorist-designation/
24. ^ https://www.npr.org/2025/01/22/nx-s1-5253926/congress-laken-riley-act
25. ^ https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5100384-daniel-ball-arrest-gun-charges-jan-6-pardon/amp/
26. ^ "Readout of President Donald J. Trump Call with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman". The White House. January 23, 2025. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
27. ^ https://thehill.com/business/5102694-trump-working-democrats-tax-cuts/
28. ^ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-judge-hear-states-bid-block-trump-birthright-citizenship-order-2025-01-23/
29. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/us/politics/judge-blocks-birthright-citizenship.html
30. ^ https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5098721-senate-confirms-john-ratcliffe-cia-director/
31. ^ "Trump signs executive order to release more JFK, RFK, MLK assassination files". CBS News. January 23, 2025. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
32. ^ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-backs-federal-recognition-lumbee-tribe-north-carolina-2025-01-23/
33. ^ Ward, Myah (January 19, 2025). "Trump says he'll visit California on Friday amid devastating wildfires". Politico. Retrieved January 20, 2025.

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