Timeline of the Donald Trump presidency (2017 Q2)
April 2017
Date Events Photos/Videos

Timeline of the Donald Trump presidency (2017 Q2)

Section Title: April 2017
Table Section Text: Date Events Photos/Videos

Date	Events	Photos/Videos

Week 10[edit]

Saturday, April 1	Vice President Mike Pence delivers a speech in Reynoldsburg, Ohio, remarking on his continuing support for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch and indicating that the campaign to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act remains ongoing.	Secretary of Defense Mattis speaks with members of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London.

Sunday, April 2	President Trump remarks in an interview that the United States may take action against the North Korean nuclear missile program independently of China.

Week 11[edit]

Monday, April 3	President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi at the White House, praising Sisi's leadership and offering continuing support for Egypt's anti-terrorism measures.	President Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

Tuesday, April 4	President Trump delivers a speech to North America's Building Trades Union (NABTU) at the Washington Hilton, reiterating his intention to remove construction regulations, and highlighting his approval of the new phase of the Keystone Pipeline.	Secretary of State Tillerson with King Abdullah II of Jordan.

Wednesday, April 5	President Trump holds a bilateral meeting and joint press conference with King Abdullah II of Jordan at the White House, pledging to assist Jordan in eradicating ISIS and in promoting peace between Israelis and Palestinians.	President Trump with King Abdullah of Jordan.

Thursday, April 6	President Trump orders a strike on the Shayrat Air Base in Homs, Syria, using 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles in retaliation for the chemical weapons attack on April 4.	Play media President Trump announces Syrian missile strikes

Friday, April 7	President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping continue talks during the second day at Mar-a-Lago, concerning trade and North Korea. President Xi leaves on schedule later on the same day.	President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Madame Peng Liyuan.

Saturday, April 8	President Trump sends a letter of notification to Congress concerning his recent missile strike against Syrian government forces and indicating the possibility of further action.

Sunday, April 9	President Trump issues a statement on Twitter condemning a pair of fatal terrorist bombings in the Egyptian cities of Tanta and Alexandria and expressing his confidence in President Sisi's ability to respond.

Week 12[edit]

Monday, April 10	President Trump conducts discussions on the ongoing Syrian Civil War by telephone with British Prime Minister Theresa May and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.	The swearing in of Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch in the Rose Garden.

Tuesday, April 11	The White House accuses Russia of attempting to cover up the Khan Shaykhun chemical attack with the use of disinformation tactics.

Wednesday, April 12	President Trump holds a bilateral meeting and joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the White House, responding to perceived structural changes within the organization by retracting his prior accusations of NATO's obsolescence.	Play media A Joint Press Conference between President Trump and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

Thursday, April 13	President Trump states that "North Korea is a problem. The problem will be taken care of", expressing confidence that Chinese President Xi Jinping will solve the problem.	Play media A MOAB bomb is dropped on an ISIS cave complex in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan.

Friday, April 14	The Trump administration verifies that it will discontinue the practice of voluntarily releasing the White House visitors' log, following the filing of a federal-court lawsuit on April 10 by a group of organizations, including CREW, demanding the publication of such material under the Freedom of Information Act.

Saturday, April 15	Tax Day March rallies are held throughout the United States. President Trump responds the following day in two tweets, saying "the election is over".	Tax Day March demonstrators on Minnesota capitol grounds.

Sunday, April 16	Vice President Pence arrives in South Korea at the start of an Asia-Pacific diplomatic tour. Speaking in Seoul, Pence denounces as a "provocation" a failed North Korean missile test carried out that morning, and reiterates the United States' commitment to South Korean defense.	Timeline of the Donald Trump presidency (2017 Q2) is located in Asian Football ConfederationSeoulTokyoJakartaSydney Vice President Pence's diplomatic tour of the Asia-Pacific from April 16 to April 23.

Week 13[edit]

Monday, April 17	Vice President Pence visits the Korean Demilitarized Zone near the South Korean city of Paju. In a statement to the press, Pence declares an end to the "era of strategic patience" concerning the North Korean missile program and demands that they abandon their nuclear ambitions.	President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attend the White House Easter Egg Roll.

Tuesday, April 18	President Trump visits the headquarters of tool manufacturer Snap-on in Kenosha, Wisconsin, to sign Executive Order 13788, which intends to prevent abuse of the H-1B visa program and to give preference to US-made products.	Timeline of the Donald Trump presidency (2017 Q2) is located in Arab worldRiyadhCairoDohaAmbouli Secretary of Defence Mattis's tour of the Middle East and Africa from April 18 to April 23.

Wednesday, April 19	President Trump signs a bill into law extending the Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014.	Vice President Pence on the USS Ronald Reagan docked in Yokosuka, Japan.

Thursday, April 20	President Trump signs a memorandum directing the Department of Commerce to begin an investigation on whether steel imports are a threat to U.S.	Play media A Joint Press Conference between President Trump and Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni.

Friday, April 21	President Trump signs one executive order and two memorandums. The executive order directs Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to review the U.S.	Secretary of Defense Mattis meets with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in Jerusalem.

Saturday, April 22	President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visit the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland to award the Purple Heart to Sgt.	The Pence family in Sydney, Australia.

Sunday, April 23	President Trump issues a video address to coincide with Israel's Holocaust Memorial Day in which he condemns all antisemitism, past and present.	Vice President Pence and Australian Governor-General Peter Cosgrove, in front of the Sydney Opera House.

Week 14[edit]

Monday, April 24	Vice President Pence completes his tour of the Asia-Pacific with an address to 200 U.S. troops and officials at Pago Pago, American Samoa, followed by a brief stop at Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam in Hawaii during his return to Washington D.C.	President Trump talks via video conference with NASA astronauts Commander Peggy Whitson to congratulate her for breaking the record for most time in space of any American astronaut.

Tuesday, April 25	President Trump speaks at the U.S. Capitol for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum "Days of Remembrance" memorial event.	Secretary of Agriculture Perdue attends a Farmer's Roundtable on his first day in office.

Wednesday, April 26	President Trump welcomes the Senate to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building prior to their briefing with the Secretary of Defense, State, Director of National Intelligence, and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on the issue of North Korea.	President Trump signs the Antiquities Executive Order at the U.S Department of the Interior.

Thursday, April 27	Speaking at the Oval Office, President Trump praises President Xi Jinping's diplomacy in respect of North Korea but warns of the continuing possibility of a "major, major conflict." President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Argentine President Mauricio Macri at the White House.	President Trump and Argentine President Mauricio Macri.

Friday, April 28	At the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, President Trump delivers the first presidential address to the National Rifle Association since 1983, reiterating his guarantee of the Second Amendment.	Ambassador Haley and Secretary Tillerson with UN Under-Secretary-General Feltman Before Chairing a UN Security Council Meeting.

Saturday, April 29	North Korea conducts another missile test from Bukchang, which fails shortly after liftoff. President Trump condemns this action as an insult to China.	President Trump and Vice President Pence on their way to the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center for President Trump's 100th day rally.

Sunday, April 30	CBS publishes an interview from April 29 in which President Trump suggests that China may have been responsible for the 2016 Democratic National Committee email leak.

Sentence(s)

On Tuesday, April 18, President Trump visited the headquarters of tool manufacturer Snap-on in Kenosha, Wisconsin, to sign the Executive Order 13788, which intends to prevent abuse of the H-1B visa program and to give preference to US-made products.

final_sentence: On Tuesday, April 18, President Trump visited the headquarters of tool manufacturer Snap-on in Kenosha, Wisconsin, to sign the Executive Order 13788, which intends to prevent abuse of the H-1B visa program and to give preference to US-made products.