page_title: Timeline of the Donald Trump presidency (2020 Q2)
section_title: Week 175
hierarchical_section_title: Timeline of the Donald Trump presidency (2020 Q2) / Timeline / May 2020 / Week 175
caption_attribution_description: President Donald J. Trump salutes as he participates in the Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery Monday, May 25, 2020, in Arlington, Va. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)
context_page_description: The following is a timeline of the presidency of Donald Trump during the second quarter of 2020. To navigate quarters, see Timeline of the Donald Trump presidency.
context_section_description: Monday, May 25
  President Trump performs a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arlington National Cemetery and gives a speech honoring those who have died fighting for the U.S.
  Tuesday, May 26
  Glenn Fine, the Defense Department Principal Deputy Inspector General, submitted his resignation, effective June 1. Fine provided leadership of the coronavirus accountability review of emergency funds.
  Wednesday, May 27
  President Trump threatens to close or impose regulation on social media after Twitter flags his post on mail-in ballots as inaccurate.
  The number of deaths in the United States attributed to the coronavirus disease is 98,937. There are more than 1.6 million certified coronavirus cases.
  President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attend the attempted launch of the SpaceX Dragon 2 spacecraft from the Kennedy Space Center. However, the launch was postponed to May 30 due to the weather.
  Thursday, May 28
  President Trump signs an executive order limiting the legal protection that social media companies have, allowing federal agencies and regulators to hold them liable if found to be violating free speech protections by deleting posts or user accounts.
  Friday, May 29
  President Trump warns on Twitter that the "THUGS" using the protests of the murder of George Floyd, to loot and destroy businesses in Minneapolis would be shot if looting continued, adding that "when the looting starts, the shooting starts." 
  Saturday, May 30
  President Trump attends the second attempted launch of the SpaceX Dragon 2 spacecraft from the Kennedy Space Center, which the launch was finally success.
  Sunday, May 31
  In an early morning tweet President Trump declares the United States of America will be designating ANTIFA as a terrorist organization.
  News reports surface claiming that on Friday night Secret Service agents rushed President Trump to a White House bunker as hundreds of protesters gathered outside the executive mansion, some of them throwing rocks and tugging at police barricades.
caption: President Trump at Arlington National Cemetery
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