page_title: Timeline of the Donald Trump presidency (2019 Q3)
section_title: Week 135
hierarchical_section_title: Timeline of the Donald Trump presidency (2019 Q3) / Timeline / August 2019 / Week 135
caption_attribution_description: President Donald J. Trump speaks with reporters prior to his bilateral meeting with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019, in the Oval Office of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)
context_page_description: The following is a timeline of the presidency of Donald Trump during the third quarter of 2019. To navigate quarters, see Timeline of the Donald Trump presidency.
context_section_description: Monday, August 19
  Tuesday, August 20
  President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Romanian president Klaus Iohannis at the White House.
  President Trump asserts that any Jew who votes for a Democrat is either, "disloyal or unintelligent".
  Wednesday, August 21
  President Trump proclaims "I am the chosen one" to reporters at the White House.
  Thursday, August 22
  President Trump presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to NBA legend Bob Cousy. He also jokingly adds he would like to "give myself a Medal of Honor".
  Friday, August 23
  President Trump asserts that he reserves the right to order U.S. companies to stop doing business with China.
  Saturday, August 24
  President Trump attends the 45th G7 summit in Biarritz and holds a bilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron.
  Sunday, August 25
  President Trump holds bilateral meetings with Australian prime minister Scott Morrison, British prime minister Boris Johnson, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau and Japanese prime minister Shinzō Abe.
caption: President Trump and Romanian president Klaus Iohannis
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