page_title: Timeline of the Donald Trump presidency (2017 Q4)
section_title: Week 38
hierarchical_section_title: Timeline of the Donald Trump presidency (2017 Q4) / Timeline / October 2017 / Week 38
caption_attribution_description: English: President Donald J. Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence, Cabinet members and legislators, signs an Executive Order promoting healthcare choice and competition in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, Thursday, October 12, 2017, in Washington, D.C. President Trump said the Executive Order directs the Department of Health and Human Services, the Treasury, and the Department of Labor to take action to increase competition, increase choice, and increase access to lower-priced, high quality healthcare options. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)
context_page_description: The following is a timeline of the presidency of Donald Trump during the fourth quarter of 2017. To navigate between quarters, see Timeline of the Donald Trump presidency.
context_section_description: Monday October 9
  Vice President Pence holds a fundraiser at Newport Beach, California, to raise funds for Republican Congressmen and to promote the administration's tax-cut initiative.
  Tuesday October 10
  President Trump meets with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at the White House, seeking his advice on dealing with North Korea and China.
  President Trump hosts two-time winners of the Stanley Cup, the Pittsburgh Penguins, at the White House.
  President Trump approves a federal disaster declaration for California in response to the Californian wildfires that will provide funding to state, local and tribal governments to help fight the fires and rebuild.
  Vice President Pence visits the California Office of Emergency Services at Sacramento, California, to be briefed on operations on battling the Californian wildfires.
  Wednesday October 11
  President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the White House to discuss NAFTA and U.S.–Canadian trade possibilities.
  President Trump holds a campaign rally at the Harrisburg International Airport in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, at which he promotes his tax-cut initiative.
  Thursday October 12
  President Trump signs an executive order which directs cabinet agencies to develop rules that would expand access to less expensive, less comprehensive insurance policies with fewer benefits and fewer protections for consumers than those mandated under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
  President Trump nominates Kirstjen Nielsen as the next Secretary of Homeland Security, who will replace John Kelly.
  The administration announces that the U.S. will withdraw from UNESCO, citing an "anti-Israel bias".
  Friday October 13
  President Trump attends the Values Voter Summit in Washington D.C. to speak on matters such as easing of enforcement of the Johnson Amendment and weakening the contraception mandate in the Affordable Care Act.
  President Trump announces at the White House that he will not certify the Iranian nuclear deal, while giving Congress time to come up with tougher requirements to certify compliance of the deal and imposing sanctions Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
  President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visit the Secret Service James J. Rowley Training Center at Beltsville, Maryland, to inspect training procedures and equipment.
  Saturday October 14
  Sunday October 15
  President Trump's 2020 re-election campaign files its quarterly finance report with the FEC. The filing discloses a legal bill of $1.1m paid from campaign funds in connection with the Russia investigations.
caption: President Trump signs an executive order on healthcare
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