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The following is a timeline of the presidency of Donald Trump during the fourth quarter of 2020 and into January 20, 2021, when Trump left office. To navigate quarters, see timeline of the Donald Trump presidency.
Timeline[]
Overview[]
President Trump faced the ongoing presidential election, participated in the final presidential debate, and tackling the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic by extending the nationwide Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines throughout the month of October.
October 2020[]
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Thursday, October 1 |
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Friday, October 2 |
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![]() President Trump departs the White House for COVID-19 treatment |
Saturday, October 3 | ![]() President Trump works in the Presidential Suite at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Dr. Sean Conley provides an update on President Trump's health status | |
Sunday, October 4 | ![]() President Trump in a motorcade near Walter Reed Medical Center | |
Week 195[] | ||
Monday, October 5 |
Dr. Sean Conley provides an update on President Trump's health status ![]() President Trump gives "thumbs up" greeting from the White House balcony | |
Tuesday, October 6 |
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Friday, October 9 |
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Saturday, October 10 |
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President Trump delivers remarks at a Peaceful Protest for Law and Order |
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Monday, October 12 |
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Tuesday, October 13 |
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Wednesday, October 14 |
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Thursday, October 15 |
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Sunday, October 18 |
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Monday, October 19 |
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Tuesday, October 20 |
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Wednesday, October 21 |
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Thursday, October 22 |
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Friday, October 23 | ![]() Supporters at the Trump campaign stop in The Villages, Florida | |
Saturday, October 24 |
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Sunday, October 25 |
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President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump greet trick-or-treaters during the White House Halloween event |
Week 198[] | ||
Monday, October 26 |
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Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett is sworn in, in the South Lawn of the White House |
Tuesday, October 27 |
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Wednesday, October 28 |
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Thursday, October 29 |
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Friday, October 30 |
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Saturday, October 31 |
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November 2020[]
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Sunday, November 1 |
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Week 199[] | ||
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Wednesday, November 4 |
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Thursday, November 5 |
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President Trump alleges mass voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election |
Friday, November 6 |
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Saturday, November 7 |
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Sunday, November 8 |
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Monday, November 9 |
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Tuesday, November 10 |
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Wednesday, November 11 |
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Thursday, November 12 |
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Friday, November 13 |
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President Trump delivers remarks on Operation Warp Speed |
Saturday, November 14 | ||
Sunday, November 15 | ||
Week 201[] | ||
Monday, November 16 | ||
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Wednesday, November 18 |
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Friday, November 20 |
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Saturday, November 21 |
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Sunday, November 22 |
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Week 202[] | ||
Monday, November 23 | ||
Tuesday, November 24 |
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President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump pardon a turkey named “Corn” |
Wednesday, November 25 |
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Thursday, November 26 | President Trump participates in a Thanksgiving video teleconference call | |
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Week 203[] | ||
Monday, November 30 |
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December 2020[]
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Week 203[] | ||
Tuesday, December 1 |
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Wednesday, December 2 | ![]() Vice President Pence swears in Mark Kelly | |
Thursday, December 3 |
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![]() President Trump awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Lou Holtz |
Friday, December 4 |
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Saturday, December 5 |
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Week 204[] | ||
Monday, December 7 |
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Tuesday, December 8 |
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Wednesday, December 9 |
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Thursday, December 10 |
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Friday, December 11 |
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Saturday, December 12 |
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Week 205[] | ||
Monday, December 14 |
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Tuesday, December 15 |
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Thursday, December 17 |
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Friday, December 18 |
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Week 206[] | ||
Monday, December 21 |
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Tuesday, December 22 |
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Wednesday, December 23 |
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Friday, December 25 |
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Saturday, December 26 | ||
Sunday, December 27 | ![]() President Trump signs the Consolidated Appropriations Act | |
Week 207[] | ||
Monday, December 28 |
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Thursday, December 31 |
January 2021[]
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Friday, January 1 |
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Week 208[] | ||
Monday, January 4 |
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Tuesday, January 5 |
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Wednesday, January 6 |
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Thursday, January 7 |
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President Trump formally concedes defeat to Biden |
Friday, January 8 |
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Sunday, January 10 |
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Week 209[] | ||
Monday, January 11 |
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Tuesday, January 12 |
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Alex Azar holds briefing about release of more COVID19 Vaccine,[169] despite exhausted stockpiles ![]() President Trump with a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer |
Wednesday, January 13 |
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Second impeachment of President Trump President Trump condemns violence at the Capitol building and Big Tech censorship |
Thursday, January 14 |
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Friday, January 15 |
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Week 210[] | ||
Monday, January 18 |
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First Lady Trump gives a farewell address from the White House |
Tuesday, January 19 |
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President Trump gives a farewell address from the White House (transcript) |
Wednesday, January 20 |
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President Trump addresses a gathering of family and supporters at Joint Base Andrews |
See also[]
- Presidential transition of Donald Trump
- First 100 days of Donald Trump's presidency
- List of executive actions by Donald Trump
- List of presidential trips made by Donald Trump (international trips)
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