Donald J. Trump is inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States and maintaining the presidency for 4 years.

President Trump orders US strikes against an air base in Syria after the Syrian government launches a chemical weapons attack against the Syrian province of Idlib, killing civilians including children.

President Trumps signs an executive order ending the policy of separating children from their parents, children were separated from their parents as they crossed the border into the United States. After public opinion widely condemned the separations, the Trump administration ended the policy.

After failing to reach agreement on a continuing funding resolution, the federal government began a partial shutdown. President Trump and Congress could not agree over funding a border wall between the United States and Mexico.

President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump test positive for coronavirus. By October 5, numerous White House officials and staff, members of the press, and US senators test positive.

Donald Trump leaves the White House on the morning of January 20. He is the first president since 1869 to skip his successor's inauguration. He and his family fly to Florida.