Did America change when Trump became president? by Fabian Azpeitia

Inauguration January 20, 2017

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In his inaugural address, President Donald J. Trump announces an America First approach to foreign policy and trade, which centers on reducing U.S. trade deficits and rebalancing burden sharing within alliances. Trump promises to “unite the civilized world against radical Islamic terrorism” and emphasizes that “it is the right of all nations to put their own interests first.”

Travel Ban January 27, 2017

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The president signs an executive order banning nationals of six Muslim-majority countries from traveling to the United States for ninety days

Striking Syria April 7, 2017

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In retaliation for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s use of the chemical weapon sarin in an attack against civilians, Trump authorizes a limited cruise missile strike on the regime-controlled Shayrat Air Base. U.S.-sponsored measures against the regime at the UN Security Council are blocked by Russia, part of a long-running trend.

Tightening the Border May 2018 - October 2018

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The president institutes a blanket “zero tolerance” policy in May that results in the U.S. Border Patrol separating more than 2,600 children from their parents, before reversing the policy in August. In response to a spike in Central American asylum seekers, Trump sends five thousand troops to “harden the southern border.”

Trump Meets Kim June 12, 2018

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Trump and Kim meet in Singapore. Their joint declaration steers the U.S.-North Korea relationship from confrontation to cooperation, but it establishes few means to enforce its ambitious commitments, which include the “complete denuclearization” of the Korean Peninsula.

Insurrection at the Capitol January 6, 2021

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A pro-Trump mob, egged on by the president, storms the Capitol Building and disrupts legislators meeting to certify President-Elect Biden’s victory.