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Donald Trump's tenure as the 45th president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 2017, and ended on January 20, 2021.
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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
1 linksCongressional revenue act of the United States originally introduced in Congress as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act , that amended the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Congressional revenue act of the United States originally introduced in Congress as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act , that amended the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
The bill was signed into law by President Donald Trump on December 22, 2017.
While there is no clear consensus among academic economists as to whether the tax plan would benefit the economy to the degree that Trump administration predicted, there is a consensus that it will widen public deficits and economic inequality.
Mueller report
1 linksThe Mueller report, officially titled Report On The Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Presidential Election, is the official report documenting the findings and conclusions of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 United States presidential election, allegations of conspiracy or coordination between Donald Trump's presidential campaign and Russia, and allegations of obstruction of justice.
Flynn said that the Russian response to the sanctions "was not going to be escalatory because Russia wanted a good relationship with the Trump Administration".
Veracity of statements by Donald Trump
0 linksDuring his term as President of the United States, Donald Trump made tens of thousands of false or misleading claims; The Washington Posts fact-checker had tallied the number as 30,573, an average of about 21 per day by the end of his presidency.
Qasem Soleimani
1 linksIranian military officer who served in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Iranian military officer who served in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Soleimani was assassinated in a targeted American drone strike on 3January 2020 in Baghdad, Iraq, on the orders of U.S. President Donald Trump.
On 13 January 2020, five senior current and former Trump administration officials told NBC News that President Trump had authorized the killing of Soleimani in June 2019 on the condition that he had been involved in the killing of many Americans, a decision backed by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Trump administration family separation policy
0 linksThe United States family separation policy under the Trump administration was presented to the public as a "zero tolerance" approach intended to deter illegal immigration and to encourage tougher legislation.
While running for president in 2016, candidate Donald Trump said ending "catch and release" was the second of his two priorities for immigration reform, after walling off Mexico.
Elliott Broidy
1 linksAmerican venture capitalist and businessman.
American venture capitalist and businessman.
He had been charged as part of a federal probe into efforts to influence the Trump administration to stop investigations about a 1MDB Malaysian state fund fraud.
On January 20, 2021, Broidy was pardoned by President Donald Trump.
COVID-19 misinformation by the United States
0 linksMisinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic has been propagated by various public figures, including officials of the United States government.
Misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic has been propagated by various public figures, including officials of the United States government.
The Trump administration in particular made a large number of misleading statements about the pandemic.
A Cornell University study found that former U.S. President Donald Trump was "likely the largest driver" of the COVID-19 misinformation infodemic in English-language media, downplaying the virus and promoting unapproved drugs.
United States withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
0 linksThe United States announced its withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the "Iran nuclear deal" or the "Iran deal", on May 8, 2018.
The United States announced its withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the "Iran nuclear deal" or the "Iran deal", on May 8, 2018.
With the conclusion of the agreement, then-candidate Donald Trump made the renegotiation of the JCPOA one of his main foreign affairs campaign promises, saying at a campaign rally that "this deal, if I win, will be a totally different deal."
Unlike FDD and Trump officials such as National Security Adviser H. R. McMaster and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, former UN ambassador (and later National Security Advisor) John Bolton campaigned for a complete withdrawal from the JCPOA and rejected the idea that it could be fixed.
Gina Haspel
1 linksAmerican intelligence officer, was director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 2018 to 2021.
American intelligence officer, was director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 2018 to 2021.
The first woman to hold the post on a permanent basis, she had previously worked as the deputy director under Mike Pompeo during the early days of Donald Trump's presidency.
On January 29, 2019, during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, Haspel reported that the CIA was "pleased" with the Trump administration's March 2018 expulsion of 61 Russian diplomats following the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal.
United States withdrawal from the Paris Agreement
0 linksOn June 1, 2017, United States President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. would cease all participation in the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation, contending that the agreement would "undermine" the U.S. economy, and put the U.S. "at a permanent disadvantage."
His opposition to climate change mitigation was unchanged in the first months of his presidency, in which he issued an executive order to reverse Obama's Clean Power Plan and other environmental regulations.