In the 100 days since Donald Trump was inaugurated the 47th president of the United States, his administration has made moves on a multitude of issues, including immigration, transgender rights, university management, diversity and inclusion policies, global trade, the nomenclature of a gulf and negotiations about golf.
However, these 100 days have shown that a social media post, a White House statement, an agency directive or even an executive order is rarely the final word on an issue. Many of the promises and policies Mr. Trump campaigned on and then vowed to implement during his inaugural address remain in flux: some because of legal challenges that will see them eventually decided in the courts, some because deals have yet to be made, and others because Mr. Trump or his administration has paused or rescinded them.
The Globe and Mail has created a snapshot of the first 100 days of Mr. Trump’s second term in office. This index highlights just one move per day from the president or his administration. It is not an exhaustive list of the actions since Jan. 20, 2025, but, rather, aims to show the breadth of issues that have come to the forefront – and convey the rapid, sometimes frantic, pace of Mr. Trump’s opening salvo.
Day 1: Jan. 20
Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 47th U.S. president, after which he signs a flurry of executive orders and directives, including pardons for about 1,500 people who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Day 2: Jan. 21
Mr. Trump signs an executive order revoking previous executive orders dating as far back as 1965 on environmental actions, equal employment opportunities and encouragement to federal contractors to achieve work force balancing on race, gender and religion.
Day 3: Jan. 22
The State Department cancels thousands of flights for refugees already approved to travel to the U.S., days after Mr. Trump signed an executive order indefinitely suspending the country’s refugee resettlement program.
Day 4: Jan. 23
Mr. Trump orders federal prisons to house transgender women inmates in men’s facilities and stop all medical treatments related to gender transition.
Day 5: Jan. 24
Mr. Trump signs an executive order to remove the third gender option “X” on passports and other government-issued IDs.
Day 6: Jan. 25
U.S. State Department’s Office of Weapons Removal and Abatements, which funds the clearance of unexploded munitions across the globe, asks humanitarian de-mining organizations to cease operations immediately.
Day 7: Jan. 26
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth issues an order banning DEI initiatives at the Defence Department in a handwritten note that reads “DoD ≠ DEI*” and warns “those who do not comply will no longer work here.”
Day 8: Jan. 27
The Trump administration orders a temporary pause in grants, loans, and other federal financial assistance to give the administration “time to review agency programs and determine the best uses of the funding for those programs consistent with the law and the President’s priorities.”
Day 9: Jan. 28
Mr. Trump signs an executive order restricting gender-affirming care for people under the age of 19.
Day 10: Jan. 29
The administration rescinds its directive to pause trillions of dollars in federal loans and grants from two days prior, after legal challenges and mass confusion.
Day 11: Jan. 30
Mr. Trump seems to blame DEI and Democrats for a deadly plane crash in Washington D.C., and later signs a memorandum calling for an immediate review of Federal Aviation Administration hiring decisions and changes to safety protocol over the last four years.
Day 12: Jan. 31
The U.S. Justice Department fires more than a dozen federal prosecutors at the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington who were hired to investigate the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.
Day 13: Feb. 1
Mr. Trump signs an executive order to impose 25-per-cent tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico (10 per cent on Canadian energy), as well as an additional 10-per-cent tariff on goods from China.
Day 14: Feb. 2
The administration ends Temporary Protected Status – given to citizens of select countries undergoing dangerous conflict – for more than 300,000 Venezuelan immigrants in the U.S. as of April 7.
Day 15: Feb. 3
Mr. Trump delays tariffs on Mexico and Canada by one month after talking to the countries’ leaders.
Day 16: Feb. 4
Mr. Trump orders United States Postal Service to temporarily halt deliveries to the U.S. from China and Hong Kong. The Trump administration reverses the decision the following day.
Day 17: Feb. 5
Mr. Trump signs an executive order titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” intended to ban transgender women in girls’ and women’s sports.
Day 18: Feb. 6
Mr. Trump signs an executive order to “eradicate anti-Christian bias,” and the next day establishes a White House “faith office” with televangelist Rev. Paula White as its leader.
Day 19: Feb. 7
Mr. Trump orders a review of U.S. gun laws.
Day 20: Feb. 8
The new director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, orders employees to cease “all supervision and examination activity” and “all stakeholder engagement,” freezing the agency’s operations.
Day 21: Feb. 9
Mr. Trump signs a proclamation declaring Feb. 9 as “Gulf of America Day” – an effort to rename the Gulf of Mexico.
Day 22: Feb. 10
Mr. Trump announces 25-per-cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports from all countries effective March 12.
Day 23: Feb. 11
Mr. Trump signs an executive order directing agency officials to draw up plans for “large scale” cuts, expanding Elon Musk’s DOGE powers, which includes oversight of hiring and firing.
Day 24: Feb. 12
Mr. Trump becomes chairman of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after firing its president, Deborah Rutter.
Day 25: Feb. 13
The Trump administration fires more than 300 workers at the National Nuclear Security Administration – the agency which manages the nation’s nuclear stockpile. This move was part of broad Department of Energy layoffs.
Day 26: Feb. 14
The Trump administration introduces new guidelines that require all adults of households where a migrant child will live in the U.S. to be fingerprinted before the child can be released into their care.
Day 27: Feb. 15
Mr. Trump signs a White House order that schools, colleges, and states requiring students to be immunized against COVID-19 could be at risk of losing federal funding.
Day 28: Feb. 16
Mr. Trump takes a lap around the Daytona International Speedway in his presidential limousine before the start of the Daytona 500 NASCAR race.
Day 29: Feb. 17
The Department of Education gives schools two weeks to eliminate race-based programs, and to cease taking race into account when making choices relating to hiring or scholarships. If schools do not comply, they risk the loss of federal funding.
Day 30: Feb. 18
American and Russian negotiators sit down for the first time since Moscow invaded Ukraine. Mr. Trump tells reporters that Ukraine should not have started the war.
Day 31: Feb. 19
Mr. Trump signs an order intended to end federal benefits for undocumented migrants in the U.S., even though they largely aren’t eligible for benefits anyway.
Day 32: Feb. 20
At the White House, Mr. Trump hosts key negotiators from the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV golf league, in an effort to help make a deal between the two competing professional golf entities.
Day 33: Feb. 21
Mr. Trump issues a memo directing agencies to investigate countries that charge U.S. digital service taxes, a practice he called “extortion.”
Day 34: Feb. 22
Mr. Musk sends a mass e-mail out to federal government employees asking them to summarize their accomplishments for the week, with the subject line reading “What did you do last week?” He later posts on X that employees who do not respond will lose their jobs.
Day 35: Feb. 23
The Trump administration says it will cut 2,000 USAID positions and place almost all other staffers worldwide on leave, with the exception of personnel responsible for mission-critical functions, core leadership, and specifically designated programs.
Day 36: Feb. 24
On the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion, Mr. Trump says the U.S. will attempt to negotiate the return of Ukrainian territory despite his administration openly siding with Moscow at the United Nations.
Day 37: Feb. 25
Mr. Trump shares an AI-generated video to Truth Social depicting the war-ravaged Gaza Strip as a lavish resort called “Trump Gaza.”
Day 38: Feb. 26
Mr. Trump defends Wayne Gretzky, who Canadians have heavily criticized for his friendship with the U.S. President, in a post on X, while reiterating his desire for Canada to become “a cherished and beautiful 51st State.”
Day 39: Feb. 27
Mr. Trump fires hundreds of workers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, an agency that creates daily forecasts and issues warnings for deadly tornadoes, hurricanes, tsunamis, wildfires and floods.
Day 40: Feb. 28
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, meets with Mr. Trump in the Oval Office with the plan to sign a critical minerals deal, but the meeting turns into a heated debate. Mr. Trump and Vice-President JD Vance scold Mr. Zelensky and call him ungrateful.
Day 41: March 1
Mr. Trump signs an order designating English as the official language of the United States.
Day 42: March 2
Mr. Trumps announces the creation of a “strategic crypto reserve” by using cryptocurrency tokens the government already owns.
Day 43: March 3
Mr. Trump pauses the delivery of all military aid to Ukraine days after his meeting with Mr. Zelensky in the Oval Office.
Day 44: March 4
At the end of the one-month delay, Mr. Trump goes ahead with 25-per-cent tariffs on all imports from Canada and Mexico – except for Canadian energy and critical minerals, on which he imposes 10-per-cent tariffs.
Day 45: March 5
Mr. Trump pauses auto tariffs on Canada and Mexico for 30 days.
Day 46: March 6
Mr. Trump postpones tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports covered by the USMCA agreement until April 2.
Day 47: March 7
The Pentagon says it “temporarily suspended” the sharing of satellite imagery with Ukraine “in accordance” with Mr. Trump’s directive. Days earlier, Mr. Trump paused military assistance and intelligence sharing with Ukraine. He would go on to resume all three by the following week.
Day 48: March 8
Federal immigration authorities arrest Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student and legal U.S. permanent resident, at his home. Mr. Khalil was a prominent activist during Pro-Palestine demonstrations on campus in 2024, and his arrest is widely seen as a result of Mr. Trump’s January order to crack down on what he has called antisemitic campus activity.
Day 49: March 9
In an interview with Fox News, Mr. Trump declines to rule out a recession, saying he “hates to predict things like that.”
Day 50: March 10
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces that a six-week review of all foreign aid programs is complete and 83 per cent of programs at USAID (5,200 contracts) have been cancelled.
Day 51: March 11
In a 10:15 a.m. Truth Social post, Mr. Trump vows to increase the 25-per-cent tariff on Canadian aluminum and steel to 50 per cent, in retaliation for Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s 25-per-cent surcharge on electricity exports. At 2:41 p.m., Mr. Ford says he is suspending the surcharge. Around 5 p.m., the White House confirms Mr. Trump will stick to the original 25-per-cent plan.
Day 52: March 12
The Trump administration says it will repeal more than two dozen environmental regulations, including emissions limits on power plants and automobiles, as well as protections for waterways.
Day 53: March 13
The Trump administration files an emergency application to the Supreme Court asking it to allow some restrictions on birthright citizenship while legal battles play out. Mr. Trump previously signed an executive order that would deny citizenship to people born in the U.S. whose parents are undocumented. The order is currently blocked until it can be argued in front of the Supreme Court.
Day 54: March 14
Mr. Trump gives a speech at the Department of Justice where he airs his grievances and pledges to “expose” his enemies.
Day 55: March 15
Mr. Trump issues an executive order invoking the Alien Act of 1798, a wartime law that could be used to deport undocumented immigrants with little or no due process.
Day 56: March 16
Mr. Trump announces on Truth Social that he won the Golf Club Championship in Palm Beach County, Fla.
Day 57: March 17
Mr. Trump says he would hold Iran responsible for any attacks by the Tehran-backed Houthis in Yemen, days after he launched a new offensive against the group and the biggest operation in the Middle East since he returned to office.
Day 58: March 18
Mr. Trump has a lengthy call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Mr. Trump called the conversation a “very good and productive one” and said in a Truth Social post that they had agreed on an immediate ceasefire on all energy and infrastructure.
Day 59: March 19
The Trump administration pauses US$175-million in federal funding to the University of Pennsylvania over its transgender athlete policies.
Day 60: March 20
Mr. Trump signs an executive order directing the Education Secretary, Linda McMahon, to begin dismantling the Department of Education.
Day 61: March 21
Mr. Trump and Mr. Hegseth announce in the Oval Office that the United States Air Force’s newest jet will be the F-47.
Day 62: March 22
Mr. Trump signs a presidential memorandum directing the Justice Department and Homeland Security Department to “seek sanctions against attorneys and law firms who engage in frivolous, unreasonable, and vexatious litigation against the United States.”
Day 63: March 23
U.S. announces Second Lady Usha Vance will visit Greenland, after Trump has repeatedly threatened to take control over the self-governing territory.
Day 64: March 24
Mr. Trump signs an executive order to impose 25-per-cent tariffs on imported goods from countries that buy Venezuelan oil.
Day 65: March 25
The U.S. Homeland Security Department terminates Biden-era humanitarian parole for immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, revoking legal status for hundreds of thousands of immigrants.
Day 66: March 26
Mr. Trump announces a plan to impose 25-per-cent tariffs on automobiles and auto parts imported to the U.S. effective April 2.
Day 67: March 27
Mr. Trump signs an executive order directing the Vice-President, who is a member of the Smithsonian Board of Regents, to work “to eliminate improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology from the Smithsonian and its museums.”
Day 68: March 28
Mr. Trump says the U.S. cannot “live without” Greenland, as Mr. Vance and his wife visit a U.S. military base in the territory.
Day 69: March 29
In an interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker, Mr. Trump says he wasn’t joking about a third term, adding there are “methods” to do it, despite it being illegal. He also says he “couldn’t care less” if foreign automakers raise prices in response to tariffs.
Day 70: March 30
Mr. Trump says a deal with TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell its social media platform would be made before deadline on April 5. No deal was made, and on April 5 he extended the deadline.
Day 71: March 31
Trump administration officials say in an official court filing that a man in Maryland, who was living in the U.S. legally, was deported to El Salvador because of an “administrative error.”
Day 72: April 1
The Trump administration lays off thousands of employees in the U.S. Health and Human Services Department, including researchers, scientists, doctors, support staff, and senior leaders.
Day 73: April 2
Mr. Trump imposes sweeping tariffs on U.S. trading partners on what he calls “Liberation Day.” Canada and Mexico are exempted from the new measure, but other previously imposed tariffs on North American trade remain in place.
Day 74: April 3
Mr. Trump fires the director of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command. Meanwhile, the markets plunge in response to Liberation Day tariffs, and the White House posts a photo of Mr. Trump captioned “Almost Friday.”
Day 75: April 4
The Trump administration says it has awarded multibillion-dollar U.S. Space Force rocket launch contracts to Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos’ space technology companies, SpaceX and Blue Origin.
Day 76: April 5
The Secretary of State posts on X that he is taking action to revoke visas from South Sudan passport holders because the country’s transitional government refused to accept citizens the Trump administration deported in a “timely matter.”
Day 77: April 6
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine advocate, visits the Texas family of an eight-year-old girl who died with measles. In a social media post he wrote, “the most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the MMR vaccine.”
Day 78: April 7
Mr. Trump threatens to impose 104-per-cent tariffs on China after China announced a week prior it would impose a 34-per-cent retaliatory tax on American imports.
Day 79: April 8
Mr. Trump signs several executive orders to boost the country’s coal industry and directed federal agencies to lift barriers to coal mining and prioritize coal leasing on U.S. lands.
Day 80: April 9
Mr. Trump announces a 90-day pause on most of the Liberation Day “reciprocal tariffs,” and raises tariffs on Chinese goods to 145 per cent.
Day 81: April 10
Mr. Trump posts on Truth Social threatening Mexico with sanctions and tariffs in a feud over Mexico an 81-year-old water treaty. Mr. Trump writes “Mexico OWES Texas 1.3 million acre-feet of water.”
Day 82: April 11
U.S. Customs and Border Protection issues a rule that exempts smartphones, computers, semiconductors, and other electronics from reciprocal tariffs. Other tariffs previously imposed still stand.
Day 83: April 12
Mr. Trump and Mr. Musk attend UFC 314, a mixed martial arts event in Miami.
Day 84: April 13
Mr. Trump threatens semiconductor tariffs will be imposed “in the very near future,” days after the administration exempted electronic products from the 145-per-cent tariff on Chinese goods.
Day 85: April 14
The administration files a federal notice to say it’s looking into the potential national security threat of importing medicines and pharmaceutical ingredients – an effort to lay groundwork for tariffs.
Day 86: April 15
Mr. Trump signs a memorandum aimed at blocking undocumented people from getting social security benefits.
Day 87: April 16
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA propose a rule that would redefine the longstanding definition of “harm” in the Endangered Species Act, to exclude the altering or destroying of the species’ habitat.
Day 88: April 17
Mr. Trump signs an executive order to extend a government-wide hiring freeze through July 15. He initially ordered the freeze the day when he took office and it was set to expire April 20.
Day 89: April 18
Mr. Rubio says the U.S. will abandon efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war if there is no meaningful progress in the next few days.
Day 90: April 19
Mr. Vance meets with senior Vatican officials on Easter weekend, for what the Vatican called an “exchange of opinions.” He also met with Pope Francis who had been critical of the Trump administration, particularly over its immigration policy.
Day 91: April 20
Multiple media outlets report that Pete Hegseth shared military operation plans in a Signal chat that included his wife, lawyer and brother. This is the second Signal chat in which he is alleged to have shared critical information about the operation.
Day 92: April 21
The Department of Education says it will begin collecting defaulted federal loans on May 5 for the first time since the pandemic began in March, 2020.
Day 93: April 22
Weeks after escalating a trade war with China that resulted in 145-per-cent tariffs on Chinese imports, Mr. Trump says he won’t play “hard ball” with China on tariffs.
Day 94: April 23
Mr. Trump signs several orders aimed at restructuring education, targeting university accreditations and rules on foreign gifts.
Day 95: April 24
Mr. Trump signs an executive order intended to fast track deep-sea mining to secure critical minerals – a controversial practice that many other nations oppose.
Day 96: April 25
The FBI arrests Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan on suspicion that she “intentionally misdirected federal agents away from the subject to be arrested in her courthouse, Eduardo Flores Ruiz, allowing the subject – an illegal alien – to evade arrest,” according to an X post by Trump-appointed FBI director Kash Patel.
Day 97: April 26
Mr. Trump attends the funeral for Pope Francis in Rome, but before it begins, he holds a face-to-face meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about obtaining a ceasefire with Russia. On X, Mr. Zelensky calls the meeting productive.
Day 98: April 27
In the aftermath of his Rome visit, Mr. Trump says that Mr. Zelensky seemed “calmer” and “wants to make a deal.” Mr. Trump had strong words for Russian President Vladimir Putin saying: “I want him to stop shooting, sit down and sign a deal.”
Day 99: April 28
Mr. Trump took to Truth Social to comment on the Canadian election, urging people to vote for a leader “who has the strength and wisdom” to make Canada “the cherished 51st State,” saying “IT WAS MEANT TO BE.” Leaders of the Liberal, Conservative and New Democratic parties all responded with posts on social media telling him to butt out.
Day 100: April 29
Mr. Trump posts: “100 VERY SPECIAL DAYS.”
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