Timeline of Donald Trump's second presidency (2025 Q2)

The following is a timeline of the second presidency of Donald Trump during the second quarter of 2025, from April 1, 2025, to June 30, 2025. To navigate between quarters, see timeline of the Donald Trump presidencies.

Timeline

April 2025

Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Week 11 [edit]
Tuesday, April 1	First Lady Melania Trump delivers remarks at the 19th International Women of Courage Awards Ceremony.	First Lady Melania Trump delivers remarks at the 19th International Women of Courage Awards Ceremony.
Wednesday, April 2	President Trump announces 10% global tariffs on all imports (except those from Canada and Mexico) and additional "reciprocal" tariffs based on tariffs allegedly levied against the United States.^[1]^[2] In what he calls "Liberation Day", President Trump announces a baseline 10% universal tariff on all goods brought into the U.S. taking effect on April 5. He also announces that discounted reciprocal tariffs will take effect April 9.^[3] New York District Court judge Dale Ho dismisses the criminal charges against New York City mayor Eric Adams with prejudice. Judge Ho declined to order the dismissal without prejudice initially requested by the Department of Justice.^[4]^[5]	President Trump displays a chart detailing his "reciprocal tariff" policy.
Thursday, April 3
Friday, April 4	President Trump shares video footage of a U.S military airstrike against the Houthi armed militia in Yemen.^[6]	Video footage of the U.S military airstrike against Houthi terrorists in Yemen.
Saturday, April 5
Sunday, April 6
Week 12 [edit]
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday, April 7	President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House.^[7]	President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Tuesday, April 8
Wednesday, April 9	President Trump issues executive orders revoking the security clearances of former CISA Director Chris Krebs and former DHS Chief of Staff Miles Taylor, and further directs the Attorney General and Director of National Intelligence to suspend the security clearances of any "individuals at entities associated with" Krebs and Taylor.^[8]^[9]^[10] President Trump announces on Truth Social that reciprocal tariffs above 10%, which had gone into effect that morning, will be paused for 90 days for all countries except China; China's minimum tariff rate will instead be increased to 145%.^[11]
Thursday, April 10
Friday, April 11
Saturday, April 12
Sunday, April 13
Week 13 [edit]
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday, April 14	President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele at the White House.^[12]	President Trump and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele.
Tuesday, April 15
Wednesday, April 16	President Trump participates in an Easter Prayer Service and Dinner.	President Trump participates in an Easter Prayer Service and Dinner.
Thursday, April 17	President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the White House.^[13]	President Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
Friday, April 18
Saturday, April 19
Sunday, April 20	Vice President Vance visits the head of the Catholic Church Pope Francis in Rome, Italy, one day before his death.
Week 14 [edit]
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday, April 21	President Trump pays tribute to Pope Francis after his death on this day.^[14] President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump host the White House Easter Egg Roll.^[15]	President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump host the White House Easter Egg Roll.
Tuesday, April 22
Wednesday, April 23
Thursday, April 24	President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre at the White House.^[16]	President Trump and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre
Friday, April 25
Saturday, April 26	President Trump attends the funeral of Pope Francis at St. Peter's Square.^[17] President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet up in Rome, the first time they've met up since their Oval Office meeting two months prior.	President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Sunday, April 27
Week 15 [edit]
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday, April 28
Tuesday, April 29	President Trump holds a rally in Warren, Michigan, to mark the first 100 days of his administration.^[18]
Wednesday, April 30	U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Ukrainian First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko sign the Ukraine–United States Mineral Resources Agreement.^[19]	Ukrainian and U.S. officials at the signing in Washington, D.C.

May 2025

Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Week 15 [edit]
Thursday, May 1	President Trump removes Michael Waltz as the National Security Adviser tapping him to be ambassador to the United Nations instead. Trump names Secretary of State Marco Rubio to serve as interim adviser.^[20] President Trump issues an executive order requiring the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to end direct and indirect funding to NPR and PBS to the extent allowed by law.^[21]
Friday, May 2
Saturday, May 3
Sunday, May 4
Week 16 [edit]
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday, May 5
Tuesday, May 6
Wednesday, May 7
Thursday, May 8
Friday, May 9
Saturday, May 10
Sunday, May 11

References

^ Swanson, Ana; Rappeport, Alan; Romm, Tony (April 2, 2025). "Trump Announces Sweeping Tariffs on All Imports: Live Updates". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
^ Stepansky, Joseph. "'Unwarranted': World leaders react after Trump announces fresh tariffs". Al Jazeera. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
^ Pichee, Aimee (April 2, 2025). "Trump reveals these 2 new types of tariffs on what he calls "Liberation Day," April 2 - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
^ "Read the ruling dismissing corruption charges against Eric Adams". The New York Times. April 2, 2025. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on April 2, 2025. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
^ "Judge dismisses corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams". Associated Press. April 2, 2025. Archived from the original on April 7, 2025. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
^ Trump, Donald (April 4, 2025). "These Houthis gathered for instructions on an attack. Oops, there will be no attack by these Houthis! They will never sink our ships again!". X. Retrieved April 8, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Trump meets Netanyahu, urges to end Gaza war". The Hindu. April 7, 2025. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
^ Trump, Donald (April 9, 2025). "Addressing Risks from Chris Krebs and Government Censorship". The White House. Archived from the original on April 10, 2025. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
^ Trump, Donald (April 9, 2025). "Addressing Risks Associated with an Egregious Leaker and Disseminator of Falsehoods". The White House. Archived from the original on April 10, 2025. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
^ Sabin, Sam (April 9, 2025). "Trump orders investigations of Chris Krebs, Miles Taylor". Axios. Archived from the original on April 9, 2025. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
^ Seal, Dean. "Trump Authorizes 90-Day Pause on Reciprocal Tariffs". WSJ. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
^ "El Salvador won't return wrongly deported Maryland man". POLITICO. April 14, 2025. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
^ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-giorgia-meloni-italy-eu-tariffs-white-house-meeting/
^ "Trump honors Pope Francis, saying "may God bless him and all who loved him"". CBS News. April 21, 2025.
^ "Trumps host White House Easter Egg Roll with corporate sponsorships". CBS News. April 21, 2025.
^ "WATCH: Trump meets with Norwegian prime minister at White House". PBS. April 24, 2025.
^ "Trump pays his respects to a pope who publicly and pointedly disagreed with him over the years". Associated Press. April 26, 2025.
^ Kurtzleben, Danielle (April 29, 2025). "Trump, back in rally mode, marks 100 days in office with boisterous Michigan speech". NPR. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
^ Butenko, Ivana Kottasová, Victoria (May 1, 2025). "Here's what's in Trump's Ukraine minerals deal and how it affects the war". CNN. Retrieved May 2, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Haberman, Maggie; Sanger, David E.; Swan, Jonathan (May 1, 2025). "Trump Moves Waltz to U.N. and Names Rubio Interim National Security Adviser". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
^ Nauman, Qasim (May 2, 2025). "Trump Signs Executive Order Seeking to End Federal Funding for NPR and PBS". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 2, 2025.

U.S. presidential administration timelines
Preceded by Second Trump presidency (2025 Q1)	Second Trump presidency (2025 Q2)	Succeeded by Second Trump presidency (2025 Q3)

[1] Swanson, Ana; Rappeport, Alan; Romm, Tony (April 2, 2025). "Trump Announces Sweeping Tariffs on All Imports: Live Updates". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 2, 2025.

[2] Stepansky, Joseph. "'Unwarranted': World leaders react after Trump announces fresh tariffs". Al Jazeera. Retrieved April 2, 2025.

[:6-3] Pichee, Aimee (April 2, 2025). "Trump reveals these 2 new types of tariffs on what he calls "Liberation Day," April 2 - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved April 2, 2025.

[4] "Read the ruling dismissing corruption charges against Eric Adams". The New York Times. April 2, 2025. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on April 2, 2025. Retrieved April 7, 2025.

[5] "Judge dismisses corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams". Associated Press. April 2, 2025. Archived from the original on April 7, 2025. Retrieved April 7, 2025.

[6] Trump, Donald (April 4, 2025). "These Houthis gathered for instructions on an attack. Oops, there will be no attack by these Houthis! They will never sink our ships again!". X. Retrieved April 8, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[7] "Trump meets Netanyahu, urges to end Gaza war". The Hindu. April 7, 2025. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved April 8, 2025.

[8] Trump, Donald (April 9, 2025). "Addressing Risks from Chris Krebs and Government Censorship". The White House. Archived from the original on April 10, 2025. Retrieved April 10, 2025.

[9] Trump, Donald (April 9, 2025). "Addressing Risks Associated with an Egregious Leaker and Disseminator of Falsehoods". The White House. Archived from the original on April 10, 2025. Retrieved April 10, 2025.

[10] Sabin, Sam (April 9, 2025). "Trump orders investigations of Chris Krebs, Miles Taylor". Axios. Archived from the original on April 9, 2025. Retrieved April 9, 2025.

[11] Seal, Dean. "Trump Authorizes 90-Day Pause on Reciprocal Tariffs". WSJ. Retrieved April 9, 2025.

[12] "El Salvador won't return wrongly deported Maryland man". POLITICO. April 14, 2025. Retrieved April 14, 2025.

[13] ttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-giorgia-meloni-italy-eu-tariffs-white-house-meeting/

[14] "Trump honors Pope Francis, saying "may God bless him and all who loved him"". CBS News. April 21, 2025.

[15] "Trumps host White House Easter Egg Roll with corporate sponsorships". CBS News. April 21, 2025.

[16] "WATCH: Trump meets with Norwegian prime minister at White House". PBS. April 24, 2025.

[17] "Trump pays his respects to a pope who publicly and pointedly disagreed with him over the years". Associated Press. April 26, 2025.

[18] Kurtzleben, Danielle (April 29, 2025). "Trump, back in rally mode, marks 100 days in office with boisterous Michigan speech". NPR. Retrieved May 2, 2025.

[19] Butenko, Ivana Kottasová, Victoria (May 1, 2025). "Here's what's in Trump's Ukraine minerals deal and how it affects the war". CNN. Retrieved May 2, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[20] Haberman, Maggie; Sanger, David E.; Swan, Jonathan (May 1, 2025). "Trump Moves Waltz to U.N. and Names Rubio Interim National Security Adviser". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 2, 2025.

[21] Nauman, Qasim (May 2, 2025). "Trump Signs Executive Order Seeking to End Federal Funding for NPR and PBS". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 2, 2025.

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Timeline

April 2025

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May 2025

Week 15

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See also

References