The following is a timeline of the first presidency of Donald Trump during the third quarter of 2017, from July 1 to September 30, 2017. For a complete itinerary of his travels, see List of presidential trips made by Donald Trump (2017). To navigate between quarters, see timeline of the Donald Trump presidencies. For the Q3 timeline see timeline of the first Trump presidency (2017 Q4).
Overview Economy
Real GDP growth increased at an annual rate of 3.2%, despite a particularly bad 2017 Atlantic hurricane season. This was due to an increase in consumer spending, private inventory investment, non-residential fixed investment, increased exports, decreased imports, and increased federal government spending. This gain was offset by residential fixed investment and local government spending.
Public opinion
According to FiveThirtyEight, President Trump concluded this quarter with an approval rating of 38.6%, representing a quarterly decline of 1%, and a decline of 6.9% since his inauguration.
Timeline July 2017
Date Events Photos/videos Saturday, July 1 President Trump attends the Celebrate Freedom Concert in Washington, paying tribute to military veterans. President Trump highlights on Twitter the refusal of 25 states to submit some or all requested voter information to the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. Sunday, July 2 President Trump makes telephone calls to Chinese president Xi Jinping and Japanese prime minister Shinzō Abe to discuss trade issues and the North Korean threat. President Trump has telephone conversations with Saudi Arabia's king Salman bin Abdulaziz, Abu Dhabi's crown prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, regarding regional peace and counter-terrorism. Monday, July 3 President Trump speaks by telephone to German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussing issues including climate change, the Women's Entrepreneurship Financing Initiative and trade. President Trump discusses by telephone the migration crisis and the upcoming G20 summit with Italian prime minister Paolo Gentiloni. Tuesday, July 4 President Trump condemns on Twitter the successful test launch of a North Korean ICBM potentially capable of reaching Alaska or Australia. Vice President Pence attends a Fourth of July Parade at Grandville, Michigan, with governor Rick Snyder. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the U.S. "will never accept a nuclear-armed North Korea". The number of U.S. states refusing to comply with President Trump's Commission on Election Integrity is reported to have risen to 44. President Trump hosts military personnel and their families for a picnic and fireworks show at the White House as part of Independence Day celebrations. Wednesday, July 5 President Trump, his family and advisors arrive in Warsaw, Poland, ahead of the G20 summit. Ambassador Haley informs the UN Security Council that the U.S. is prepared to deploy any of its military options to defend itself and its allies from North Korea if other options fail. Kris Kobach, vice-chairman of the Commission on Election Integrity, confirms that 20 states have provided them with voter information, while 14 states and the District of Columbia have refused to do so. Thursday, July 6 President Trump attends a joint press conference in Warsaw with Polish president Andrzej Duda, reaffirming the U.S. commitment to NATO and citing the "severe" options available in respect of North Korea. President Trump, with the First Lady, attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Warsaw Uprising Monument and delivers a speech in defense of shared democratic values, calling on Russia to cease all destabilizing activity. President Trump attends the Three Seas Initiative to discuss reduction of Central and Eastern European nations' dependency on Russian oil and gas imports and increased U.S. LNG imports. President Trump meets with Croatian president Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic privately to discuss issues including security and energy. President Trump arrives in Hamburg, Germany, ahead of the G20 summit. President Trump meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Hotel Atlantic to discuss issues such as trade, climate change, global security and the threat of North Korea's nuclear program. President Trump attends the Northeast Asia Security Dinner, discussing with South Korean president Moon Jae-in and Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe calling on China to restrain North Korea's nuclear ambitions. Vice President Pence visits the Kennedy Space Center. Walter Shaub, Director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE), resigns effective July 19. Friday, July 7 President Trump attends the G20 summit hosted by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto, during which he reiterates the call for Mexico to pay for the border wall. President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin, calling for improved relations. An undisclosed second meeting between the two occurs later in the day. Secretary of State Tillerson appoints Kurt Volker Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations. Saturday, July 8 President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with British prime minister Theresa May, promising to expedite a new trade deal. The Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative is launched by First Daughter Ivanka Trump and the World Bank whereby the U.S. commits $50 million to the fund. Ivanka Trump takes President Trump's seat at the G20 summit. President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Singaporean prime minister Lee Hsien Loong, welcoming increased U.S. participation in the ASEAN–U.S. Summit, East Asia Summit, and APEC. President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Japanese prime minister Shinzō Abe to discuss trade issues and North Korea. President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Indonesian president Joko Widodo, promising to work on doing more trade deals and business between the two countries. President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping, agreeing that both countries should put more pressure on North Korea. The New York Times reports the existence of a June 9, 2016, meeting between Jared Kushner, Paul Manafort, Donald Trump Jr. and Natalia Veselnitskaya. President Trump says the meeting concerned adoption. Sunday, July 9 The New York Times reports that Donald Trump Jr. “was promised damaging information about Hillary Clinton before agreeing to meet with a Kremlin-connected Russian lawyer during the 2016 campaign.” Hours after promoting the idea in which he stated "Putin and I discussed forming an impenetrable cybersecurity unit so that election hacking, and many other negative things, will be guarded and safe," Trump says he did not think it could actually happen. Monday, July 10 Vice President Pence holds bilateral meetings with Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed at the White House. Pence also speaks by telephone to Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Tuesday, July 11 President Trump speaks by telephone to Iraqi prime minister Haider al-Abadi to congratulate him on liberation of Mosul and to stress the need for a total defeat of ISIS. President Trump nominates Lewis Eisenberg to be ambassador to Italy and San Marino. Trump also nominates Stephen B. King to be ambassador to the Czech Republic. Wednesday, July 12 President Trump nominates Dennis Shea, vice-chairman of the US–China Economic and Security Review Commission, as deputy U.S. Trade Representative. President Trump nominates Paul Dabbar, a JP Morgan investment banking executive, as Under Secretary of Energy for Science. Thursday, July 13 President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive in Paris for a two-day state visit. During the visit the president comments that French first lady Brigitte Macron is "in such good shape". President Trump hosts a ceremony in the American embassy honoring Second World War veterans. President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with French president Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace discussing counter-terrorism and international affairs. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announces the end of reviews to monument modifications in Craters of the Moon National Monument in Idaho and in Washington Hanford Reach National Monument. Friday, July 14 President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attend a Bastille Day military parade in Paris with French president Emmanuel Macron. President Trump attends the U.S. Women's Open at Trump National Golf Club at Bedminster, New Jersey. Vice President Pence, with Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, attends a U.S. governors' meeting in Rhode Island for talks on health care and NAFTA. Saturday, July 15 Sunday, July 16 Monday, July 17 President Trump launches "Made in America Week" at the White House by showcasing products made in all 50 states. Tuesday, July 18 The US military is reported to have rented 2.4 million dollars' worth of space at the Trump Tower. Vice President Pence attends the Retail Advocates Summit organized by the National Retail Federation promoting tax reform. President Trump nominates former Utah governor Jon Huntsman Jr. as ambassador to Russia. Wednesday, July 19 The president says that he would not have hired Jeff Sessions as the attorney general if he had known he would recuse himself from the Russia investigation. President Trump attends the first meeting of the Commission on Election Integrity chaired by Vice President Pence, calling for a full investigation of the electoral process. President Trump has a luncheon with Republican senators in the White House, calling on them to work on repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act. President Trump hosts a "Made in America" roundtable event at the White House with CEOs of American companies, calling for a crackdown on counterfeit goods from overseas. President Trump nominates Mark Esper as Secretary of the Army and Robert Wilkie as Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. Thursday, July 20 President Trump meets with his national security team at the Pentagon to discuss troop levels in Afghanistan and the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The meeting is reportedly contentious and became the moment when Rex Tillerson decided to resign his position. President Trump announces that $500 million will be made available for the production of domestic glass pharmaceutical packaging to representatives from Merck, Pfizer and Corning. Friday, July 21 President Trump signs an executive ordering a review of the U.S. defense industrial base and military supply chains. President Trump appoints Anthony Scaramucci his new White House Communications Director. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer resigns, effective at the end of August. President Trump honors surviving members of the USS USS Arizona (BB-39) during a visit to the White House. H. R. McMaster dismisses Rich Higgins from the National Security Council following exposure of a memorandum, authored by Higgins, outlining a theory that the media, bankers, Islamists, cultural Marxists, and both political parties are plotting to destroy Trump's presidency. Saturday, July 22 In a phone call to Ryan Lizza, the newly appointed Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci calls Chief of Staff Reince Priebus a "fucking paranoid schizophrenic" and notes that unlike Steve Bannon he is "not trying to suck my own cock". President Trump commissions the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. Sunday, July 23 Monday, July 24 President Trump calls AG Jeff Sessions "beleaguered". The president calls Adam Schiff "sleazy" and "totally biased". President Trump meets with families described by the White House as "victims" of the Affordable Care Act, holding a press conference urging senators to repeal and replace it.