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See also First 100 Days for a comparison of Trump's campaign promises with his actions as president.

Timeline

2015.06.16Donald Trump announces that he is running for president. washingtonpost.com
2015.06.16In a speech announcing his Presidential campaign, Trump refers to Mexican Americans as criminals and rapists. washingtonpost.com (See also Mexican Americans)
2015.06.17Neil Young says Trump never had permission to use his song during campaign announcement. bloomberg.com
2015.06.24Trump dines with Fox News chief Roger Ailes. politico.com
2015.06.25Univision cuts ties with Donald Trump's Miss USA pageant over racist remarks. latimes.com (See also Mexican Americans, Feuds, Mexico, Trump Business)
2015.06.26Trump says Univision employees are now banned from his golf club. politico.com (See also Feuds, Trump Business)
2015.06.28Trump defends the fact his clothing line is made in China despite attacking companies for moving overseas. nationalreview.com (See also China, Trump Business)
2015.06.28Trump says he will force the people of Mexico to build a border wall. msnbc.com (See also Mexican Americans, Mexico)
2015.06.29NBC cuts business ties with Donald Trump after he calls Mexicans rapists and criminals. businessinsider.com (See also Mexican Americans, Trump Business)
2015.06.30Donald Trump Sues Univision For $500 Million claiming they are, "suppressing his freedom of speech" by cutting ties with him after he made racist comments. npr.org (See also Lawsuits, Feuds, Trump Business)
2015.07.01Macy's pulls Trump clothing line from stores. cnn.com (See also Feuds, Trump Business)
2015.07.01Serta announces they will stop selling Trump brand mattresses due to Trump's racist comments. bloomberg.com (See also Mexican Americans, Trump Business, Feuds)
2015.07.02Trump defends his anti-Mexican comments with, "Well someone is doing the raping. Who is doing the raping?" cnn.com (See also Mexican Americans)
2015.07.04Trump says he didn't expect backlash from comments to be so serve. cbsnews.com (See also Mexican Americans)
2015.07.07PVH Corp. discontinues Trump menswear line in response to Trump making racist anti-Mexican comments. forbes.com (See also Mexican Americans, Trump Business, Feuds)
2015.07.09Trump says Putin would return Edward Snowden if he becomes president. washingtontimes.com (See also Russia)
2015.07.09Trump says he still doesn't know where Obama was born. cnn.com (See also Belief in Conspiracy Theories)
2015.07.11Trump promises to, "Take the country back." During rally. azcentral.com
2015.07.12Trump says at rally that Mexicans are. “Taking our Jobs” and “Killing Us." slate.com (See also Mexican Americans, Mecio)
2015.07.14Brother of murder victim angry over Trump 'sensationalizing' sister's death. cnn.com
2015.07.14Trump Tweets a picture of his face superimposed against an American flag with a stock image of Nazi soldiers marching in the background. news.vice.com (See also Anti-Semitism, Jewish Americans)
2015.07.14Trump says Obamacare never worked and costed $5 billion. politifact.com (See also False Statements)
2015.07.14Trump sends letter to LPGA head daring him to move the Women's British Open to another location besides Trump's golf course. businessinsider.com (See also Feuds)
2015.07.17Trump calls for boycott of Mexico. nypost.com (See also Mexico)
2015.07.17Trump falsely claims to be ten times as popular as anyone else on Google. washingtonpost.com (See also False Statements, claims)
2015.07.18Trump who dodged the draft says John McCain isn't a war hero and he likes people who didn't get captured. nytimes.com
2015.07.19Def Leppard's Vivian Campbell says he doesn't want a clown like Trump introducing their band. billboard.com
2015.07.20Donald Trump claims if you're from Syria and a Christian, you can't come to the U.S. as a refugee. politifact.com (See also Immigration, Syria, False Statements, Muslim Immigration Ban)
This is false - there is nothing in the US laws or regulations that discriminates against Christian refugees
2015.07.21Trump gives out Senator Lindsey Graham's personal phone number live on national television. washingtonpost.com
2015.07.23Trump threatens a third party run if they refuse to make him the nominee. thehill.com
2015.07.28Trump defends Mike Huckabee's controversial Holocaust Analogy. bloomberg.com (See also Jewish Americans)
The billionaire presidential candidate also questions Secretary of State John Kerry's intelligence.
2015.07.29Trump calls attorney Elizabeth Beck a "vicious, horrible person" for recounting a 2011 incident in which he called her "disgusting" for needing to pump breast milk. cnn.com (See also Assaults on Facts, False Statements, Women)
2015.08.02Donald Trump: "I pay as little as possible" in taxes. cbsnews.com (See also Trump Taxes)
2015.08.04Trump says the Republicans should shut down the government rather than fund Planned Parenthood. cnn.com (See also Planned Parenthood, Women, Health Care)
2015.08.05Donald Trump: "Mexico will pay for wall because I say so." cnn.com (See also Mexico)
2015.08.06Trump sues two celebrity chefs who no longer want to be a part of his new hotel. businessinsider.com (See also Lawsuits, Fueds)
2015.08.07Trump says Republican debate host Megyn Kelly had, "blood coming out of her wherever." cnn.com (See also Fueds, Women, Sexism, Misogyny)
2015.08.12Trump says Bernie Sanders "showed that he's weak" by allowing #BlackLivesMatter protesters to take the mic at a Seattle campaign event. cnn.com (See also Black Americans)
2015.08.14Boston mayor asks Trump to do the Ice Bucket challenge, Trump responds by calling him a clown and saying Boston should "get a real mayor." boston.com (See also People with Disabilities)
2015.08.16Trump's newly unveiled immigration plan calls for the end of automatic citizenship for people born in the United States. abcnews.go.com (See also Immigrants, Immigration)
2015.08.18Trump tweets intention to immediately approve Keystone XL pipeline if he wins presidential election. cnn.com (See also Keystone XL Pipeline, Environment)
2015.08.21Trump is asked to comment about two of his supporters who brutally beat and urinated on a homeless man while saying, “Donald Trump was right, all these illegals need to be deported,” Trump responds to the question with, "The people who are following me are very passionate. They love this country and they want this country to be great again. " washingtonpost.com (See also Mexican Americans, Americans in Poverty, Racism, Hate Crimes, Trump Effect)
2015.08.25Univision news anchor Jorge Ramos is ejected from a Trump news conference in Dubuque, IW cnn.com (See also Mexican Americans)
2015.08.27Trump links Asians with theft and "performs" the speech of a Chinese trade negotiator, offending Asian Americans. abc7.com (See also Asian Americans)
2015.08.27Trump responds to praise from White Supremacists with: "Everyone likes me." talkingpointsmemo.com (See also Racism, Black Americans)
2015.11.10Trump calls for Starbucks Boycott over them changing the design of their cups. cnsnews.com
2015.11.13Trump says he knows more about ISIS then the generals do. newrepublic.com (See also ISIS)
2015.12.07Donald Trump releases a statement calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States, citing a debunked online poll from a far right think tank that claims 25% of American Muslims support terrorism against the west. donaldjtrump.com (See also Muslims)
2015.12.08Trump says he might have supported Japanese Internment if he was alive at the time. time.com (See also Asian Americans, Fascism, Assaults on Civil Liberties)
2015.12.16Trump indicates during debate that he has no idea what the Nuclear Triad is. rollingstone.com (See also Nuclear Weapons)
2016.02.16Trump call for Apple boycott in response to the company refusing to help FBI hack iPhone. cbc.ca (See also Technology)
2016.02.19Trump gives speech during rally where he promotes an urban legend from an internet chain email about a Muslim massacre as fact. theguardian.com (See also Belief in Conspiracy Theories, Muslims)
2016.02.23Trump says during speech in Nevada, "I Love the poorly educated." youtube.com
2016.02.25In a Republican primary debate, Trump falsely claims he cannot release his tax returns because they are under audit. politico.com (See also Trump Taxes, False Statements)
There is no legal restriction preventing him from releasing his tax returns even if he's being audited. They are his to release if he sees fit to do so.
2016.02.25Trump defends his sister for "criticism she got over signing a bill," despite the fact that judges don't sign bills. weeklystandard.com
2016.03.13Trump says he will look into paying the legal fees for a supporter of his who was arrested for assaulting a protester. nytimes.com (See also Trump Effect, Criminality)
2016.04.03Trump takes 5 different positions on abortion in 3 days. washingtonpost.com (See also Abortion)
2016.05.03Trump accuses Ted Cruz’s father of aiding in the JFK's assassination. politico.com (See also Belief in Conspiracy Theories)
2016.05.09Donald Trump announces that Steven Mnuchin — who made his fortune at Goldman Sachs, worked for a firm funded by George Soros, and donated to Hillary Clinton — will be responsible for helping him raise $1 billion for Republicans and his own campaign. nytimes.com (See also Steven Mnuchin, Department of the Treasury)
2016.05.10Trump selects a White Nationalist Leader to be a Delegate in California. motherjones.com (See also Racism, Black Americans)
2016.06.02PGA announces they will move Tour from Trump golf course to Mexico. cnn.com (See also Trump Business, Feuds)
2016.06.21Trump has only Black GOP official kicked out of event with no explanation. rawstory.com (See also Racism, Black Americans)
2016.06.21Trump solicits campaign donations from foreign elected officials in Iceland, a violation of FEC guidelines and federal law. grapevine.is (See also Criminality)
2016.06.23Trump says he can't recall if he said that he has one of the world's best memories or not. thehill.com
2016.06.27Trump solicits campaign donations from foreign elected officials in Scotland, a violation of FEC guidelines and federal law. fusion.net (See also Criminality)
2016.06.30Six employees say Trump tapped the phone lines at the Mar-a-Lago. theweek.com (See also Criminality)
2016.07.16The Trump campaign works behind the scenes to ensure the new Republican platform won’t call for giving arms to Ukraine to fight Russian and rebel forces, contradicting Republican foreign policy leaders. washingtonpost.com (See also Ukraine, Conflicts of Interest, Russia)
2016.07.21Trump insists Putin won't go into Ukraine despite him already having gone into Ukraine in 2014. cnn.com (See also Russia)
2016.07.22Trump gives White Supremacists VIP seating at the GOP Convention. littlegreenfootballs.com (See also Black Americans, Racism)
2016.07.26During O’Reilly interview Trump takes 3 different positions on minimum wage in less than 30 seconds. thinkprogress.org
2016.07.26Paul Manafort denies having connections with Russia. time.com (See also Paul Manafort, Russia)
2016.07.29Trump claims Hillary rigged the debates by having them occur during an NFL game. politifact.com
2016.07.29Trump pledges to leave marijuana legalization up to states. politifact.com (See also Promises vs Actions, Social Issues)
2016.07.30Hillary Clinton six points ahead of Donald Trump in latest poll telegraph.co.uk
2016.08.05Balloon Boy family makes video supporting Donald Trump. tampabay.com (See also Endorsements)
2016.08.05Trump names 13 Wall Street and Real Estate Titans as Economic Advisers. npr.org (See also Economy, Trade)
Fails to name any actual economists.
2016.08.15Retired General Michael Flynn stuns former colleagues by calling Obama a liar, leading crowd in "lock her up" chant, and openly aligning with Trump. washingtonpost.com (See also Michael Flynn)
2016.08.19Trump's new foreign adviser accused of Holocaust denial, apparently said "Ovens were too small to kill 6 million Jews." dailykos.com (See also Jewish Americans, Anti-Semitism)
2016.08.24Chicago Police say Trump lied about a meeting where he says they told him they could stop crime within a week if they were allowed to, "be tough." mediaite.com (See also False Statements)
2016.08.27Trump promises to restore honesty to the United States at rally. politicususa.com (See also Hypocrisy)
2016.09.06Trump mangles facts on Clinton and Haiti jobs project in a speech, claiming Clinton ignored environmental and labor rules. politifact.com (See also False Statements)
2016.09.09Trump falsely claims Immigration and Customs Enforcement workers endorsed him. politifact.com (See also False Statements)
2016.09.23Officials are concerned that Trump foreign policy advisor, Carter Page, has spoken with the Kremlin about lifting economic sanctions on Russia. cnbc.com (See also Russia, Russian Meddling in Election, Conflicts of Interest)
2016.10.05The Panama Papers Leak and Trump's name appears 3,540 times in the documents huffingtonpost.com (See also Trump Business)
2016.10.13Trump claims that Hillary Clinton meets secretly with banks to plot the destruction of U.S. sovereignty. nytimes.com
2016.10.13Trump threatens to sue The New York Times over publishing article where they interviewed two women who claim Trump sexually assaulted them. nytimes.com (See also Lawsuits, Fueds, Women, Attempts to Discredit Media, Misogyny)
2016.10.19The final Trump-Clinton debate transcript, annotated washingtonpost.com
Everything that was said, with our notes.
2016.11.02Video is uncovered showing Trump with mob leader he previously denied knowing. yahoo.com (See also False Statements, Assaults on Facts)
2016.11.21The American Democracy Legal Fund files a criminal complaint against Trump with the Justice Department for bribery. thedcgazette.com (See also Criminality)
2017.01.11Both of Trump's joint fundraising committees are called out by the FEC for transgressions that include accepting large donations from anonymous sources. opensecrets.org (See also Conflicts of Interest)
2017.01.11Four pieces of evidence showing FBI Director James Comey cost Clinton the election. vox.com
2017.01.15Buried in the unverified dossier provided to the FBI is an allegation that Trump agreed to sideline the issue of Russian intervention in the Ukraine during his campaign after Russian promised to feed stolen DNC emails to WikiLeaks. businessinsider.com (See also Ukraine, Russian Meddling in Election)
2017.02.03Oregon Democrat Ron Wyden is hell-bent on getting out the truth about Trump and Russia. m.motherjones.com (See also Russia, Russian Meddling in Election)
2017.02.23Hacked phone texts appear to show that Paul Manafort was blackmailed over relations with pro-Russian Uknranians while serving as Trump's campaign chair in the summer of 2016. politico.com (See also Russian Meddling in Election, Corruption, First 100 Days)
2017.03.04Trump reportedly removes Priebus and Bannon from Air Force One manifest after being enraged over Russian connection leaks. dailykos.com (See also Russia, Steve Bannon, Reince Priebus)
2017.03.16Federal judges block Trump's revised travel ban based in part on anti-Muslim statements he made during his election campaign. nytimes.com (See also Muslim Immigration Ban, Muslims, First 100 Days)
In an unusual move, federal judges who blocked the president’s revised travel ban considered statements he had made as a candidate regarding a Muslim ban.
2017.03.20A CNN review finds that Trump adviser Roger Stone repeatedly claimed to know of forthcoming WikiLeaks dumps during the 2016 election campaign. cnn.com (See also Russian Meddling in Election)
2017.03.25Sources claim Flynn has turned on Trump and become a witness for the FBI. rawstory.com (See also Michael Flynn)
2017.08.11Trump invites disgraced ex-congressman (who sent sexually explicit text messages to children) to rally and gives him VIP seating. cnn.com

2016.07 The 2016 Republican Platform as confirmed at the 2016 Republican convention

2017.01.10 The Federal Election Commission requests information essential to full public disclosure of Trump's federal election campaign finances from the Trump for President campaign. Failure to adequately respond by the response date noted could result in an audit or enforcement action.