The following is a timeline of the second presidency of Donald Trump during the third quarter of 2025, from July 1, 2025, to September 30, 2025. To navigate between quarters, see timeline of the Donald Trump presidencies. For the Q4 timeline see timeline of the second Trump presidency (2025 Q4).
Timeline
July 2025
Date Events Photos/videos TuesdayJuly 1 Vice President JD Vance casts a tie-breaking vote to pass the amended One Big Beautiful Bill Act in the Senate. According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, the bill will add $2.8 trillion to the national debt. President Trump tours the South Florida Detention Facility nicknamed Alligator Alcatraz, a controversial new facility in the Florida Everglades. It would be opened days later. UPenn bans a trans athlete from competing in swimming, settling a legal threat from the administration. Jared Wise, a former FBI charged in connection with violence during January 6 is named an advisor to the Justice Department's so-called Weaponization Working Group. Wise repeatedly directed rioters attacking police to "Kill ’em! Kill ’em! Kill ’em!" WednesdayJuly 2 President Trump announces a 60-day ceasefire plan in Gaza. Neither Israel nor Hamas agree to the terms of the plan. Paramount agrees to pay Trump $16 million for his presidential library to settle a lawsuit he personally filed against CBS. Many lawyers considered the suit to be baseless, leading lawmakers to question whether the decision was impacted by the FCC's pending approval of the company's planned merger with Skydance. ThursdayJuly 3 President Trump speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the phone about the war in Ukraine. Trump tells reporters, "I didn’t make any progress with him at all." President Trump falsely announces a trade deal with Vietnam setting tariffs on Vietnamese goods at 20%, which is double the rate that US importers are currently paying. President Trump begins the year-long America 250 celebrations with a rally at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa. During his speech, he describes certain bankers as "Shylocks", later stating he did not realize the term was considered antisemtic. FridayJuly 4 President Trump signs the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law at a ceremony at the White House during July 4 celebrations. The bill contains almost $4.5 trillion in tax cuts disproportionately benefiting corporations and the wealthy, and cuts nearly $1.1 trillion from healthcare and food programs for the poor and working-class. SaturdayJuly 5 The previously apolitical Social Security Administration sends an email boasting about the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that critics, Democrats and former SSA officials call "a lie", "blatant misinformation", "unconscionable" and "a blatant political statement." Because Homeland Security head Kristi Noem instituted a policy to personally review all expenses over $100,000, FEMA lays off hundreds of contract workers at call centers when contracts pending Noem's approval expire. Two days after severe flooding in Central Texas, two-thirds of the calls to FEMA's disaster assistance line go unanswered. SundayJuly 6President Trump signs a disaster declaration for the Central Texas floods. MondayJuly 7 Contradicting Pam Bondi's February 21 statement that the Epstein client list was on her desk, the DOJ now says no such list exists, and after a long review of Epstein evidence in the government's possession, no "further disclosure would be appropriate or warranted." Trump announces a second delay of the "liberation day" tariffs, moving a deadline to negotiate separate trade deals with 90 nations to August 1st. To date, only two deals and one preliminary accord have been announced. President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House. TuesdayJuly 8 President Trump holds a meeting with his cabinet. After fielding questions on Gaza, tariffs, and Jeffrey Epstein, Trump suddenly switches topics and spends fifteen minutes discussing the meeting room’s decorations. The New York Times reports that the Department of Energy has hired three scientists well-known for denying the scientific consensus of climate change. WednesdayJuly 9 President Trump holds a lunch meeting with South African leaders. During the meeting, Trump asks Liberian President Joseph Boakai, "Such good English. Where did you learn to speak so beautifully?" English is the official language of Liberia. Newly unsealed court documents reveal that the Trump administration used the shadowy anonymous-run doxxing website Canary Mission to identify pro-Palestinian academics for deportation. The site has been dubbed a blacklist and drawn comparisons to McCarthyism. ThursdayJuly 10 Four people familiar with the matter tell Politico that, after Vietnam and the US agreed to an 11% tariff on their exports, Trump disregarded that number and announced a 20% tariff on social media, blindsiding and angering the Vietnamese government. FridayJuly 11 President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visit Kerrville, Texas to survey the damage and recovery efforts from the Central Texas floods. Following the floods, Trump, Kristi Noem and administration aides appear to switch positions from completely eliminating the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reforming it. SaturdayJuly 12 Trump posts on social media that the Epstein files the Department of Justice recently said would not be released were written by Barak Obama, Hillary Clinton, James Comey, John O. Brennan and members of the Biden administration. Responding to her online criticism about the government's response to the Central Texas floods, Trump threatens to unconstitutionally nullify Rosie O'Donnell's citizenship. SundayJuly 13 President Trump attends the FIFA Club World Cup Final and presents the trophy. He is booed multiple times throughout the event, including during the national anthem and trophy presentation. MondayJuly 14 President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House as he teases to increase arms shipments. The Department of Health and Human Services announces that more than 40 ice cream companies will voluntarily remove many artificial dyes. Companies will continue to use the dye titanium dioxide, a chemical that turns food white and is banned in the EU. The Supreme Court allows President Trump to lay off more than 1300 employees at the Department of Education. TuesdayJuly 15 President Trump joins an AI infrastructure summit in Pennsylvania. President Trump announces a preliminary trade deal with Indonesia. President Trump directs his Attorney General Pam Bondi to release "credible" Epstein files amid MAGA backlash. WednesdayJuly 16 The Trump administration pulls $4 billion of federal funding for California’s high-speed train project. The grant cancellation is one of the largest federal funding revocations in history. President Trump meets with Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad of Bahrain at the White House. President Trump has a dinner with the Prime Minister of Qatar. President Trump signs the HALT Fentanyl Act into law. Trump continues to disregard calls within the Republican party for the release of files related to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein, posting "my PAST supporters have bought into this 'bullshit,' hook, line, and sinker." ThursdayJuly 17 Trump, Vance, Todd Blanche and senior administration officials meet in the White House situation room to discuss damage control regarding the Epstein files. President Trump denies a report from the Wall Street Journal saying he sent a bawdy letter featuring a sketch of a naked woman to Epstein for his birthday in 2003. President Trump announces through his press secretary that he has a benign chronic venous insufficiency resulting in bruises on his hand and buildup in his legs. The US House passes the GENIUS Act, the first bipartisan crypto investment bill. The House approves a rescissions bill to cut $9 billion in federal funding for PBS, NPR and USAID. FridayJuly 18 President Trump signs the bipartisan cryptocurrency GENIUS Act into law. Congress passes legislation to cut federal support for NPR, PBS and nearly $7 billion in foreign aid. SaturdayJuly 19 In attempt to shift blame for withholding Epstein material away from the Trump administration and onto judges, the Department of Justice and Trump formally and publicly ask a federal judge to unseal grand jury testimony in the case of Jeffrey Epstein. The White House covertly believes the judge is unlikely to comply. Trump files a $10 billion defamation lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch and the Wall Street Journal over the newspaper's reporting that Trump penned a sexually suggestive birthday greeting to Jeffrey Epstein claiming shared secrets. SundayJuly 20 Trump threatens to prevent the Washington Commanders from building a new football stadium unless the team reverts to their former name. Trump reposts a fake AI-generated video depicting former President Barack Obama being arrested in the Oval Office and imprisoned, set to the Village People song "Y.M.C.A." MondayJuly 21 White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announces that The Wall Street Journal will be banned from the press pool during Trump's upcoming visit to Scotland, in retaliation for publishing a story on Trump's birthday card sent to Jeffrey Epstein. A Washington Post analysis shows that the Trump administration has been accused of defying court orders in 57 cases, using tactics such as providing false information, failing to turn over evidence, and inventing pretexts to carry out blocked actions. The Trump administration declassifies and releases more than 240,000 pages of records relating to the FBI surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., over the objections of King's family and the civil rights group he led. The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee announces a ban on transgender women from competing in women's sports, stating they have an "obligation to comply" with a Trump administration executive order. TuesdayJuly 22 President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Filipino President Bongbong Marcos at the White House, during which he pushes 2016 election conspiracy theories and, without providing evidence, accuses President Barack Obama of treason. The State Department announces that the United States will withdraw from UNESCO. WednesdayJuly 23 The Wall Street Journal reports that, weeks before announcing there would be no more disclosures or investigations, Pam Bondi and a deputy informed Trump that his name appears multiple times in the Epstein files. President Trump unveils his AI Action plan, coupled with the launch of AI.gov. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard brief members of the media, alleging a "treasonous conspiracy" headed by President Barack Obama. Her conclusions are contradicted by a bipartisan Senate probe chaired by Marco Rubio. The Justice Department creates a task force to investigate Gabbard's unsubstantiated allegations, which will become known as the "grand conspiracy" investigation. On social media, Trump confirms receipt of the settlement payment in his lawsuit with CBS and adds "We also anticipate receiving $20 Million Dollars more from the new Owners" in the form of donated ad time. Paramount explicitly denies this is part of the settlement. One day after Trump grants requests for FEMA assistance for West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana and Michigan, all states Trump won in 2020, the White House denies disaster relief for heavy flooding in Maryland, a state Trump lost . Trump has previously threatened to deny disaster relief to political adversaries. ThursdayJuly 24 President Trump tours renovations underway in the Federal Reserve, and complains to press and Jerome Powell about cost overruns, citing questionable figures that Powell immediately refutes.