Highly unusual presidential conduct, symbolic actions and political theater with institutional significance.
President Trump said Oct. 15 that the US military will not livestream the firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, reversing a plan Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had announced earlier in the month. Trump...
On Oct. 8, Trump presented Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella with the National Medal of Technology and Innovation at a White House ceremony honoring tech executives, calling the group "national treasures." Hours earlier that...
The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, led by president Sara Nelson, said on October 7, 2026 that Trump's proposed 250-foot arch at Memorial Circle in Arlington, Virginia sits on the final approach to Reagan...
At an Oct. 5 rally in Grand Island, Nebraska, Trump said, "Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego," while arguing that the economic cost of the Iran war, including high gas prices, was "a small price...
President Trump signed an executive order on September 29, 2026, directing all federal departments and agencies to replace the term "Artificial Intelligence" with "Super Intelligence" in official correspondence, public...
Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., released a campaign ad on Sept. 17, 2026, telling President Trump directly that "some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far," CBS News reported. In the ad, Salazar...
At the Republican midterm convention in Dallas on September 9, 2026, President Trump promised to issue a $5,000 "dividend" to every adult U.S. citizen if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in November. "I...
Trump shared posts over the weekend of September 5-7, 2026 suggesting New Mexico be renamed "New America," posting a map with "Mexico" struck through and an AI-generated video of himself replacing a "Welcome to New...
On September 3, 2026 the White House launched arcade-style games on its official website and promoted them from the @WhiteHouse account with the caption "Build the wall. Deport. Fill a Trump Account." In "Rio Run," a...
The U.S. Mint announced on Sept. 2, 2026 that $1 coins bearing President Trump's portrait have entered circulation and are for sale on its website, struck at the Philadelphia Mint in gold-colored manganese brass with the...