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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 505 days 11 hours 9 minutes
Day 10: "Wake-up call."
1/ Trump’s first defeat. The immigration order creates an international mess and a political embarrassment. The hastily crafted order was temporarily and partially blocked by a U.S. District Court Judge. (Politico) UPDATE: Trump doubles down on h...
Day 9: "Beyond the pale."
1/ Trump’s order blocks immigrants at airports, stoking fear around the globe. The executive order suspended entry of all refugees to the United States for 120 days, barred Syrian refugees indefinitely, and blocked entry into the United States for...
Day 8: "It's time to act."
1/ Trump executive order suspends admission of all refugees for 120 days while a new system is put in place to tighten vetting for those from predominantly Muslim countries and give preference to religious minorities. Trump said that the goal is t...
Day 7: "Down into the gutter of rancor and vitriol."
1/ Steve Bannon says media should “keep its mouth shut.” Trump’s chief strategist, laced into the American press during an interview, arguing that news organizations had been “humiliated” by an election outcome few anticipated, and repeatedly desc...
Day 6: "Attempted sedition."
1/ Trump’s voter fraud example? A troubled tale about Bernhard Langer meant to illustrate rampant, unchecked voter fraud. (NY Times) tl;dr Langer was standing in line at a polling place on Election Day. Ahead of and behind Langer were voters who ...
Day 2: "The gravest damage."
1/ Photos comparing Trump’s inauguration crowd to the Women’s March (CNN) 2/ White House press secretary Sean Spicer attacked media for accurately reporting inauguration crowds. “This was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration, perio...
Day 1: "Democracy has prevailed."
1/ Donald Trump has named only 29 of his 660 executive department appointments, the Partnership for Public Service said. (NY Times) 2/ Trump boasted his inauguration would have an “unbelievable, perhaps record-setting turnout.” But aerial shots of...
Day 1461: How it ended.
1/ In a farewell video, Trump claimed that he “took on the tough battles” during his four years in office and vowed that “the movement we started is only just beginning.” Trump did not concede, take responsibility for encouraging his supporters to...
Day 1460: "Indefensible."
1/ Trump is expected to pardon or commute the sentences of more than 100 people on his final full day in the White House. Trump met with Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump, and other aides Sunday to review a list of pardon requests, including whether to ...
Day 1457: "Justice is coming."
1/ Federal prosecutors said there was “strong evidence” the pro-Trump mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol planned to “capture and assassinate elected officials.” Hours later, however, the head of the investigation cautioned that the probe is still i...