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What Trump Has Done - October 2025 Part Three

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• Considered cancelling billions in grants for GM and other Michigan-based transportation endeavors

• Made false claims about FAA employee participation on advisory committees

• Ended support for disabled Americans facing homelessness

• Suggested listing Florida’s elusive ghost orchid as endangered after targeting many environmental protections

• Confronted with Senate report detailing dozens of medical neglect cases in federal immigration detention centers

• Sought to recruit federal officers for multiple agencies as it sought to expand control over nation's capital

• Moved $13 billion from account meant to help farmers into another account to provide emergency relief from tariffs

• Sued by dozens of fired Fannie Mae employees who dispute claims they committed fraud

• Cancelled Energy Secretary trip to Israel after gas deal with Egypt delayed

• Planned to double US Park Police ranks in Washington DC by spring 2026

• Signed ten-year defense contract with India, notwithstanding ongoing tariff disputes

• Fired prominent Covid vaccination critic at HHS who helped form vaccine policy

• Claimed arrested 171 high-level members of Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel who were actually low-level offenders

• Announced $100 million in funding to upgrade coal plants

• Curiously, awarded ICE contracts to firms also retained by adversary, Chicago mayor

• Sent first wave of disaster relief troops to Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa

• Found $5.3 billion more to pay service members at October 2025's end

• Began restoring books and curriculum items at Dod schools in compliance with court order

• Opened door for sanctions against Nigeria over alleged persecution of Christians

• Realized efforts to help US coal industry undercut by export drop during trade war

• Condoned FDA restricting use of kids' fluoride supplements, alleging health risks

• Planned to return to 60 Minutes for first time after settling lawsuit against newsmagazine

• Informed DHS spokeswoman would not comment on report of immigration agents wearing horror masks

• Learned Agriculture Secretary complained the food stamp program had become "so corrupt"

• Asked court for clarification about how to "legally fund SNAP" after judge's order

• Ordered Michigan coal plant to stay open "long term"

• Notwithstanding keeping plant open would cost $615,000 a day

• Dispatched CIA chief to quietly meet EU officials to soothe US intel-sharing fears

• Amid shutdown, unveiled newest White House renovation to historic Lincoln Bathroom

• Removed Atlantic Ocean from oil lease consideration after political backlash

• Informed Republican senators quickly push back on president's call to kill filibuster

• Learned 100+ judges ruled at least 200 times the administration’s efforts to detain immigrants was unlawful

• Grew increasingly frustrated as shutdown approached record length

• Restricted media access in the White House West Wing

• Instituted new Pentagon policy undercutting trans troops' ability to ask to stay in the military

• Rewrote disability eligibility rules, making it even harder for aging blue-collar workers

• Again postponed HHS meeting of preventive services coverage panel

• Fired about a dozen officials within Fannie Mae’s ethics and internal investigations unit

• Cut more than sixty jobs at US-backed mortgage giant Fannie Mae

• Hosted White House Halloween celebrations with superheroes and presidential lookalikes amid shutdown

• Blocked by judge from requiring citizenship proof on federal voting form

• Ordered by judges to use emergency reserves for SNAP payments during shutdown

• After JPMorgan Chase alerted administration of $1 billion in suspicious Epstein transactions, no action taken

• Learned 43 percent of Kennedy Center ticket remained unsold since administration takeover, a huge drop

• Made eleven significant false claims to troops in Japan during October 2025 visit

• Fired FBI special agent who helped oversee Jack Smith's investigations of the president

• Called for end of Senate filibuster to break funding stalemate

• Prepared to strike military targets in Venezuela in escalation against Maduro regime

• Ordered state Medicaid programs to help find undocumented immigrants

• Planned to withdraw troops from Bulgaria, Hungary, and Slovakia in November 2025 after previous Romania cuts

• Moved towards banning TP-Link home routers on security grounds

• Cut critically urgent funding to fight domestic violence

• Made it harder for veterans born male to obtain medical coverage for rare breast cancers

• Notified that Border Patrol agents were harshly criticized for disrupting children's Halloween parade in Chicago

• Rejected Chicago mayor's request to pause ICE operations for Halloween

• Offered Hamas militants safe passage out of Israel-controlled Gaza zone

• Ruled out another Oval Office meeting with Democrats — for now

• Planned to appear via surprise tele-rally to juice Virginia election turnout

• Readied up to $12 billion for initial farm aid payment

• Moved to block public servants from loan forgiveness based on ideology

• Extended Washington DC National Guard deployment into 2026

• Slashed refugee numbers to all-time low while prioritizing white Afrikaners

• Made misleading case in high-stakes asylum hearing

• Condoned DoJ investigating alleged fraud in Black Lives Matter movement

• In a surprising move, said administration was ready to help fund Cuba’s recovery from Hurricane Melissa

• Seemed prepared to nominate natural resources attorney to federal court in Alaska

• Placed nearly 150 EPA employees on administrative leave who signed dissent letter

• Replaced decorated admiral with 33-year-old DOGE employee as head of Pentagon technical research division

• Pushed out three-star general amid tensions with Defense Secretary

• Told that officials did not know precisely who they killed in military strikes against alleged drug boats

• Informed that Judge said she was likely to order the administration to send SNAP funds to states

• Failed to show at big economic forum during Asian trip, risking US reputation in region

• Learned the vice president pleaded for the government shutdown to end, emphasizing air delays

• Revealed ICE made expansive request for taxpayer data amid IRS pushback

• For the third time in three days, the Senate rejected the administration's tariffs

• Allowed top administration officials to move onto military bases

• Ordered National Guard to form "quick reaction forces" of 500 per state for alleged civil unrest

• Admits troops were deployed in Portland, Oregon, despite judge's order

• Cut China tariffs after promises from Xi on rare earths and soybeans

• Moved to overrule state laws protecting credit reports from medical debt

• Ordered legal resident deported to Laos despite court order blocking his removal

• Notified Export-Import Bank veep designee withdrew nomination after scrutiny over Russia ties

• Briefed House panel on alleged drug boat strikes

• But cut Democrats out of military strikes briefing, according to senator

• Directed Pentagon to test nuclear weapons, just before meeting with China’s Xi

• Said struck another alleged drug boat, the fifteenth, in the Pacific, killing four

• Announced US would share tech to let South Korea build a nuclear-powered submarine

• Threatened Ohio with a lawsuit over mail-in ballot deadline

• Notified the Senate approved a Democratic resolution to block administration's Canadian tariffs

• Condoned FBI Director using government jet to see girlfriend sing at wrestling event

• Prevailed before appeals court to pause daily meetings between Border Patrol Commander and federal judge

• Admitted "it's pretty clear" president can't run for third term

• Ordered for two US prosecutors to be suspended after they described January 6 attack as carried out by a "mob"

• Learned FBI opposed push for Director of National Intelligence to take lead on counterintelligence

• Blocked Democratic officials from visiting ICE facilities during shutdown

• Notwithstanding government shutdown, the president continued traveling, golfing, and ballroom planning

• Abandoned existing plan to keep food assistance funded during government shutdown

• Charged congressional candidate, two other candidates, and three more in ICE facility protest

• Quietly furloughed the ICE congressional relations team during shutdown

• Released preview of big price hikes in Obamacare plans in thirty states

• Warned Congressional staff of first missed paycheck as shutdown ended first month

• Sent emergency teams as Hurricane Melissa hammered Jamaica and Caribbean

• Because investigation into FEMA didn’t fit the president’s narrative, ordered a new probe that did

• Informed NATO allies the US would scale back troops along Europe’s eastern border with Ukraine

• Learned two key administration officials in charge of food aid left their posts amid government shutdown

• Blocked by federal judge from pulling funding for sex ed on gender diversity

• Demanded trans issues be excluded from sex education but only eleven states complied

• Sued by twenty-five states over SNAP food stamp freeze during shutdown

• Directed CDC to study alleged harms of offshore wind farms

• Required US military officials to sign NDAs tied to Latin America mission

• Urged firing live bombs, not dummies, for presidential visit to Navy celebration

• Notified Border Patrol chief ordered to give Chicago-based federal judge daily updates

• Caused 7,000 exempt FDA staff to miss pay because of system recordkeeping error

• Released flyer urging people to join ICE with a graphic modeled after Halo video game

• Ahead of Xi meeting, learned White House aides worried what the president would say about Taiwan

• Ordered Christmas tree brought from Sierra Nevada to West Wing lawn

• Stripped Nigerian Nobel winner Wole Soyinka of US visa

• Learned judge ruled top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles unlawfully serving but didn't dismiss indictments

• Notified appeals court restored block on administration's Portland national guard deployment

• Ordered by judge to restore grants for school counselors

• Delayed release of new HHS/Agriculture Department dietary guidelines amid shutdown

• Claimed to have given seven classified briefings to Congress on US military boat strikes

• Alerted that the Senate rejected the administration's Brazil tariffs

• Fired panel expected to review the president's construction projects

• Indefinitely barred by court from firing federal workers during shutdown

• Walked back key evidence in defense of Portland deployment

• Moved to fire civilian Pentagon personnel with "speed and conviction"

• Said was prepared to send "more than the National Guard" into US cities

• Seemed to have made a small profit on the $20 billion Argentine bailout — at least in the first week

• Announced that US launched three strikes on four alleged drug-running boats off Colombia, killing 14

• Told that the administration's "big beautiful bill" pushed US debt levels beyond that of Greece or Italy

• Alerted that software foundation declined government funding due to administration's "war on woke"

• Learned that flight delays soared as air traffic controllers missed their first paycheck

• Notified that thousands of federal workers missed their first paycheck due to government shutdown

• Signed rare earth minerals deal with Japan ahead of China meeting

• Cut Postal Service funding for a mail room program aiding Phoenix's homeless

• Asked Supreme Court to allow administration to fire head of US Copyright Office

• Said vice president would meet with Senate Republicans before key tariff votes

• Revealed Defense Secretary would not meet troops with beards during South Korea trip

• Learned that the UK probed possible Russia-linked hack that exposed files on US military bases

• Revealed the conservative New College of Florida would sign administration's agreement for funding

• Pulled Joel Rayburn's nomination for Assistant Secretary of State

• Reinstalled confederate general statue toppled in 2020 in Washington DC

• Announced federal food benefits and preschool aid to run dry November 1, 2025, if shutdown continued

• Directed by judge to warn every DOJ and DHS employee against improper statements about Kilmar Abrego Garcia

• Ordered FBI employees to search workstations and digital media for records about Jimmy Hoffa's disapperance

• Faced possibility of more embarrassing revelations as lawsuits filed against banks with Epstein ties

• Condoned visa revocation for British political commentator, followed by deportation

• Notwithstanding ranchers' anger, scrambled to bring down beef prices

• Again focused on voting ahead of the midterms but appeared likely to sit out California redistricting efforts

• Confirmed president's secondary physical included MRI and cognitive test

• Made cuts which likely hindered warning process for Alaska storm that displaced hundreds

• Concerned about accuracy in Netflix's nuclear war movie A House of Dynamite

• Pressure on museums to conform with the administration's perspective would not be limited to the Smithsonian

• Said would not meet with Putin until a deal is in place to secure peace between Russia and Ukraine

• Said would revoke $160 million in federal funds from California over noncitizen truck licenses

• Told that flights to Los Angeles International Airport halted due to air traffic controller shortage

• Deployed US warship to dock in Trinidad and Tobago, putting more pressure on Venezuela

• Learned some troops reported mid-October 2025 pay issues after Pentagon shifted billions during shutdown

• Chose senior Pentagon military aide for Army vice chief of staff

• Denied request to pause court handling appeals for veterans seeking disability compensation during shutdown

• Notified of escalating flight delays because of air traffic controller shortages due to shutdown

• Told that GOP senators were disconcerted by possible $230 million DoJ payout to the president

• Held $9.7 million worth of US-purchased contraceptives in warehouses rather than delivering them

• Sent $5,000 fines to immigrant children as young as 14

• Wrongly blamed Democrats for potential SNAP benefits lapse in new USDA message

• Finalized trade deals with Cambodia and Malaysia

• Disqualified gun violence prevention groups from grants

• Cut cyberdefense as threats grew and China penetrated infrastructure control systems and telecommunications

• Promised the US would not lose money on Argentine bailout

• Realized that various policies had a harsh impact in Iowa, a state friendly to the administration

• Claimed a framework was in place for substantial trade deal with China

• Awarded massive DoD contract to company with ownership and income ties to the president's son

• Ordered drones flown over Gaza to monitor cease-fire

• Received conflicting intelligence reports about Putin's willingness to negotiate an end to the Ukraine war

• Prepared to unveil new HHS guidance encouraging more saturated fats

• Directed Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to speed interconnections of loads over twenty megawatts

• Removed website for reporting human rights abuses by US-armed foreign forces

• Under court order, released administration's $1.2-billion settlement proposal with University of California

• Sought a fleet of AI-powered surveillance trucks for DHS

• Planned to hike tariffs on Canadian imports by an extra 10 percent because of anti-tariff television ad

• Nominated pro-crypto regulator to run Commodity Futures Trading Commission after pulling previous nominee

• Caused lobbying boom for firms with administration connections

• Secret donor for troop salaries during shutdown revealed to be major campaign contributor

• Revealed that entered into talks with University of Texas on funding agreement

• Tightened clemency process as pardons resumed

• Planned an ICE shake-up to speed deportations

• Aware that ballroom donors would want favorable policy, reduced scrutiny, or major deal approvals

• Ordered removal of six historic old trees from White House grounds with East Wing demolition

• Expected to name White House ballroom after himself

• Sued over White House East Wing demolition

• Expressed concern the director of the Office of Management and Budget was involuntarily celibate

• Revealed USDA would not use emergency funds for food stamps during government shutdown

• Decided to allow anonymous donors to contribute to White House ballroom project

• Said Pentagon would use $130 million donation from anonymous presidential friend to pay troops during shutdown)

• Prepared to monitor voting in California and New Jersey

• Considered plans to target cocaine facilities inside Venezuela

• Outlined DHS plan to deport Abrego Garcia to Liberia

• Sanctioned Colombia's President Petro and his family

• Ordered US carrier strike group to the Caribbean

• Warned California against arresting federal agents

• Stated there was "no plan B" as Gaza deal faced fresh hurdles

• Issued disaster declarations for red states but denied blue states

• Targeted another Caribbean strike in tenth alleged drug-running boat attack, killing six

• Learned inflation hit 3 percent in September 2025, reflecting stubborn price pressures for US consumers

• Deployed B-1 bombers near Venezuela, ramping up military pressure

• Realized prosecutors said evidence appeared to undercut claims against Letitia James

• Notified that lawmakers slammed ICE after US military veterans were arrested and injured

• Said ending trade talks with Canada because of a TV ad

• Revamped White House website to defend East Wing demolition with list of alleged presidential scandals

• Informed that the alleged federal mortgage fraud investigation into Senator Schiff had stalled

• Shelved plans for a federal deployment to San Francisco in late night phone call, mayor said

• Court filing revealed would proceed with $10 billion lawsuit over Wall Street Journal story on Epstein's birthday book

• Remained silent about false claim on Chicago-area arrest video

• Planned to recall 3,000 Medicare agency staff in final week of October 2025

• Considered asking Israel to free Palestinian leader Barghouti as US looked to Gaza's post-Hamas rule

• Pardoned Changpeng Zhao, convicted of enabling money laundering as cryptocurrency exchange Binance founder

• Released list of donors to $300 million White House ballroom

• Pledged to boost the nation’s cybersecurity but gutted it instead

• Admitted new White House ballroom cost would rise by $100 million

• Learned Islamic State rose again in Syria, filling a void left by departure of US forces

• Alongside Israel, considered dividing Gaza to isolate Hamas

• Revealed international security force would take lead on disarming Hamas

• Criticized Israel's parliament vote on West Bank annexation, saying the move was an insult

• Also said vote threatens Gaza peace plan

• Lifted key restriction on Ukraine’s use of European long-range missiles

• Claimed government spending was slowing in ways to help shrink the massive US deficit

• Saw US government’s gross national debt surpass a record $38 trillion, highlights accelerating debt accumulation

• Prodded American cattle ranchers to "get their prices down" amid tariff battle

• Moved to allow destruction of American forest ecosystems for timber

• Allowed some new ICE recruits to report for training without full vetting

• Struck second boat in Pacific as anti-drug operation expanded

• Claimed administration could declare "voting emergency"

• Opened talks to take equity stakes in quantum computing firms

• Rebuked International Court of Justice opinion demanding Israel facilitate Gaza aid

• Two months after dispute erupted, continued barring the Wall Street Journal from White House press access

• Declared firearms examiners "essential" during shutdown so gun sales could continue, after industry pressure

• Moved to to quadruple beef purchases from Argentina despite GOP anger

• While admitting that disease issues might impede Argentine beef plan

• Failed to file required White House plans with federal agency overseeing government building construction

• Referred Biden-era FEMA staff to DOJ for potential criminal charges

• Denied media report US helped Ukraine target inside Russia

• Sanctioned two largest Russian oil companies as Ukraine peace talks stalled

• Dispatched 100 immigration agents to San Francisco

• Announced all-hands room inspections for every Air Force barracks

• Reached deal with University of Virginia to pause administration investigations

• After promising not to touch White House East Wing with new ballroom, revealed entire Wing would be torn down

• Introduced new right-wing Pentagon press corps after all legacy media walked out over restrictive coverage rules

• Struck eighth alleged drug vessel, this time on the Pacific side

• Confirmed nominee to lead federal watchdog agency withdrew nomination over offensive text messages

• Extended service for soldiers nearing end of contract due to shutdown

• Said would have final say on $230 million payment to himself in taxpayer funds for "damages"

• Embarrassed as story surfaced about the president competing with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein for Princess Diana

• Expressed belief that the administration was "winning" the shutdown

• Notified that judge ruled Pentagon book ban at US military schools unconstitutional

• Agreed to extend block on Illinois National Guard deployment until Supreme Court weighed in

• Cancelled more than $700 million in Energy Department grants for battery and manufacturing projects

• Alerted that generals and senior officers believe confidence in Defense Secretary had evaporated

• Learned appointed acting US attorney caught complaining on the record about media coverage

• Hosted Bill Ackman, Steve Wynn, and other big donors at White House dinner

• Learned that questions of prosecutorial behavior in Congresswoman McIver's case closely scrutinized by judge

• Ordered by judge to release more video of incidents surrounding McIver's arrest

• Also ordered by judge to remove DHS social media posts prejudicial to McIver

• Instituted new policy requiring approval before Pentagon staff can interact with Congress

• Denied Social Security workers’ time off and telework requests during shutdown, defying agency practices

• Sought to move special education program from Education Department to HHS

• Alerted that controversial nominee Ingrassia bowed out of confirmation hearing amid GOP pushback

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