WASHINGTON (AP) – A timeline for 13 days in July that transformed President Donald Trump’s White House:
July 19 – Trump gives an interview to the New York Times saying he regrets hiring Attorney General Jeff Sessions; he attends the first meeting of his electoral fraud council, repeating baseless claims of widespread misconduct.
July 20 – Attends heated national security meeting at the Pentagon on Afghanistan strategy. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson reportedly privately calls Trump a “moron” after the session.
FILE – In this July 28, 2017, file photo, then-White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus walks to boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. For an administration that has spent 2017 throwing off headlines at a stunningly dizzying pace, the frenetic fortnight in the second half of July reached an unparalleled breakneck speed. Set amid the backdrop of a president grappling with his deepest insecurities, the West Wing’s breakdown in policy collided with its collapse in personnel and acted as a crucial inflection point for Trump’s first year in office. Buffeted by fierce rains and wind, Air Force One circled in the skies above Washington on July 28. When it finally touched down at Joint Base Andrews, a presidency had been forever altered. In a series of tweets, Trump announced a decision that had been reached the night before, that he was appointing John Kelly, a retired Marine four-star general, to be his new chief of staff, replacing Priebus. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
July 21 – Trump hires outspoken hedge fund executive Anthony Scaramucci as communications director over the objections of Chief of Staff Reince Priebus and Press Secretary Sean Spicer. Spicer resigns in protest.
July 22 – Trump tweets he has “complete power to pardon” amid new revelations in ongoing Russia probe.
July 23 – Trump laments that Republicans are insufficiently protective of him. “It’s very sad that Republicans, even some that were carried over the line on my back, do very little to protect their President,” he tweeted.
July 24 – Presidential son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee for its ongoing Russia investigation. Trump delivers politically charged speech at Boy Scouts’ National Jamboree, prompting condemnation from the group.
July 25 – The president attacks Sessions in a series of tweets, accusing him of taking “a VERY weak position on Hillary Clinton crimes.” He also questions the integrity of acting FBI director Andrew McCabe.
July 26 – The FBI raids former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s home. Trump surprises the Pentagon with a series of tweets announcing he would reverse the Obama-era policies allowing transgender individuals to serve in the armed forces.
July 27 – The New Yorker publishes a vulgar attack by Scaramucci on Priebus and White House chief strategist Steve Bannon. Hours later, the GOP health care bill is dealt a defeat by Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain.
July 28 – Trump appears to endorse police brutality in speech pushing aggressive anti-gang tactics to officers in New York. On arrival back in Washington, Trump tweets that Priebus is being replaced as chief of staff by retired Gen. John Kelly.
July 29 – Trump tweets that he is “very disappointed” in China over its handling of North Korea, adding it does “NOTHING” to solve the crisis.
July 30 – As Republican lawmakers look past the failed health care push to tax reform, Trump tweets that they should keep working on repealing and replacing Obamacare. A day earlier he tweeted of GOP senators, “They look like fools and are just wasting time.”
July 31 – In his first official act, Kelly fires Scaramucci after 11 days on the job.
FILE – In this July 31, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump talks with new White House Chief of Staff John Kelly after he was privately sworn in during a ceremony in the Oval Office in Washington. For an administration that has spent 2017 throwing off headlines at a stunningly dizzying pace, the frenetic fortnight in the second half of July reached an unparalleled breakneck speed. Set amid the backdrop of a president grappling with his deepest insecurities, the West Wing’s breakdown in policy collided with its collapse in personnel and acted as a crucial inflection point for Trump’s first year in office. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
FILE – In this July 21, 2017, file photo, Anthony Scaramucci, right, blows a kiss after answering questions during the press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing room of the White House in Washington. For an administration that has spent 2017 throwing off headlines at a stunningly dizzying pace, the frenetic fortnight in the second half of July reached an unparalleled breakneck speed. Set amid the backdrop of a president grappling with his deepest insecurities, the West Wing’s breakdown in policy collided with its collapse in personnel and acted as a crucial inflection point for Donald Trump’s first year in office. Scaramucci stepped off the stage and aimed to usher in a new era for a White House that had been gripped with in-fighting, drowning in bad media coverage and struggling to maintain its credibility with the public while pleasing a demanding audience of one. He lasted 11 days. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File )
FILE – In this July 24, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump turns and looks at, from left, Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price, Secretary of Energy Rick Perry, and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke as he speaks at the 2017 National Scout Jamboree in Glen Jean, W.Va. For an administration that has spent 2017 throwing off headlines at a stunningly dizzying pace, the frenetic fortnight in the second half of July reached an unparalleled breakneck speed. Set amid the backdrop of a president grappling with his deepest insecurities, the West Wing’s breakdown in policy collided with its collapse in personnel and acted as a crucial inflection point for Trump’s first year in office. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
In this image from video provided by Senate Television, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. speaks the floor of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 25, 2017. At 1:29 a.m. on July 28, McCain strode onto the Senate floor. The 80-year-old, just weeks after a diagnosis of aggressive brain cancer, was poised to cast the tiebreaker vote on the GOP’s health care bill, in what was meant to be the fulfillment of seven years of work to undo President Barack Obama’s signature health care law. McCain paused for a moment, and then gave the measure a thumbs-down. Some of his fellow Senators, in the dark on the elder legislator’s plans, gasped. The bill was dead. For an administration that has spent 2017 throwing off headlines at a stunningly dizzying pace, the frenetic fortnight in the second half of July reached an unparalleled breakneck speed. Set amid the backdrop of a president grappling with his deepest insecurities, the West Wing’s breakdown in policy collided with its collapse in p
FILE – In this July 20, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence greet military personnel during their visit to the Pentagon. For an administration that has spent 2017 throwing off headlines at a stunningly dizzying pace, the frenetic fortnight in the second half of July reached an unparalleled breakneck speed. Set amid the backdrop of a president grappling with his deepest insecurities, the West Wing’s breakdown in policy collided with its collapse in personnel and acted as a crucial inflection point for Trump’s first year in office. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
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