2019
NOTE
This is simply a running list (in chronological order) of all events within the file. Links and sources to each event can be found in subcategories.
2019 February
2019-02-01 Republicans launched a smear campaign against Pete Buttigieg as an anti-gay campaign.
2019-02-15 Trump declared a national emergency so he could redirect $8B in military construction and treasury funds into building the border wall***, and the ACLU sued.
2019-02-28 Fox News published an article claiming that the Trump administration spearheaded an initiative to end criminalization of homosexuality worldwide. They also claimed in that article that LGBTQ+ groups called it a stunt and were skeptical.
2019 March
2019-03-01 In 2021 news outlets reported on surfaced video from March 2019 where Marjorie Taylor Greene confronted and harassed gun control activist and Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg and made baseless claims that the activist was being funded by George Soros.
2019-03-12 Trump cut $1B in budget grants to USDOT transit during his first term.
2019 April
2019-04-01 Right wing operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman paid for a robocall campaign in New York to suppress the Black vote.
2019 May
2019-05-06 Laura Loomer had a Facebook ban meltdown on InfoWars with Alex Jones, crying and screaming about the ban and claiming it stopped her from making a living.
2019 June
2019-06-30 A memo issued by the USCIS attempted to strip away certain protections for underage unaccompanied immigrants, impacting their ability to access their right to asylum
2019 July
2019-07-09 Democratic leaders like Lois Frankel and Debbie Schultz demanded continued investigation into the Epstein case, particularly for the handling of the case, Epstein’s death, and the lenient 2008 plea deal from U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta (for context, Acosta was later the Trump administration Labor Secretary).
2019-07-11 Trump posted on social media letting his followers know he did not like Bitcoin. This entry is only for context, as this post came just before his launch of TrumpCoin. Trump wrote, “I am not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies, which are not money, and whose value is highly volatile and based on thin air. Unregulated Crypto Assets can facilitate unlawful behavior, including drug trade and other illegal activity…” Then he launched his own crypto.
2019-07-15 Trump told four congresswomen of color to “go back” to their countries, even though they’re from this one.
2019-07-23 DOH issued a notice enabling DHS to expedite removal of immigrants, making it further impossible for immigrants to know their rights before they are shipped back out.
2019 August
2019-08-21 Trump referred to himself as “the chosen one”.
2019-08-22 Arkansas Republican Senator Tom Cotton pitched the idea of buying Greenland, some speculated it was after Russia forged a letter to the Senator, and the Danish Prime Minister called the pitch “an April Fool’s Day joke”.
2019 September
2019-09-10 Epstein died by suicide on this date during Trump’s first term. In 2026 new details were revealed about his alleged suicide including missing video footage and possibly someone entering his cell just before his death.
2019-09-16 Trump faced numerous allegations of violating the Constitution’s Foreign and Domestic Emoluments Clauses by keeping ownership of businesses while in office, accepting gifts, and business entanglements with foreign officials.
2019 October
2019-10-18 Trump sued CNN for perceived bias about Russian role in the 2016 election.
2019 November
2019-11-01 Sean Duffy was a lobbyist for Partnership for Fair and Open Skies.
2019-11-04 Approximate starting date of lawsuits between E. Jean Carroll and Trump for sexual assault and defamation.
2019-11-08 During an interview with Tucker Carlson, Rebecca Friedrichs accused teachers in unions of not really being teachers, but rather “radical socialists pushing an agenda” and only wanting power. She asserted that when unions are pushing for free lunch programs, healthcare, and emotional support, this is all an attempt to replace the family with indoctrination and communism.
2019-11-12 Republicans launched a smear campaign against Elizabeth Warren.
2025-11-14 The Trump administration repealed a Biden-era law which was designed to compensate airline travelers who’s flights were delayed or disrupted.
2019-11-25 During an episode of Fox News, news anchor Tomi Lahren called environmental protests “tantrums” and said, quote, “I’m sick and tired of the crybabies”.
2019 December
2019-12-18 House of Representatives Impeached Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of justice (acquitted).