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2024

2024-08-22 After Tim Walz’s son Gus became emotional during the Democratic National Convention, several conservative commentators were criticized for mocking him despite his documented mental health conditions

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/24/democratic-convention-tim-walz-son-emotions-criticized-backlash

https://okcfox.com/news/nation-world/conservative-commentator-ann-coulter-faces-backlash-for-now-deleted-post-mocking-tim-walzs-son-gus-democratic-national-convention-fathers-acceptance-speech-vice-presidential-nominee-autistic-non-verbal-learning-disorder-anxiety-adhd

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/sudden-attention-for-tim-walzs-son-brings-focus-to-challenges-of-people-with-learning-disabilities

https://deadline.com/2024/08/ann-coulter-deletes-post-mocking-gus-walz-backlash-rosie-odonnell-ana-navarro-1236048405/

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/08/22/dnc-live-updates-coverage/ann-coulter-tweet-gus-walz-00175842

2025 January

2025-01-20 Trump rescinded Executive Order 14035 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the Federal Workforce.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/initial-rescissions-of-harmful-executive-orders-and-actions/

2025 February

2025-02-01 The Trump administration cancelled Charting My Path, which was designed to help students with disabilities prepare for life after high school.

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/14/nx-s1-5345870/trump-doge-students-disabilities

2025 September

2025-09-08 Trump paused funding for special-education programs and teacher-training initiatives, giving affected organizations one week to appeal. The U.S. Department of Education said, quote, that this department is “inconsistent with, and no longer effectuates, the best interests of the federal government”.

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/trump-canceled-millions-for-special-education-teacher-training-whats-next/2025/09

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2025/09/11/trump-administration-yanks-funds-from-dozens-of-special-education-programs/31622/

https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-administration-pauses-6b-education-programs-ahead-school/story?id=123403964

2025 December

2025-12-11 The White House said Calibri font (which is intended to assist people with dyslexia and low vision) was too woke and had it replaced with Times New Roman.

https://fortune.com/2025/12/11/calibri-is-woke-and-times-new-roman-is-maga-the-culture-wars-come-for-fonts/

https://www.npr.org/2025/12/11/nx-s1-5640715/state-department-font-times-new-roman-calibri

2025-12-12 The Trump administration removed sign language interpreters from press briefings, stating the service “would severely intrude on the President’s prerogative to control the image he presents to the public”.

https://www.fredericknewspost.com/public/ap/trump-administration-says-sign-language-services-intrude-on-trumps-ability-to-control-his-image/article_336f09d2-39d6-537e-9951-58192869761b.html

https://www.live5news.com/2025/12/15/trump-administration-says-sign-language-services-intrude-trumps-ability-control-his-image/

2025-12-17 During a confirmation hearing Justin Olson was asked to explain his former statements that disabled people should not marry and that wives should be subject to their husbands. He stated, “I was describing our church’s understanding of what Christian marriage ought to look like”.

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/republican-senator-grills-trump-judicial-nominee-religious-sermons-2025-12-17/

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/12/indiana-southern-district-federal-judge-nominee-justin-olson-disabled-people-marriage-benefits-cancellation-medicaid-ssi/

2026 January

2026-01-14 Trump terminated $2B in mental health and addiction programs.

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/14/nx-s1-5677104/trump-administration-letter-terminating-addiction-mental-health-grants

2026 March

2026-03-17 Trump said Newsom shouldn’t be president because he has dyslexia. He stated in the Oval Office, “…with a low IQ person, you know, ‘cuz Gavin New-Scum has admitted that he has a – that he has learning disabilities. Honestly, I’m all for people with learning disabilities but not for my President, um, I want…I think a President should not have a learning disability, okay? And, I know it’s highly controversial to say such a horrible thing. The President of the United States, Gavin New-Scum admitted that he has learning disabilities, dyslexia….”

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/16/politics/trump-newsom-learning-disability-dyslexia

https://www.kltv.com/2026/03/17/trump-says-gov-gavin-newsom-shouldnt-be-president-because-hes-dyslexic/

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/T3zJsOPpjKA

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gjnwmm984o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ8L62T-C-w

https://www.nbcnews.com/video/shorts/trump-says-people-with-learning-disorders-shouldn-t-be-president-259606085749

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/california/2026/03/17/president-donald-trump-attacks-california-gavin-newsom-for-his-learning-disability-dsylexia/89193406007/

2026 April

2026-04-18 Trump signed an Executive Order to loosen restrictions on psychedelic therapy treatment for military members suffering from PTSD. This came shortly after podcaster Joe Rogan texted Trump about ibogaine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWOnsAHeKLg&list=WL&index=4

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2026/04/18/ibogaine-lsd-and-psilocybin-trumps-new-order-medical-turning-point.html

https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2026/04/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-is-accelerating-medical-treatments-for-serious-mental-illness/

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-signs-order-to-speed-review-of-psychedelics

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/18/nx-s1-5789859/psychedelic-treatments-mental-health

https://www.foxnews.com/media/joe-rogan-reveals-text-trump-helped-expedite-federal-review-psychedelics

https://time.com/article/2026/04/21/trump-psychedelics-executive-order-what-to-know/

2026 June

2026-06-19 The DOJ released a memo undermining the Olmstead mandate designed to provide community-based services to people with disabilities, particularly if they are homeless disabled.

https://www.justice.gov/olc/media/1446701/dl

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/20/nx-s1-5865100/doj-memo-trump-disability-civil-rights-institutionalization

https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-statement-on-doj-memo-threatening-the-right-to-community-living-for-people-with-disabilities