4

DAY

Hitler

February 2, 1933​​​​

Hitler meets with top military leaders, describes his plans to rearm Germany. (wiki)

Trump

January 23, 2025​

On his fourth day in office Donald Trump ...

• Required trans women to be housed in prisons for men: President Trump ordered federal prisons to house transgender women in men’s facilities and to halt medical treatments related to gender transition. Read more

• Vowed to release records on Kennedy and King killings: President Trump signed an executive order ordering the nation’s security agencies to develop plans to release all government records related to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Read more

• Pledged to retake the Panama Canal: “We’re going to have to take it back,” President Trump said in an interview with Sean Hannity, the Fox News host. Read more

• Said California should not get federal aid for wildfires: President Trump said he did not think the state should receive aid unless it changed environmental policies he has criticized. He also suggested he might withhold money from cities that do not cooperate with his immigration crackdown. Read more

• Had first phone call with a foreign leader in second term. President Trump spoke with Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman, the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia. Read more

• Removed education-related documents that included mentions of diversity, equity and inclusion. After the broader move to eliminate D.E.I. from the federal government, the Education Department said it had removed or archived “hundreds of guidance documents, reports, and training materials that include mentions of D.E.I.” and had put employees tasked with D.E.I. initiatives on paid administrative leave. Read more

• Revoked security protection for Mike Pompeo.
  Mr. Pompeo served as secretary of state during President Trump’s first administration. Read more

• Expressed openness to bringing Jan. 6 rioters to the White House. Read more

• Canceled entry-level job offers at the Justice Department. Read more

• Criticized Europe and threatened tariffs. President Trump blasted European regulation and trade policies, pledging to slap tariffs on companies that choose to produce goods outside of the United States. Read more

• Recognized the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina as Native American. Read more

• Revoked orders that ‘act as barriers to American leadership in artificial intelligence’. Read more

• Announced an advisory council on science and technology. Read more

• Supported the growth of the cryptocurrency industry. President Trump called for a new plan to regulate cryptocurrency, a business in which he has substantial personal investments. 
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• Moved to expel migrants Biden allowed in temporarily. Read more

• Pardoned anti-abortion activists who blockaded a clinic in Washington, D.C.. Read more

• Lashed out at banks over treatment of conservatives. President Trump revived Republican criticisms over purportedly politically motivated “debanking,” or closing of customer bank accounts. Read more​​