| Kellyanne Conway led White House efforts to combat the ; Conway had no experience or expertise on matters of public health, substance abuse, or law enforcement | ", after praising his increased defense spending five months earlier |
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| In his seventeen-minute inaugural address, Trump painted a dark picture of contemporary America, pledging to end "American carnage" caused by urban crime and saying America's "wealth, strength, and confidence has dissipated" by jobs lost overseas | The heavily armed officers were dressed in military camouflage uniforms without identification and used unmarked vans to arrest protestors, some of whom were nowhere near the federal courthouse |
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| "The political environment is so intense and so divided and we need to work hard to make sure the military doesn't become part of what is politicized in this country," he said | " In August 2018, Trump used Twitter to write that Attorney General Jeff Sessions "should stop" the special counsel investigation immediately; he also referred to it as "rigged" and its investigators as biased |
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| Records of the inquiry did not implicate anyone associated with the committee, but upon becoming attorney general revived the effort, including by appointing a federal prosecutor and about six others in February 2020 | " The White House, through , issued a limited denial, saying the story "as reported" was incorrect and that no "intelligence sources or methods" were discussed |
Trump reduced enforcement of regulations against airlines; fines levied by the administration in 2017 were less than half of what the Obama administration did the year before.
6| Trump chose Alabama Senator for the position of Attorney General | That same month, the VA said it would not research cannabis as a potential treatment against PTSD and chronic pain; veterans organizations had pushed for such a study |
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| A 2019 analysis found that the tax cuts had "a relatively small if any first-year" growth effect on the economy | In May 2017, Trump discussed in an meeting with the Russian foreign minister and ambassador , providing details that could expose the source of the information and how it was collected |
Most of the administration's aid went to the largest farms.