2020 Day 1223: Trump spent Memorial Day Weekend mocking female politicians, tweeting about conspiracy theories, and golfing as the as the U.S. death toll from coronavirus neared 100,000; the WHO temporarily suspended testing of hydroxychloroquine as a coronavirus treatment; Trump, meanwhile, announced that he "just finished" taking a two-week course of hydroxychloroquine; Trump suspended all travel to the U.S. from Brazil by non-U.S. citizens; and Trump threatened to move the Republican National Convention out of Charlotte if North Carolina's Democratic governor doesn't allow the event to go forward at full capacity. May 26, 2020
2021 Day 127: Biden directed the intelligence community to "redouble" its efforts to determine the origin of the coronavirus pandemic; New York prosecutors convened a special grand jury to consider evidence in the criminal investigation into Trump’s business dealings; Manhattan prosecutors told at least one witness to prepare for grand jury testimony; U.S. troops and their NATO allies are set to be out of Afghanistan by early to mid-July; and 85% of Republicans would prefer to see candidates running for office that mostly agree with Trump. May 26, 2021
2026 Day 1953: A federal court blocked Alabama Republicans from using a congressional map that was “tainted by intentional race-based discrimination"; the U.S. struck Iranian missile sites and boats it claimed were laying mines near the Strait of Hormuz, calling the attacks “self-defense”; the Trump administration proposed a governmentwide nondisclosure agreement for federal employees in an effort to crackdown on leaks; Trump declared that “everything checked out PERFECTLY” after what he called a “6 month physical” at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; construction began on a temporary UFC octagon on the White House South Lawn for Trump’s planned fights to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the U.S.; and 37% of Americans approve Trump's job performance. May 26, 2026