On This Day: October 2

6 posts spanning 2017–2025

2017

• Day 256 Oct 2, 2017

2018

• Day 621: Trump inherited his family's wealth through fraud and questionable tax schemes; New York State Tax officials are investigating the allegations that Trump and his family committed "instances of outright fraud"; Paul Manafort met with Robert Mueller's office as part of his cooperation agreement; The intermediary between Roger Stone and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told Senate Intelligence Committee that he will plead the Fifth Amendment; the Trump administration is denying visas to the unmarried same-sex partners of foreign diplomats and foreign staff working at the United Nations; and the FBI has no plans to interview Christine Blasey Ford. Oct 2, 2018

2019

• Day 986: The House threatened to subpoena the White House if it doesn't comply with requests for documents; Trump complained that House Democrats' impeachment inquiry "BULLSHIT" that's "wasting everyone's time"; Trump repeatedly involved Pence in his efforts to pressure the Ukraine president; the whistleblower first contacted the House Intelligence Committee for guidance before sending the complaint to the Trump administration; and Trump threatened to personally sue people involved in Mueller's investigation into Russian inference in the 2016 election. Oct 2, 2019

2020

• Day 1352: Trump tested positive for the coronavirus and was taken to Walter Reed Medical Center after his condition worsened; Trump knew Thursday morning that Hope Hicks tested positive for coronavirus and continued with a full schedule of events anyway; Biden and Harris both tested negative for the coronavirus; the Justice Department and FBI are preparing for Election Day civil unrest; and Melania Trump mocked migrant children separated at the border, saying "give me a fucking break." Oct 2, 2020

2024

• Day 1352: Trump “resorted to crimes” after losing the 2020 election; Trump spent 33-minutes meandering through various unrelated subjects before barely touching on the focus of a campaign event meant to highlight his education policy; Trump claimed he would veto a federal abortion ban if he is elected despite nominating three of the six conservative Supreme Court justices who overturned Roe v. Wade; Trump backed out of an interview on “60 Minutes” because he didn't want to be interrupted for fact checks; and a vice presidential debate roundup. Oct 2, 2024

2025

• Day 1717: Trump called the shutdown an “unprecedented opportunity” to slash “Democrat agencies,” bragging that “I can’t believe the Radical Left Democrats gave me this”; the Trump administration is planning to send billions in bailout payments to U.S. farmers; JD Vance dismissed a racist AI-generated video that Trump posted showing House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in a sombrero and mustache with mariachi music, saying "I think it’s funny"; Trump adviser Corey Lewandowski said ICE will deploy officers to the 2026 Super Bowl after the NFL named Bad Bunny as the halftime headliner; FBI Director Kash Patel said he ended the bureau’s partnership with the Anti-Defamation League; Trump unilaterally “determined” that the U.S. is in a “noninternational armed conflict” with “terrorist” drug cartels; the Pentagon plans to force thousands of personnel to sign nondisclosure agreements and submit to random polygraph tests; the Trump administration told nine universities they could gain a funding advantage if they signed a 10-point compact restricting admissions, hiring, tuition, speech, and foreign enrollment; experts rated U.S. democracy at 54 out of 100, placing it closer to “mixed” or “illiberal” democracies like Mexico (60) and Israel (49) than to Canada (88) or Britain (83); 47% of Americans said groceries are harder to afford than a year ago; 30% of Americans say political violence may be necessary to fix the country; and 28% of Americans say they trust newspapers, television, and radio “to report the news fully, accurately and fairly" – the lowest level ever recorded. Oct 2, 2025