Feb. 4 (Day 16) | President Trump says he wants the U.S. to take over Gaza and make it into the “Riviera of the Middle East.” | More ›
Feb. 18 (Day 30) | Trump reacts to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying his country should be involved in any negotiations with Russia to end the war. He accuses Ukraine of starting the war. “You should’ve never started it,” Trump said. “You should’ve made a deal.” | More ›
Feb. 24 (Day 36) | The U.S. votes at the U.N. and sides with Russia. | More ›
Feb. 28 (Day 40) | Zelenskyy leaves the White House early after an Oval Office meeting with Trump, Vice President JD Vance and others gets heated. Zelenskyy was in town to discuss a potential deal between the U.S. and Ukraine intended to pave the way for an end to the war with Russia. | More ›
March 6 (Day 46) | U.S. suspends intelligence sharing with Ukraine. “We have taken a step back and are pausing and reviewing all aspects of this relationship,” National Security Adviser Mike Waltz says. He adds that he had a good conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart on where the next round of negotiations would take place and what they’d include. “I think we are going to see movement in short order” and Ukraine will “come to the table.” | More ›
March 9 (Day 49) | After Iran rebuffed a letter from Trump calling to negotiate over its nuclear program, Trump says in a Fox News interview, ”There are two ways Iran can be handled, militarily or you make a deal.” | More ›
March 17 (Day 57) | Gaza ceasefire ends; Israel embarks on “extensive strikes” on the same day Trump reportedly approves an Egyptian Gaza reconstruction plan. They are the largest strikes since the ceasefire began on Jan. 19. | More ›
March 30 (Day 70) | Greenland’s prime minister pushes back on Trump assertions that the U.S. will take the island: “President Trump says that the United States ‘will get Greenland.’ Let me be clear: The United States will not get it. We do not belong to anyone else. We decide our own future.” | More ›
April 4 (Day 75) | Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Denmark’s foreign minister release very different readouts of their meeting. Rubio mentions NATO paying more for its own security. The Danish foreign minister bluntly notes that he “made it crystal clear that claims and statements about annexing Greenland are not only unacceptable and disrespectful. They amount to a violation of international law.” | More ›
April 23 (Day 94) | Trump still appears bent on having a deal with Iran. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says of a potential negotiation with the country: “If Iran wants a civil nuclear program, they can have one.” | More ›