Trump revoked the annual public-report rule for strikes outside active hostilities

Date: 2019-03-06
Entry type: transparency-rollback
Current status: The revocation is documented; separate statutory reporting duties were unaffected.
Last reviewed: 2026-09-03

Entities and roles

Donald J. Trumppresident signing the revocation
2019 revocation of the drone-casualty reporting requirementrescinded public-reporting requirement

Claims and evidence

factdocumented
Trump revoked the executive-order requirement for an annual public report on United States strikes and combatant and noncombatant deaths outside areas of active hostilities.
- The White House: Executive Order on Revocation of Reporting RequirementSection 1