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EntityRelationshipEntitySourcesTrump ordered U.S. strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites2025-06-22Donald J. Trumpordered strikes on three nuclear facilities inIslamic Republic of Iran1 sourceTrump ordered U.S. strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites2025-06-22Donald J. TrumporderedOperation Midnight Hammer1 sourceTrump's Yemen campaign left 153 civilians dead in three Pentagon-confirmed incidents2025-03-15Donald J. Trumpdirected military campaignOperation Rough Rider1 sourceTrump's Yemen campaign left 153 civilians dead in three Pentagon-confirmed incidents2025-03-15Donald J. Trumpdirected large-scale strikes inRepublic of Yemen2 sourcesTrump proposed U.S. ownership of Gaza, permanent Palestinian removal, and left troops on the table2025-02-04Donald J. Trumpannounced and declined to rule out troops forProposed United States takeover of Gaza1 sourceTrump would not rule out military force to take Greenland and the Panama Canal2025-01-07Donald J. Trumpdeclined to rule out military force to obtainGreenland1 sourceTrump would not rule out military force to take Greenland and the Panama Canal2025-01-07Donald J. Trumpdeclined to rule out military force to obtainPanama Canal1 sourceTrump's Portland deployment was lawful but badly planned, DHS's watchdog found2021-04-16Donald J. Trumpdirected the federal protective response reviewed by DHS OIG2020 federal deployment in Portland1 sourceFederal officers cleared Lafayette Park before Trump walked to St. John's Church2020-06-01Donald J. Trumpwalked through Lafayette Park after federal officers cleared itJune 2020 Lafayette Park clearing1 sourceTrump threatened to deploy the United States military against unrest in American cities2020-06-01Donald J. Trumpthreatened domestic military deployment against unrestJune 2020 threat to deploy the United States military domestically1 sourceTrump ordered the Navy to destroy Iranian gunboats that harassed United States ships2020-04-22Donald J. Trumpdirected Navy destruction of harassing Iranian gunboatsApril 2020 Iranian gunboat threat1 sourceTrump lifted geographic limits on United States anti-personnel landmine use2020-01-31Donald J. Trumplifted geographic limits on U.S. anti-personnel landmine use2020 United States landmine policy1 sourceTrump threatened Iranian cultural sites; his defense secretary publicly drew the legal line2020-01-04Donald J. Trumpthreatened to strikeIranian cultural sites threatened in January 20201 sourceTrump ordered the Baghdad strike that killed Soleimani; a UN expert found the stated legal basis wanting2020-01-03Donald J. Trumpdirected strike that killedQasem Soleimani1 sourceTrump directed the Syria raid that killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi2019-10-26Donald J. Trumpdirected the raid in which al-Baghdadi diedAbu Bakr al-Baghdadi1 sourceTrump pulled United States forces from Turkey's path in northeast Syria2019-10-06Donald J. Trumpremoved U.S. forces from Turkey's immediate operational pathOctober 2019 United States withdrawal from northeast Syria1 sourceTrump vetoed Congress's direction to end United States support affecting the Yemen war2019-04-16Donald J. Trumpvetoed Congress's Yemen War Powers resolution2019 veto of the Yemen War Powers resolution1 sourceAmnesty linked five United States Somalia strikes to 14 civilian deaths and eight injuries2019-03-20Donald J. Trumpwas commander in chief during strikes in Amnesty's civilian-harm reviewAmnesty International's 2019 Somalia civilian-harm investigation1 sourceTrump kept military force explicitly on the table against Venezuela2019-03-19Donald J. Trumpkept military force explicitly open against VenezuelaBolivarian Republic of Venezuela1 sourceTrump revoked the annual public-report rule for strikes outside active hostilities2019-03-06Donald J. Trumprevoked annual public reporting on certain strike casualties2019 revocation of the drone-casualty reporting requirement1 sourceTrump sent about 5,800 active-duty troops toward the southwest border2018-10-31Donald J. Trumpsent about 5,800 active-duty troops toward the border2018 active-duty southwest-border deployment1 sourceTrump ordered coordinated United States, British, and French strikes in Syria2018-04-13Donald J. Trumpordered coordinated strikes on targets in SyriaApril 2018 United States-led strikes in Syria1 sourceTrump directed National Guard support to the southwest border2018-04-04Donald J. Trumpdirected National Guard support to the southern border2018 National Guard southwest-border deployment1 sourceTrump's Afghanistan strategy added approximately 3,500 United States troops2017-11-06Donald J. Trumpapproved approximately 3,500 additional troops2017 Afghanistan troop increase1 sourceTrump threatened to “totally destroy” North Korea from the United Nations podium2017-09-19Donald J. Trumpconditionally threatened North Korea with total destructionDemocratic People's Republic of Korea1 sourceTrump threatened North Korea with “fire and fury”2017-08-08Donald J. Trumpthreatened North Korea with fire and furyDemocratic People's Republic of Korea1 sourceThe United States used the GBU-43 “Mother of All Bombs” under Trump2017-04-13Donald J. Trumpwas commander in chief during the GBU-43 strike2017 GBU-43 strike in Afghanistan1 sourceTrump ordered 59 cruise missiles fired at Syria's Shayrat airfield2017-04-06Donald J. Trumpdirected a 59-missile strike on a Syrian airfield2017 Shayrat missile strike1 sourceTrump expanded strike latitude by designating part of Somalia an area of active hostilities2017-03-30Donald J. Trumpapproved area-of-active-hostilities designation2017 Somalia area-of-active-hostilities designation1 sourceA Trump-approved Yemen raid killed at least 14 civilians, Human Rights Watch reported2017-01-29Donald J. Trumpapproved raid linked to at least 14 reported civilian deaths2017 Yakla raid1 source
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ordered strikes on three nuclear facilities in1 citationordered1 citationdirected military campaign1 citationdirected large-scale strikes in2 citationsannounced and declined to rule out troops for1 citationdeclined to rule out military force to obtain1 citationdeclined to rule out military force to obtain1 citationdirected the federal protective response reviewed by DHS OIG1 citationwalked through Lafayette Park after federal officers cleared it1 citationthreatened domestic military deployment against unrest1 citationdirected Navy destruction of harassing Iranian gunboats1 citationlifted geographic limits on U.S. anti-personnel landmine use1 citationthreatened to strike1 citationdirected strike that killed1 citationdirected the raid in which al-Baghdadi died1 citationremoved U.S. forces from Turkey's immediate operational path1 citationvetoed Congress's Yemen War Powers resolution1 citationwas commander in chief during strikes in Amnesty's civilian-harm review1 citationkept military force explicitly open against Venezuela1 citationrevoked annual public reporting on certain strike casualties1 citationsent about 5,800 active-duty troops toward the border1 citationordered coordinated strikes on targets in Syria1 citationdirected National Guard support to the southern border1 citationapproved approximately 3,500 additional troops1 citationconditionally threatened North Korea with total destruction1 citationthreatened North Korea with fire and fury1 citationwas commander in chief during the GBU-43 strike1 citationdirected a 59-missile strike on a Syrian airfield1 citationapproved area-of-active-hostilities designation1 citationapproved raid linked to at least 14 reported civilian deaths1 citation
Donald J. TrumpIslamic Republic of IranOperation Midnight HammerOperation Rough RiderRepublic of YemenProposed United States takeover of GazaGreenlandPanama Canal2020 federal deployment in PortlandJune 2020 Lafayette Park clearingJune 2020 threat to deploy the United States military domesticallyApril 2020 Iranian gunboat threat2020 United States landmine policyIranian cultural sites threatened in January 2020Qasem SoleimaniAbu Bakr al-BaghdadiOctober 2019 United States withdrawal from northeast Syria2019 veto of the Yemen War Powers resolutionAmnesty International's 2019 Somalia civilian-harm investigationBolivarian Republic of Venezuela2019 revocation of the drone-casualty reporting requirement2018 active-duty southwest-border deploymentApril 2018 United States-led strikes in Syria2018 National Guard southwest-border deployment2017 Afghanistan troop increaseDemocratic People's Republic of Korea2017 GBU-43 strike in Afghanistan2017 Shayrat missile strike2017 Somalia area-of-active-hostilities designation2017 Yakla raid
Donald J. TrumpIslamic Republic of IranOperation Midnight HammerOperation Rough RiderRepublic of YemenProposed United States takeover of GazaGreenlandPanama Canal2020 federal deployment in PortlandJune 2020 Lafayette Park clearingJune 2020 threat to deploy the United States military domesticallyApril 2020 Iranian gunboat threat2020 United States landmine policyIranian cultural sites threatened in January 2020Qasem SoleimaniAbu Bakr al-BaghdadiOctober 2019 United States withdrawal from northeast Syria2019 veto of the Yemen War Powers resolutionAmnesty International's 2019 Somalia civilian-harm investigationBolivarian Republic of Venezuela2019 revocation of the drone-casualty reporting requirement2018 active-duty southwest-border deploymentApril 2018 United States-led strikes in Syria2018 National Guard southwest-border deployment2017 Afghanistan troop increaseDemocratic People's Republic of Korea2017 GBU-43 strike in Afghanistan2017 Shayrat missile strike2017 Somalia area-of-active-hostilities designation2017 Yakla raid