We start on Friday, June 19th, after attorneys requested a temporary injunction to prevent the BOK Center in Tulsa to host President Trump’s rally on Saturday, the Oklahoma Supreme Court gives the president permission to go forward with the event in light of coronavirus cases surging in the state.
Saturday, June 20th, following a “who’s on first” situation at the Department of Justice, President Trump fires Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman after two days of conflicting statements between Berman and Attorney General William Barr over whether or not Berman was resigning. Berman was leading a number of investigations into the president’s associates, including Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani.
Trump then threatens former National Security Adviser John Bolton after U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth ruled that his book, “The Room Where It Happened,” can be published, handing the Trump administration a defeat.
Later in Tulsa, Trump holds his first rally since the coronavirus pandemic in March to a record audience…online. While the viewership was high, Trump drew a less than impressive crowd where there were reportedly around 6,200 attendees in a 19,000-seat arena. This came after Trump’s campaign manager, Brad Parscale, touted over a million tickets being sold. His outdoor address was canceled due to low turnout. On top of that, six campaign staffers test positive for coronavirus. In spite of this, Trump still had fun hitting back at critics for questioning his fitness for Office.
Sunday, June 21st, in a bizarre twist to Trump’s dismal showing at his Tulsa rally, TikTok users and Korean-pop music fans claim responsibility for the low turnout, saying they coordinated an effort to request free tickets to the rally and not show up. According to reports, President Trump was “furious” about the “underwhelming” attendance.
In an interview with ABC News, Bolton confirms Trump’s “quid pro quo” with Ukraine, an allegation in which House Democrats opened an impeachment inquiry, ultimately voting to impeach the president.
Monday, June 22nd, the Trump Administration extends its ban on green cards issued outside the United States until the end of 2020 and freezed temporary work visas. Tech giants like Apple, Google, and Twitter condemn the move, calling it “unbelievably bad policy” that hurts our economic recovery.
Meanwhile, just outside the White House, protesters try to topple the statue of Andrew Jackson. While unsuccessful, they then attempt to establish their own protest zone called the “Black House Autonomous Zone” and vandalize St. John’s Church as a result.
Tuesday, June 23rd, President Trump’s family seeks a temporary restraining order, attempting to block the release of a tell-all book by the president’s niece, Mary Trump, that’s highly critical of her uncle. The book is scheduled for publication on July 28th.
Meanwhile, Trump travels to Phoenix, Arizona to get a mulligan from his underwhelming Tulsa rally, speaking at a Students for Trump event, but before that, he popped over to the U.S.-Mexico border and put down his John Hancock on that big, beautiful wall.
Wednesday, June 24th, the U.S. Appeals Court orders a lower-court judge Emmet Sullivan to throw out the case against former Trump National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, ruling that Sullivan had intruded on the DOJ’s “charging authority” by seeking further investigation after the department moved to dismiss Flynn’s case.
Meanwhile, the Senate confirms Cory Wilson to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 52-48, marking the 200th federal judge nominated by President Trump to be confirmed to the bench.
In a joint press conference with Polish President Andrzej Duda, President Trump announces he would remove some U.S. troops in Germany and relocate them in Poland.
Thursday, June 25th, the U.S. Supreme Court delivers a big win on immigration to President Trump, ruling, 7-2, that immigrants in fast-tracked asylum proceedings whose claims have been denied early on in the process do not have the right to sue in federal court to appeal the decision.
Following the low of the Tulsa rally, Trump gets a couple of wins to build some momentum. After a new national poll found that Trump is trailing Joe Biden by 10 points, he really needs all the help he can get.
