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U.S. President Donald Trump marks one year since his return to the White House this Tuesday, a twelve-month period defined by a profound upheaval of the international order and the implementation of a hardline immigration policy that has sparked a wave of social protests.
Estos son los diez momentos que definen el primer año de Trump, de su segundo mandato:
1.- La investidura
Trump was sworn in for a second term on January 20, 2025, in a ceremony in Washington held indoors due to freezing temperatures, during which he proclaimed the beginning of a "golden age" for the United States.
That same day, he signed a series of executive orders that set the tone for his administration, including pardons for participants in the 2021 Capitol riot and the repeal of several policies enacted by his predecessor, Democrat Joe Biden.
2.- La discusión con Zelenski
The discussion Trump held with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on February 28, 2025, before cameras in the Oval Office, evidenced the rupture of the unconditional support the U.S. had provided to Ukraine in recent years.
The Republican instead pursued a rapprochement with Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom he hosted on August 15 in Alaska, although he has yet to end the war he promised to resolve in 24 hours.
3.- Las deportaciones masivas
Trump came to power with the promise to curb immigration, close the border, and execute mass deportations—a policy he initiated on March 15, 2025, by invoking a war law signed in 1798 to expel more than 200 Venezuelans to El Salvador, accusing them of belonging to criminal organizations.
The case of Kilmar Ábrego García, a Salvadoran deported despite having a court order protecting him, became a symbol of the opposition to these measures, which have triggered protests in numerous cities across the country.
4.- La guerra arancelaria
Trump dubbed April 4, 2025, as "Liberation Day," the date he announced a battery of tariffs against much of the world, including the United States' main trading partners, with the argument of strengthening domestic industry and national security.
The measures shook financial markets, and the White House began negotiating certain exemptions with various countries to try to prevent a rise in U.S. inflation.
5.- La ruptura con Elon Musk
Trump forged a close relationship with tycoon Elon Musk, whom he tasked with leading the firing of thousands of federal employees and the closure of historic entities like the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), but the alliance broke down over disagreements regarding tax cut legislation and a growing clash of egos.
Both were involved in a bitter public dispute on June 5, 2025, in which the Republican president threatened to revoke government contracts for companies linked to Musk.
6.- El bombardeo sobre Irán
On June 22, 2025, the United States bombed three Iranian nuclear facilities with the goal of damaging its atomic program and delaying the Islamic Republic's ability to develop a nuclear bomb.
The attack, which occurred following a series of Israeli bombings, ended negotiations between Washington and Tehran to reach a new nuclear deal.
7.- El alto el fuego en Gaza
Trump achieved a ceasefire and hostage-release agreement in the Gaza Strip, signed on October 9, 2025, in Egypt, which provides for the formation of a government for the enclave under the direct supervision of the U.S. leader himself.
Despite the agreement, subsequent Israeli attacks have caused the deaths of hundreds of Palestinians; Hamas has yet to locate or hand over the remains of one of the hostages, and humanitarian aid continues to fail to arrive in the necessary quantities.
8.- La destrucción del Ala Este
Trump, a former real estate mogul, wanted to leave his architectural mark and ordered the construction of a grand ballroom in the White House, which led to the demolition of the historic East Wing on October 20, 2025.
Additionally, the president has incorporated golden trim into the Oval Office, paved the Rose Garden, renamed the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after himself, and is planning the construction of a great triumphal arch in the capital.
9.- La publicación de los papeles de Epstein
Pressured by sectors of his own party, Trump signed a law on November 19, 2025, backed by both Republicans and Democrats, that forces the government to make public the documents from the investigation into the pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, who died in prison in 2019.
There is no criminal evidence linking Trump, who had a friendship with Epstein years ago; however, his evasiveness on the matter opened a rift with the more radical sectors of his electoral base.
10.- El arresto de Maduro
After months of military pressure and threats against Venezuela, the United States launched an operation on January 3, 2026, that culminated in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who were taken to New York to face drug trafficking charges.
Since then, Trump has strengthened relations with the new government led by Delcy Rodríguez, Maduro's former vice president, while marginalizing opposition leader María Corina Machado from the transition process, despite her having even handed him her Nobel Peace Prize medal as a gesture of rapprochement.
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