*Lawder, David (April 21, 2018). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-imf-g20-wbank/world-bank-shareholders-back-13-billion-capital-increase-idUSKBN1HS0QS World Bank shareholders back $13 billion capital increase]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
*Mayeda, Andrew; Shankleman, Jess (April 21, 2018). [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-21/world-bank-moves-closer-to-capital-boost-as-u-s-drops-objection World Bank Edges Near Capital Boost as U.S. Drops Objection]. ''Bloomberg''. Retrieved April 24, 2018.</ref>
*July 2018—During the 2018 NATO summit, President Trump reportedly responded to claims by European leaders that they cannot guarantee commitment to increased military spending due to the possibility of parliamentary obstruction by fist-bumping Turkish dictator [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]] and stating that Erdoğan "does things the right way."<ref>Morgan, David (July 16, 2018). [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-fist-bumped-turkish-leader-erdogan-said-he-does-things-the-right-way Trump fist-bumped Turkish leader Erdogan, said he "does things the right way"]. ''CBS News''. Retrieved July 20, 2018.</ref> Although Trump's intention was to motivate European leaders to increase military spending, this action was a failure because Trump implicitly appeared to approve of Erdoğan's power grabs, which are part of his efforts to transform Turkey into an [[Islamism|Islamist]] state.
*August 2018—The Trump Administration decided not to unilaterally cut about $3.5 billion in foreign aid funding after considering the action.<ref>Multiple references:
*Zengerle, Patricia; Wroughton, Lesley (August 28, 2018). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-aid/trump-backs-off-plan-to-roll-back-foreign-aid-funding-officials-idUSKCN1LD2E0 Trump backs off plan to roll back foreign aid funding: officials]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved August 28, 2018.