Here's everything President Trump did in his first week
He's been busy
President Donald Trump has had a busy first week. From debating the size of his inauguration crowd to signing executive orders to fighting with Mexico, the president has proved he can do much more than sit around watching TV. Whether you're impressed with his efficiency or terrified by his impulsiveness, this much is for sure: It's Donald Trump's America and we're just living in it.
Friday
Donald Trump says he 'outworked everybody who ever ran for office'
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Trump vows that 'we will get the job done' in first words as president
President Trump declares Jan. 20 the day 'the people became the rulers' again
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The Trump White House is already undoing Obama's legacy
The Trumps take their first inaugural dance, to Sinatra's 'My Way'
Saturday
Trump signs executive order targeting ObamaCare
Trump to attend interfaith National Prayer Service
The National Parks Service is grounded from Twitter after criticizing President Trump
The Justice Department says it's not illegal nepotism for Trump to hire his son-in-law
Sunday
Trump pledges support for U.S. intelligence agencies, bashes press at CIA speech
Trump tweets response to Women's March protests: 'Why didn't these people vote?'
Kellyanne Conway says the White House used 'alternative facts' about the inaugural crowd size
Ethics lawyers to file lawsuit over foreign payments to Trump businesses
Counterintelligence agents reportedly probing Trump national security adviser's links to Russia
Monday
Kellyanne Conway flatly states that President Trump won't release his tax returns
China sees Trump's election as an opportunity to spread the values — and stability — of communism
President Trump was apparently 'surprised' by his own plan to cut regulations
Trump signs 3 executive orders, including withdrawal from TPP
A majority of Americans liked Trump's inaugural address, poll finds
Trump repeats widely debunked claim that millions of people voted illegally in the election
Tuesday
The Trump White House isn't accepting your comments by phone
Trump White House orders EPA to freeze all grants and contracts, reportedly stay mum about order
President Trump asks his staff to do things by scrawling in Sharpie on newspaper clippings
American automakers have created 'task forces' to monitor President Trump's tweeting
Trump tells automakers he'll impose 'regulations that mean something'
Trump signs executive action to move Keystone, Dakota Access pipeline projects forward
Trump has reportedly ordered a freeze on all EPA grants and contracts
Democrats are trying to stop Trump from launching nuclear weapons without congressional approval
Wednesday
President Trump threatens to 'send in the Feds' if Chicago doesn't 'fix' its 'carnage'
President Trump announces investigation over baseless claims of mass voter fraud
President Trump wakes up at 6 a.m. every morning and watches TV
President Trump's advisers are begging him to watch less TV
Trump administration 'flirts' with reviving black sites, torture
Trump signs two orders on immigration, including funding for border wall
President Trump issues stern threat to undocumented immigrants: 'We are going to get them out'
Thursday
7 puzzling things Donald Trump said in his first presidential interview
Trump says the author of Pew study he cites is 'groveling' by denying vote fraud
President Trump slams 'traitor' Chelsea Manning for being 'ungrateful,' trashing Obama
Trump threatens to cancel meeting with Mexican president if Mexico won't pay for the border wall
Scientists say we're closer to the apocalypse — thanks to President Trump
All of the State Department's senior management officials just resigned
Mexican president cancels meeting with Trump over border wall
President Trump jokes he wanted to leave ObamaCare in place so 'the Dems would come begging'
6 people in Trump's inner circle have committed his definition of voter fraud
Trump proposes 20 percent import tax on Mexico to pay for the wall
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