15 Things Donald Trump Did On First Day In Office As US President

For Donald Trump, the start of his first full week in office amounted to a reset after a tumultuous weekend dominated by his and his spokesman’s false statements about inauguration crowds and their vigorous complaints about media coverage of the celebrations. 

On Monday, the new president tried to regroup. 

Monday was mostly a business day for Trump. The new president, who prefers to solicit opinions from numerous people before making decisions, huddled with corporate leaders and union heads.

Below, 15 things to know about Trump’s first full day at the office, including his executive actions, his lone tweet and his response to a new lawsuit against him.

1) Pulled the United States out of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact. 

2) Confirmed intentions to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement. 

3) Using his personal account he tweeted: “Busy week planned with a heavy focus on jobs and national security. Top executives coming in at 9 a.m. to talk manufacturing in America.”

4) Signed an executive order that would implement a hiring freeze for jobs in the federal government. “Except for the military,” Trump said, as he signed the order. 

5) Resurrected an abortion-related rule known as the Mexico City policy, which bans giving taxpayers’ money to international groups that perform or provide information on abortions.

6) Delayed implementation of a rule allowing Argentine farmers to export lemons after a decade of talks, putting into doubt trade negotiations between the two countries. 

7) Asked a group of top business leaders — among them Tesla’s Elon Musk, the executives from Dell, Johnson & Johnson and Lockheed Martin — to come up with ways to stimulate the American manufacturing sector. 

8) Warned the group of top business leaders he would impose a “substantial border tax” on companies moving their manufacturing out of the U.S., and promised tax breaks for those producing in America. 

9) Selected former Republican congresswoman Heather Wilson of New Mexico to be secretary of the Air Force. 

10) In a phone call with Egypt’s president Trump pledged to continue providing military assistance to his country.

 

11) Dismissed as “totally without merit” a lawsuit filed against him Monday for breaching the emoluments clause of the Constitution that forbids a U.S. president from accepting foreign payments. 

12) Announced an immigration crackdown will focus first on criminal immigrants in the country illegally and who pose a threat, not on the three-quarters of a million young immigrants granted amnesty by Barack Obama. 

13) Tapped Republican Commissioner Ajit Pai to head the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. 

14) Sent his spokesman, Sean Spicer, back in front of the press gallery to patch things up. Spicer admitted he misled reporters on the weekend by exaggerating the number of Washington subway riders on the day of Trump’s inauguration.

15) Invited the chief executives of Ford, GM and Fiat Chrysler to breakfast at the White House Tuesday.

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