Trump's First Week in Office

Recap of Trump's First Week 

Erin Worley 

January 28, 2017 

On January 20, 2017, Donald Trump became the 45th President of the United States. His first week has caused quite a lot of attention, and here are some of the key things that took place: 

1. In the first ever press conference by the new administration, press secretary Sean Spicer managed to spout out five lies, according to the Associated Press and PolitiFact. Unfortunately, instead of the Trump administration coming out and apologizing for the blatant lies, campaign manager Kellyann Conway infamously defended the lies by calling them, "alternative facts." When presented with the facts and questioned, Sean Spicer began insisting that the administration did not intend to lie, even though the admin, "disagrees with the facts." Aside from the fact that the new administration is so comfortable with lying to the public, it is upsetting to see that the new POTUS was so concerned with his image in the first place. 

2. Hours after taking office, President Trump signed an executive health care order to begin the process of repealing Obamacare. This order was signed before the proposal of a new plan, according to NPR. Obamacare may not have been the most effective healthcare system, but removing it before a replacement is offered seems a little careless. 

3. In the first hour of his presidency, Trump signed an executive order to cut mortgage premiums. This executive order benefits banks and directly hits middle class Americans. According to national mortgage reports, this cut in FHA premiums could keep up to 40,000 would-be-homebuyers out of the market in 2017. 

4. Trump called NATO, "obsolete" throughout his campaign, but recently confirmed to British Prime Minister Theresa May that he is, "100 percent behind NATO," according to Politico. I'm not sure what Trump's stance on NATO really is, and I'm also not sure if Trump even knows. 

5. Ever obsessed with his image instead of presidential dealings, Trump called for a major investigation into voter fraud, because he couldn't handle the fact that he lost the popular vote by such a large number. According to AP and many Republican leaders, there is no evidence whatsoever that any voter fraud took place during the election, even though Trump has claimed that anywhere from three to five million people voted illegally. In his tweet, he called for a, "major investigation into VOTER FRAUD, including those registered to vote in two states." This presents a clear example that President Trump is unaware of the laws of the country in which he runs. It not illegal to be registered to vote in two different states, it is only illegal to cast two ballots. However, if Mr. Trump wants to call this voter fraud, then so be it, as several of the people on his administration were found to be registered in two states. 

6. Despite the fact that the CIA has proven that Russia hacked the U.S. election, Trump vehemently denies it. It's interesting that he trusts Russia over the Central Intelligence Agency of his own country. 

7. Trump, who has been so insistent on building an unnecessary wall on the Mexican border, has repeatedly promised the American people that Mexico will pay for it, despite their constant rebuttal that they would never contribute toward it. As expected, Mexico is not paying for the wall. Lucky for us, American's tax dollars will be funding it through Trump's plan to put a 20 percent tax on Mexican imports.