Donald Trump's First Week As President: What's Reality In The Show

Plus, President Trump's Tweets, Annotated

Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP It was a busy first week for President Trump. He tried to show he was taking bold action on big campaign promises — on everything from Obamacare to refugees and ISIS, the Mexico border wall to controversial pipelines and federal hiring, and, yes, even "voter fraud." Some of that he has control over, some of it he doesn't. He still sounded like a candidate — at the CIA , the Department of Homeland Security and in his assertions over crowd size and the "alternative facts" offered up by his staff. He caused international consternation with Mexico, whose president canceled a trip to the U.S., over the wall and who exactly would pay for it (possibly American consumers). But Trump also officially welcomed his first world leader to the White House, the U.K.'s Theresa May, where the duo laid out where they agree – and disagree. Plus, GOP leadership sketched out an ambitious 200-day plan — though there are still so many questions.   —  Domenico Montanaro   Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Donald Trump's First Week As President: What's Reality In The Show He proposed actions on building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, moving toward dismantling Obamacare and even promising a voter fraud investigation. So what can he get done?  Read More → GET CAUGHT UP Chelsea Beck/NPR TWITTER President Trump's Tweets, Annotated Beginning on Jan. 20, NPR reporters and editors have been annotating the president's tweets to provide context and analysis. Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images THE DEMOCRATS Democrats Try To Find A Future Between Fault Lines Of Economics, Race As the party tries to rebuild, Ohio might offer some lessons.  Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP TRUMP'S CABINET What Is The Status Of Trump's Cabinet? The president's U.N. Ambassador was confirmed by the Senate Tuesday. But Trump's Cabinet is still pretty thin.  Cliff Owen/AP THE SUPREME COURT 3 Judges Trump May Nominate For The Supreme Court President Trump says he plans to announce his pick for the high court vacancy next week.  Travis Nicholson/Flickr THE INTERNET Dippin' Dots Beef Puts White House Press Secretary On The Spot Recently discovered tweets show Sean Spicer has been at odds with the "ice cream of the future" for years.  FACT CHECKS LM Otero/AP THE BORDER WALL Is President Trump's Wall Really Going To Happen?  A wall would be expensive, experts say it's impractical, and a majority of Americans are actually against it. But it was a big campaign promise. Bloomberg via Getty Images ILLEGAL VOTING There's Still No Evidence Millions Voted Illegally. Trump repeated the unproven claim to congressional leaders on Monday, and his press secretary on Tuesday affirmed "the president does believe that."  Facebook Twitter Instagram NPR | 1111 N. Capitol St. NE | Washington, DC 20002 | Privacy Policy This message was sent to ignoble.experiment@arconati.us based on your NPR email subscriptions. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you may unsubscribe at any time.