By Monday, which he considered his first working day in office, Trump got to work on some of his campaign promises, signing executive actions to roll back some of President Obama’s policies.
He also made news when a planned visit with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto was canceled over a dispute over whether Mexico could pay for the border wall. Trump later said that Mexico might end up paying indirectly through a U.S. tax reform measure.
At the inauguration of Donald Trump who was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States in Washington, on Jan. 20, 2017.Christopher Morris—VII for TIMEPresident Donald Trump walks with his wife Melania and son Barron to the White House during the parade in Washington, on Jan. 20, 2017.Brendan Smialowski—AFP/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump's armored limousine is escorted for the inaugural parade in Washington, on Jan. 20, 2017.Lucas Jackson—ReutersProtesters demonstrate on the streets of Washington on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, 2017.Natalie Keyssar for TIMEPolice pepper spray at anti-Trump protesters in Washington, on Jan. 20, 2017. Jewel Samad—AFP/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump is joined by the Congressional leadership and his family as he formally signs his cabinet nominations into law, in the President's Room of the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, on Jan. 20, 2017.
J. Scott Applewhite—Getty ImagesU.S. President Donald Trump applauds members of the armed services during the Armed Services Inaugural Ball in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Jan. 20, 2017.Peter van Agtmael—Magnum for TIMEPresident Donald Trump speaks at CIA Headquarters in Langley, Va., on Jan. 21, 2017.Mandel Ngan—AFP/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump's adviser Kellyanne Conway gets ready to speak on television outside the White House, on Jan. 22, 2017.Andrew Harnik—APPresident Donald Trump speaks during an Inaugural Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders Reception in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, on Jan. 22, 2017. Andrew Harrer—Bloomberg/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump holds up a letter left for him by former President Barack Obama as he speaks at a White House senior staff swearing in ceremony in the East Room of the White House, on Jan. 22, 2017.
Andrew Harnik—APPresident Donald Trump walks into the Roosevelt Room for a meeting with business leaders at the White House, on Jan. 23, 2017.Chip Somodevilla—Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump looks on during a reception with Congressional leaders at the White House, on Jan. 23, 2017.Nicholas Kamm—AFP/Getty ImagesWhite House spokesman Sean Spicer holds his daily briefing at the White House, on Jan. 24, 2017. Jonathan Ernst—ReutersPresident Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, on Jan. 24, 2017. Doug Mills—The New York Times/ReduxA sign saying "resist" hung from a construction crane by protestors, with the group Greenpeace, can be seen near the White House, on Jan. 25, 2017. Samuel Corum—Anadolu Agency/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence return to the White House after visiting the Department of Homeland Security in Washington, on Jan. 25, 2017. Chip Somodevilla—EPAPresident Donald Trump is saluted as he walks up the stairs of Air Force One before departure from Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on Jan. 26, 2017. Jose Luis Magana—AP