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Trump's first year in office marked by controversy, protests

By Ginger Gibson

 

U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledges the audience after taking the oath of office as his wife Melania (L) and daughter Tiffany watch during inauguration ceremonies swearing in Trump as the 45th president of the United States on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, U.S., January 20, 2017. Jim Bourg: "This photo was shot with one of two remote cameras. The cameras were monitored and triggered remotely and the pictures were transmitted to clients worldwide within minutes of being taken." REUTERS/Jim Bourg/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Less than 24 hours after Donald Trump took office, his presidency started generating controversy.

 

Photographs showing that the crowd at Trump’s swearing-in was smaller than at Barack Obama’s first presidential inauguration in 2009 caused the first ruckus in his administration - but not the last.

 

Trump's first year in office was coloured by an investigation into whether his campaign colluded with the Russian government to affect the election outcome, insults and threats of war with North Korea, and an effort to pass business-friendly legislation.

 

From the start, the White House took a combative approach, accusing the media of framing photographs of the inauguration in a way that appeared to understate the crowd size.

 

Press Secretary Sean Spicer argued that the images were not what they seemed and that crowds of historic size watched Trump take the oath of office.

 

Protests would become a hallmark of Trump's first year. On Jan. 21, the day after the inauguration, hundreds of thousands of women jammed the streets of Washington to demonstrate opposition to Trump.

 

A week after taking office, the Republican president signed an executive order to prevent citizens of seven predominately-Muslim countries from travelling to the United States. Known by critics as the "Muslim ban," protesters quickly demonstrated at airports in opposition.

 

Trump would ignite protests again in August, when he was asked to respond to white nationalists marching in Charlottesville, Virginia, including one who drove his car into a crowd of counter-protesters, killing a woman. The president argued there were bad people "on both sides." 

 

Following his remarks, business leaders resigned from Trump's business councils and the panels were disbanded.

 

A defining feature of Trump's first year in office was the investigation into whether his campaign colluded with Russia during the election.

 

Trump ignited a political firestorm in May when he fired Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey, who had been leading an investigation into possible collusion by the Trump 2016 presidential campaign with Russia to influence the election outcome. Russia has denied meddling in the election and Trump has denied any collusion.

 

Soon afterward, the Justice Department named former FBI chief Robert Mueller as special counsel to lead the investigation.

Paul Manafort, who had briefly served as Trump's campaign manager, and his business associate Rick Gates were indicted by Mueller's team in October, accused of illegally lobbying on behalf of foreign governments.

 

A month later, Michael Flynn, who briefly served under Trump as U.S. national security adviser, pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his conversations last December with Russia's then-ambassador in Washington just weeks before Trump took office.

 

Trump has also found himself embroiled in a war of words with North Korea over its missile program, exchanging insults and threats with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

 

At home, Trump has struggled to enact sweeping changes he promised on the campaign trail.

 

He threatened to withdraw the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), but business lobbyists persuaded him to renegotiate it. Trump signed an executive order setting up talks on the trilateral trade deal, which has hit roadblocks with Mexico and Canada.

 

Trump's team also failed to repeal the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare despite Republican control of the White House and Congress.

 

It was not until December that Trump made headway on major legislative change as both chambers of Congress passed a sweeping tax overhaul.

 

The bill must be reconciled with a different version approved by the House of Representatives, but the Senate bill is expected to remain largely intact.

 

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(Reporting by Ginger Gibson; Editing by Toni Reinhold and Peter Cooney)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2017-12-07

[Emster23]

Fake news. He hasn't been in office a year. Duh. Maybe they are counting time when his inside crew was making deals with Russians before inauguration as "time in office"?

[phantomfiddler]

I do think it is a great shame that he was voted in because of the things he promised to do, but once in has been prevented from carrying out his promises. It just does not make sense ! Also, in my opinion, the previous president should be tried for treason for all his efforts to unseat the president.

[Jingthing]

I do think it is a great shame that he was voted in because of the things he promised to do, but once in has been prevented from carrying out his promises. It just does not make sense ! Also, in my opinion, the previous president should be tried for treason for all his efforts to unseat the president.

You're tripping.

Obama is a Saint compared to the human stain in the oval now.

 

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[selftaopath]

39 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

You're tripping.

Obama is a Saint compared to the human stain in the oval now.

 

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Yes... a well spoken, articulate, intelligent, educated, well read,  caring, fair, law abiding, patriotic, trustworthy, family man SAINT. He's the opposite of this Russian implant. 

[malibukid]

Bush is a Saint compared to this douche bag

[boomerangutang]

It will be one year in office on January 21, 2018.  Trump still has a lot more damage to do.

[Sir Swagman]

And I believe, on the true anniversary, there is an amendment to the language coming. No longer a musical instrument- a small lie is to be known as a trumpet.

[Sir Swagman]

8 hours ago, phantomfiddler said:

I do think it is a great shame that he was voted in because of the things he promised to do, but once in has been prevented from carrying out his promises. It just does not make sense ! Also, in my opinion, the previous president should be tried for treason for all his efforts to unseat the president.

Does living near a 'bayou' and having a home you can attach to a pickup mean you lose all sense of reality?

[Scott]

Conspiracy posts and replies along with other off-topic posts have been reported and removed.

 

[soalbundy]

13 hours ago, malibukid said:

Bush is a Saint compared to this douche bag

and more intelligent

[soalbundy]

The maddest patient has taken over the asylum.

[craigt3365]

16 hours ago, phantomfiddler said:

I do think it is a great shame that he was voted in because of the things he promised to do, but once in has been prevented from carrying out his promises. It just does not make sense ! Also, in my opinion, the previous president should be tried for treason for all his efforts to unseat the president.

What has Obama done that's illegal?  We'll await your reply.

[ClutchClark]

Not being caught doing something illegal is different from not doing something illegal.

 

The sign of a successful politician is one that completes his/her term without getting caught for their transgressions...

[craigt3365]

9 minutes ago, ClutchClark said:

Not being caught doing something illegal is different from not doing something illegal.

 

The sign of a successful politician is one that completes his/her term without getting caught for their transgressions...

You still didn't answer the question.  What was illegal.  Caught or not, you made that statement.

[ClutchClark]

3 minutes ago, craigt3365 said:

You still didn't answer the question.  What was illegal.  Caught or not, you made that statement.

How can someone answer the question of what crime was committed and not discovered?

 

If I knew what crime Obama got away with undetected then it would not be undetected.

[craigt3365]

4 minutes ago, ClutchClark said:

How can someone answer the question of what crime was committed and not discovered?

 

If I knew what crime Obama got away with undetected then it would not be undetected.

Then it was a troll post and not true.

[BAMBOO13]

 Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage 

 

H.L. Mencken

 

 

[ClutchClark]

2 minutes ago, craigt3365 said:

Then it was a troll post and not true.

Relax.

 

You actually were asking the question of the phantomfiddler because he is the one who made the claim.

 

Just because you don’t like a little logical humor does not make me a troll. It simply makes you missing out on a morning chuckle.

[Scott]

Stop with the bickering and sniping.   The topic is about Trump, not Obama.  

[ClutchClark]

My apologies for a little morning humor.

 

I am now reminded how serious TV members are about politicians.

 

Maybe I better stick with Jesus jokes so no one takes offense.

 

Craig, the thread is yours, I could care a less about the topic.

[soalbundy]

17 hours ago, phantomfiddler said:

I do think it is a great shame that he was voted in because of the things he promised to do, but once in has been prevented from carrying out his promises. It just does not make sense ! Also, in my opinion, the previous president should be tried for treason for all his efforts to unseat the president.

Treason ??? Obama is a highly intelligent intellectual man with great diplomatic skills, Trump is.....well, just Trump.

[selftaopath]

22 hours ago, soalbundy said:

Treason ??? Obama is a highly intelligent intellectual man with great diplomatic skills, Trump is.....well, just Trump.

This is what Trump is:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/i-study-liars-ive-never-seen-one-like-president-trump/2017/12/07/4e529efe-da3f-11e7-a841-2066faf731ef_story.html?utm_term=.1b8ba161504d

[Stargeezr]

The previous saints spent as much if not more money with their travels etc,. as

Trump has. How quickly people forget the past. No heroes in the past leaders, just

different styles.

Geezer

[soalbundy]

1 hour ago, Stargrazer9889 said:

The previous saints spent as much if not more money with their travels etc,. as Trump has. How quickly people forget the past. No heroes in the past leaders, just different styles.

Geezer

but they probably achieved something during their travels or at least didn't make things worse. I think he does it on purpose to show he matters.

[selftaopath]

4 hours ago, soalbundy said:

but they probably achieved something during their travels or at least didn't make things worse. I think he does it on purpose to show he matters.

Information is available re: how much money it's cost U.S. taxpayers for 45's golfing weekends and his family's skying trips. They surpass all previous Presidents and this anti-American has been available to the purse stings for less than a year. He will milk U.S. dry.