US President's wild first week in office was like nothing ever seen in the presidency

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January 28, 2017 9:47 PM

Trump signed executive orders en-masse, most of which cemented concrete action on his most prominent campaign promises.

Donald Trump.

It was quite a week. From when Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States last Friday through the end of this week, news broke from the White House at a rapid-fire pace unlike anything seen previously.

Trump signed executive orders en-masse, most of which cemented concrete action on his most prominent campaign promises. He also allowed access into his White House, providing interviews to The New York Times, ABC, and Fox News, among others.

At the same time, doubled-down on his anti-media rhetoric, stirring controversy over falsehoods he spread related to the size of his inauguration crowd and beliefs he held that millions voted illegally in the November election, costing him the popular vote.

"President Donald Trump has signature moments every hour," Matt Mackowiak, a Republican strategist and president of the Potomac Strategy Group, told Business Insider in an email.

Here's how the week that was — the first of Trump's presidency — went down:

Saturday

The first full day of the Trump presidency was highlighted by nationwide — and international — marches in opposition to him. The Women's March in Washington, DC, one of the largest political demonstrations in history, saw a larger crowd gather than did for his inaugural ceremony the day before.

The march, coupled with a swathe of reporting about the size of the inaugural crowd from the prior day, led Trump to make a pair of questionable decisions on day one.

First,

"Anger?" Trump said. "There's plenty of anger right now. How can you have more?"

"David, David — I mean, I know you're a sophisticated guy," he later added. "The world is a mess. The world is as angry as it gets. What, you think this is going to cause a little more anger? The world is an angry place."

was a supporter who tried to cast a ballot in Florida on Election Day. Trump said Langer was told he could not vote, while two other people "who did not look as if they should be allowed to vote," were able to cast provisional ballots, the Times wrote.

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