In his first frantic week at the White House, Donald Trump is doing almost exactly what he promised to do during his campaign, stunning those who thought he'd adapt his style as president.Trump has signed an executive order to begin building a wall on the Mexican border and doubled down on his promises to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement and repeal ObamaCare.
Actions to temporarily suspend visas for people coming to the United States from a number of Muslim nations are expected to come soon.
Trump hasn't stopped tweeting either, nor has he quit his habit of launching into new fights seemingly on a whim. Much of his first week in office has been dominated by his claims, without any evidence, that massive voter fraud cost him a popular vote victory to Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
On Wednesday, he announced a "major investigation" into his unsubstantiated claims about voter fraud.
President Obama famously said that "elections have consequences" in explaining to Republicans why he was moving forward with a nearly $1 trillion stimulus plan and his signature healthcare bill. Now Trump is showing Washington and the world the truth of Obama's words.
During the campaign, Trump's critics dismissed his ambitious agenda as rhetoric that he'd back away from once in office.
If candidate Trump beat the odds and made it to the White House, they said, the Trump Show will surely grind to a halt once he's confronted with the realities of governing.
It hasn't turned out like that at all.
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