A month of Trump, by the numbers

24 executive orders and 4 bills signed into law, the travel ban blocked and two top appointments gone, and just 39% approval – a tumultuous start for a controversial new president

US President Donald Trump arrives at a meeting with members of Congress in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 16, 2017. (AFP Photo/Nicholas Kamm)
US President Donald Trump arrives at a meeting with members of Congress in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 16, 2017. (AFP Photo/Nicholas Kamm)

A by-the-numbers look at some of Donald Trump’s early activity as president:

—24: Executive orders and memoranda signed. That includes orders to withdraw the United States from Trans-Pacific trade deal, impose a federal hiring freeze and reduce regulations related to the health care law enacted under former President Barack Obama.

— 1: Executive orders blocked. An order to ban travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations was blocked by federal judges. Trump is expected to issue a new order next week.

— 4: Bills signed into law. They include a bill to halt regulation blocking coal mining debris from being dumped in nearby streams.

— 6: The average number of tweets per day from personal account @realDonaldTrump.

— 25.1 million. Twitter followers for @realDonaldTrump.

— 15.5 million. Twitter followers for official account @POTUS.

— 4: Visits from foreign leaders. (Britain, Japan, Canada, Israel.)

— 1: Cancelled visit from foreign leader. (Mexico.)

— 1: Supreme Court nomination. Judge Neil Gorsuch.

— 2: Failed personnel choices. Andrew Puzder withdrew as the nominee for labor secretary; Michael Flynn was ousted as national security adviser.

— 14: Cabinet-level nominations approved, out of 24 total.

— 39: Percent of respondents who approve of Trump’s job performance in Pew Research Center poll conducted Feb. 7-12.

— 3: Weekend trips to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida.

Copyright 2017 The Associated Press.

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