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A Month of President Trump, by the Numbers

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The Associated Press
The Associated Press
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The Associated Press
The Associated Press
February 20, 2017, 7:59 AM ET
Donald Trump, Shelley Moore Capito, Bill Johnson, Jim Renacci, Kevin Hughes
In this Feb. 16, 2017 photo, President Donald Trump hands the pen he used to sign H.J. Res. 38 to Kevin Hughes, General Manager, Murray Energy Corporation, second from right, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. The president is surrounded by coal miners and members of congress including Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., right, Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, left, and Rep. Jim Renacci, R-Ohio. third from left, (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Photograph by Carolyn Kaster—AP

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 this week.
  • 4: Bills signed into law. They include a bill to halt a 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: Canceled 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.
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