58 – the number of executive orders signed by Mr Trump since
becoming president. Mr Obama signed 41 orders during his first year,
while George W Bush signed 56. Mr Trump’s total of 58 is the highest for
any single presidential year (from January 20 to January 19) so far
this century.
37% – Donald Trump’s current approval rating, according to
American pollster Gallup. This is the lowest rating for any US president
since the end of the Second World War. Gallup records Barack Obama as
having a rating of 50% at the end of his first year as president, while
Bill Clinton had a rating of 54%. George W Bush enjoyed a rating of 83%,
the highest for any president since the war.
14 – different countries visited by Mr Trump since becoming president.
His itinerary has included China, Japan, South Korea, Germany and
France, but not the UK. Mr Obama visited 21 different countries during
his first year in office, including the UK.
120 – number of days after becoming president that Mr Trump made
his first overseas visit. On May 20 2017 he travelled to Riyadh in
Saudi Arabia and met King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud. Mr Obama’s
first foreign trip came just 30 days into his presidency, when he
travelled to Ottawa in Canada to meet prime minister Stephen Harper.
0 – state visits hosted by Mr Trump since becoming president. Mr Obama welcomed one foreign leader on a state visit during his first year: prime minister Manmohan Singh of India, from November 23 to 25 2009.
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