President Donald Trump is moving rapidly to fulfill campaign promises early. With little activity from Congress so far, Trump has used executive actions to achieve what he pledged to do.
Trump is on track to begin his fourth week in the White House having issued 12 executive orders. While questions have surfaced over Trump's use of executive power, recent history demonstrates that Trump's actions are in line with past presidents.
By the end of his third week in office in 2009, President Barack Obama had issued 14 executive orders.
Trump and Obama each issued five executive orders in the first week in office. Prior to Trump, Obama was the first modern-day president since John F. Kennedy to issue more than two in the first week.
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