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Trump week in review

April 1, 2017 at 7:40PM

President Donald Trump speaks while signing various bills in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, March 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Monday

What he did: Indicated that he doesn't consider the congressional battle to overhaul health care over.

What he said: "The Democrats will make a deal with me on healthcare as soon as ObamaCare folds — not long."

Reaction: "Trump is now rooting for the Affordable Care Act to fail and it's important to think about what that means," said Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.

Tuesday

What he did: Signed an executive order nullifying President Barack Obama's climate change efforts in hopes of reviving the coal industry.

What he said: "My action today is the latest in steps to grow American jobs."

Reaction: "This is not the time for any country to change course on the very serious and very real threat of climate change," said Erik Solheim of the United Nations Environment Program.

Wednesday

What he did: Vowed after listening to recovering addicts at a White House event to step up efforts to combat the nation's opioid addiction crisis.

What New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said: "What we need to come to grips with is addiction is a disease and no life is disposable." Christie was named chairman of an opioid commission.

Reaction: "If we're only going to use a supply-side approach I doubt it'll be very effective," said Laura Hanen of the National Association of County and City Health Officials.

Thursday

What he did: Eased military rules for preventing civilian casualties when counterterrorism strikes are carried out in Somalia.

What the Pentagon said: "The additional support provided by this authority will help deny Al-Shabab safe havens from which it could attack U.S. citizens or U.S. interests in the region," said Capt. Jeff Davis.

Reaction: "The downside is you risk potentially greater civilian casualties," said Luke Hartig, a former senior director for counterterrorism at the National Security Council during the Obama administration.

Friday

What he did: Said that ousted National Security Adviser Michael Flynn should ask for immunity before testifying to Congress about alleged ties between Russia and Trump's campaign.

What he said: "This is a witch hunt."

Reaction: "While Mr. Flynn's testimony is of great interest to our committee, we are also deeply mindful of the interests of the Justice Department in the matter," said Rep. Adam Schiff of California, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee.

Saturday

What he did: Reiterated his charge that Obama had him wiretapped.

What he tweeted: "When will Sleepy Eyes Chuck Todd and @NBCNews start talking about the Obama SURVEILLANCE SCANDAL and stop with the Fake Trump/Russia story."

Coming this week

Monday: Meets at the White House with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi.

Thursday/Friday: Hosts Chinese President Xi Jinping at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.

President Donald Trump speaks at a reception for Senators and their spouses in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 28, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

President Donald Trump listens during an opioid and drug abuse listening session, Wednesday, March 29, 2017, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

First lady Melania Trump speaks before presenting the 2017 Secretary’s of State’s International Women of Courage (IWOC) Awards, Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

President Donald Trump awaits the arrival of Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen at the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with the National Association of Manufacturers, Friday, March 31, 2017, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

-- PHOTO MOVED IN ADVANCE AND NOT FOR USE - ONLINE OR IN PRINT - BEFORE APRIL 2, 2017. -- FILE -- Press Secretary Sean Spicer, who chastised April Ryan, one of the few journalists of color in the White House press corps, for what he deemed an inappropriate shake of her head, speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, March 20, 2017. Ryan’s encounters with the Trump administration are propelling her to a new level of prominence — and into a contentious debate over this White House’s attitudes toward gender and race. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The New York Times) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Executive orders regarding trade are put out for President Donald Trump to sign in the Oval Office at the White House, Friday, March 31, 2017, in Washington. Trump spoke to the media but left before signing the orders. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Vice President Mike Pence listens as President Donald Trump spoke before signing executive orders, at the White House in Washington, March 31, 2017. Pence retrieved the orders after Trump left the Oval Office without signing them; a White House official said Trump signed them later. (Eric Thayer/The New York Times) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)