Donald Trump: What to expect from the President's first week in office

Donald Trump is set to spend his first week as president extending olive branches after a rocky 48 hours since taking office.

Since being sworn in, the 45th president of the United States has focused his attention and ire on the media after it reported low attendance at his inauguration.

Trump’s press secretary, Sean Spicer, used his first White House briefing to attack the media, incorrectly, for “deliberately false reporting”.

Using his personal Twitter account, the President also hit out at protestors, before contradicting himself shortly after.

Even members of the president’s inner circle were reportedly dismayed at Trump’s perceived lack of discipline, according to the New York Times.

The business man and media personality-turned-politician is set to meet congressional leaders to discuss his agenda on Monday as he works to begin delivering on his ambitious and controversial campaign promises.

President Trump considers Monday to be his first real day in office and has filled it with meetings that may suggest a willingness to compromise.

There is a breakfast and what the White House calls a listening session with business leaders in the morning and another listening session with union leaders and workers in the afternoon.

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There is also a reception with the members of Congress he will need on board to overhaul the nation’s healthcare system.

He will also hold his first meeting as president with the speaker of the House, Paul Ryan.

After his confrontational start, Mr Trump delivered a more unifying message on Sunday and sought to reassure Americans he was up to the task ahead.

“With the faith in each other and the faith in God, we will get the job done,” he said.

“We will prove worthy of this moment in history. And I think it may very well be a great moment in history.”

Mr Trump said his staff were in the White House not to “help ourselves” but to “devote ourselves to the national good”.

“This is not about party, this is not about ideology. This is about country, our country. It’s about serving the American people,” he said.

Earlier on Sunday, Mr Trump wrote on Twitter: “Watched protests yesterday but was under the impression that we just had an election! Why didn’t these people vote? Celebs hurt cause badly.

Ninety-five minutes later, he struck a more conciliatory tone.

“Peaceful protests are a hallmark of our democracy. Even if I don’t always agree, I recognise the rights of people to express their views,” he tweeted, still using his personal account.

His chief of staff, Reince Priebus, said on Fox News Sunday that the president would spend his first full week in office undoing some of former president Barack Obama’s agenda and planned to sign executive orders on immigration and trade.

He has pledged to scuttle trade deals such as a pending Asia-Pacific agreement and overturn Mr Obama’s executive order deferring deportations for 700,000 people who were brought into the country illegally as minors.

Later in the week, he will address congressional Republicans at their retreat in Philadelphia and meet Theresa May.

The Prime Minister will be the first foreign leader to meet the new president after his inauguration.

She said: “From our conversations to date, I know we are both committed to advancing the special relationship between our two countries and working together for the prosperity and security of people on both sides of the Atlantic.

“I look forward to discussing these issues and more when we meet in Washington.”