President Trump began this week to reshape the U.S. role in the world, laying the groundwork, in a series of planned and signed executive actions and statements, for the “America first” foreign policy on which he campaigned. 1 of 36 Full Screen Autoplay Close Skip Ad × See what President Trump has been doing since taking office View Photos The new president is expected to make his mark on an aggressive legislative agenda. Jan. 26, 2017 President Trump, left, is greeted by Vice President Mike Pence, center, and House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) as he arrives to speak at a congressional Republican retreat in Philadelphia. “It’s consistent with the way in which President Trump creates chaos and moves blithely on,” she said. Trump’s reimagining of a new 21st-century architecture for world order, including a sharp reduction in U.S. participation in international institutions, has been a rallying cry for conservatives for years.

Source: Washington Post January 27, 2017 01:28 UTC