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| Donald Trump tweets claim that he has achieved more in 7 months than previous administrations | Donald Trump tweets claim that he has achieved more in 7 months than previous administrations |
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| Donald Trump has claimed his is one of, if not the most productive administration in US history. | Donald Trump has claimed his is one of, if not the most productive administration in US history. |
| The billionaire tweeted that "few, if any, administrations have done more in just 7 months" than his. | The billionaire tweeted that "few, if any, administrations have done more in just 7 months" than his. |
| "Bills passed, regulations killed, border, military, ISIS, SC!" he added. | "Bills passed, regulations killed, border, military, ISIS, SC!" he added. |
| It came just minutes after he complained about legislation being blocked by Democrats in the Senate. | It came just minutes after he complained about legislation being blocked by Democrats in the Senate. |
| One expert in US politics, Dr Brian Klaas from the London School of Economics, tweeted in response: "This is a lie. Many bills Trump signed re-name buildings or are minor tweaks. No major legislation (except sanctions, which he opposed)." | One expert in US politics, Dr Brian Klaas from the London School of Economics, tweeted in response: "This is a lie. Many bills Trump signed re-name buildings or are minor tweaks. No major legislation (except sanctions, which he opposed)." |
| Mr Trump made a similar claim earlier this year when he said: "I think we've been about as active as you can possibly be at a just about record-setting pace." | Mr Trump made a similar claim earlier this year when he said: "I think we've been about as active as you can possibly be at a just about record-setting pace." |
| A CNBC fact-check in June noted that while he had signed a large number of bills—more than all but two Presidents in the last eight decades, the site said—they tended to be of minor importance. | A CNBC fact-check in June noted that while he had signed a large number of bills—more than all but two Presidents in the last eight decades, the site said—they tended to be of minor importance. |
| Mr Trump has been frustrated in his efforts to implement a number of high-profile campaign promises, including the repeal and replacement of Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act, and the construction of a wall on the border with Mexico. | Mr Trump has been frustrated in his efforts to implement a number of high-profile campaign promises, including the repeal and replacement of Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act, and the construction of a wall on the border with Mexico. |
| His implementation of restrictions on migration from a number of Muslim-majority countries was stymied by the courts. | His implementation of restrictions on migration from a number of Muslim-majority countries was stymied by the courts. |
| This week, however, he signed the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernisation Act, designed to speed up the appeals process for former military personnel who have been denied benefits. | |
| The President has publicly criticised his Republican colleagues, including Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell, for their failure to pass legislation he has pushed for. | The President has publicly criticised his Republican colleagues, including Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell, for their failure to pass legislation he has pushed for. |
| On Thursday he tweeted: "The only problem I have with Mitch McConnell is that, after hearing Repeal & Replace for 7 years, he failed!That should NEVER have happened!" | On Thursday he tweeted: "The only problem I have with Mitch McConnell is that, after hearing Repeal & Replace for 7 years, he failed!That should NEVER have happened!" |
| White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders insisted the President's relationships with GOP leaders "are fine." | White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders insisted the President's relationships with GOP leaders "are fine." |