A look back at Donald Trump’s first year as US president
By DW
20 January 2018 |
9:00 am
US president Donald Trump has been in office one year as of Saturday. Many said he wouldn’t last, and after a year, his unpredictable nature still has supporters cheering and opponents cringing. A look back at a year of Donald Trump.
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