Roll credits.

Season two of our very own global reality show is drawing to a close and what a series of episodes it has been here in Donald Trump's America 2017.

Episode 1: "Biggest inauguration crowd ever" was followed by "Fake News. SAD!", "Flynnished", "The Trumbull Transcript", "Lordy I hope there are tapes", "Someone bring me a Covfefe" and "Go jump, Rocket Man" to name a few Emmy-worthy episodes.

Strap in, as we deliver you America in review, 2017.

Top tweets

1. Cov-fe-fe

It's the tweet that stopped the nation.

"Despite the negative press attention covfefe".

But what did it mean?

Press Secretary Sean Spicer claimed it was more than an innocent typo and that just a "small group of people" knew the meaning.

What is that meaning? Some claimed it could be Samoan? The now-deleted tweet will live on.

Anyone for a covfefe?

2. "Wires Tapped"

Another tweet that sent the world into a spin — allegations from the President that he was wiretapped by the Obama Administration.

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On a familiar theme, Mr Trump then claimed there were recordings of his conversations with FBI director James Comey to which the director said: "Lordy, I hope there are tapes."

This is now a t-shirt (truth).

3. Puerto Ricans want everything done for them

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Puerto Ricans are STILL battling the effects of Hurricane Maria, which hit the island way back in September.

The US Government was criticised at the time for its slow and inadequate response to the storm which wiped out power and water supplies for 3.5 million people.

Donald Trump seemed to grapple with the fact that although they don't live on the US mainland, Puerto Ricans are Americans.

4. And, the President has a go at Arnie, and gets a reply!

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Top sackings

1. National Security Adviser Michael Flynn

The first key scalp in the new administration, Michael Flynn lasted just 25 days but his influence lingers.

He's since been charged under the Russia investigation for lying to the FBI and will co-operate with the probe via a plea deal.

What does he know? (That will form part of Series 3.)

2. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer was one of the casualties of the year. ( Reuters: Joshua Roberts )

From the first moment Sean Spicer stood behind the podium in an ill-fitting suit and propagated a sad lie about the size of the crowd on inauguration day, we knew he'd be a press secretary to remember.

What followed was months of reprimanding and fighting with the White House press corps.

Spicer became renowned not only for his mistruths but for his innovative approach to the English language — mashing so many words together that he ended up making new ones.

3. White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci

The demise of Sean Spicer (and chief of staff Reince Priebus) was accelerated by the arrival of Anthony Scaramucci.

The Mooch, like a shooting star, appeared in the White House universe before burning out just 10 days later.

In a glaring mistake for any White House communications director, Scaramucci's downfall was attributed to an explosive interview with The New Yorker, in which he failed to discern the difference between on the record and off the record.

The interview delivered some of the lines of the year including:

"Reince is a f****** paranoid schizophrenic, a paranoiac"

and:

"I'm not Steve Bannon, I'm not trying to suck my own c**k".

Isn't it fun doing retrospectives?

4. FBI Director James Comey

He was sacked by the President in May, ostensibly due to his earlier poor handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation.

Trump is only the second president in history to sack his FBI director.

Comey was leading the investigation into Russian meddling in the presidential election and possible Trump campaign collusion at the time.

This was one of THE most significant moments of 2017 and it's ripples continue to this day. (Again, fertile ground for Series 3 here so stay tuned.)

Comey has been touted as a potential 2020 presidential candidate by the way. By then we'll be into Series 5 and we'll be very, very tired.

5. Chief Strategist Steve Bannon

The President's chief strategist was always a controversial member of the administration.

The head of the right wing Breitbart News website helped frame the President's hardline stance on immigration and trade, particularly the proposed travel bans on people from mostly Muslim majority countries.

He was ejected from the White House a few days after the Charlottesville 'Unite the Right' Rally in August which turned fatal, and again exposed deep racial and political division in America.

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Honourable Mentions: Reince Priebus (chief of staff), Tom Price (health secretary).

Watch this Space: Jeff Sessions (Attorney-General) and Rex Tillerson (Secretary of State).

Republicans who have turned their backs on the President

1. Jeff Flake

An early critic of Mr Trump, senator Jeff Flake from Arizona took to the floor in late October to declare he was retiring at the end of the Senate term in 2018.

In that speech, Senator Flake delivered a blistering critique of the state of politics — never mentioning the President by name but unless you'd been living on Mars it was all pretty obvious.

Mr Trump hit back — saying Senator Flake's approval ratings were just 18 per cent.

Senator Flake went on to donate to Democrat Doug Jones's Senate campaign in Alabama and when he won, declared, "Decency wins".

2. John McCain

Senators Lindsey Graham, John McCain and Ron Johnson speak to reporters after the Senate was unable to fulfill the promise to repeal and replace Obamacare. ( AP: Cliff Owen )

An American hero until the end (except in Mr Trump's eyes), John McCain remains the Maverick of the US Senate — despite his battle with brain cancer.

His defining moment, a speech in August, urging Congress to return to regular order and then following through by voting against party lines, killing a motion to end Obamacare.

3. Bob Corker

Another retiring senator who's been a vocal critic of Mr Trump is Bob Corker.

Once a confidant of the President's (and a potential nominee for the position of secretary of state) Senator Corker is fighting fire with fire — attacking the President with his own tweets.

En garde:

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Top TV moments

1. Drinking Water: The 'sippy cup grip' has set the internet alight repeatedly. Donald Trump drinking water is a thing, especially because he chose to tease then presidential hopeful Marco Rubio for poor water drinking technique during the campaign.

People think the way the President drinks water is strange, basically.

2. Slurring Words: When the President ate some words during his Jerusalem speech, concerns were raised about his health. He's totally fine, and just needed some water according to the White House (see above).

3. Richard Spencer punch: We filmed this on Inauguration Day back in January. The white supremacist alt right leader was punched in the head while we were asking him why he was standing in the middle of an anti-Trump protest. It's quite possibly the most memed moment of the year, and something we won't easily forget.

4. Total eclipse: Remember when you were growing up and your Mum told you never to look directly at the sun, especially during an eclipse? Donald Trump didn't get the memo.

Top attacks on the media

The war on 'fake news' has been unrelenting since the President took office.

He's been critical of almost all of the media (sans Fox and Friends), going as far as calling the news media the "enemy of the people".

Here are some of the administration's favourite targets:

1. CNN

"Fake news", "garbage journalism" and simply "the worst".

The President has attacked CNN with both barrels at every turn.

After Trump went on one of his recent tears against the organisation, Libyan media questioned the validity of an exclusive report from CNN International about slave trading.

It's entered the global lexicon as a catchall phrase for inconvenient truths — as shown by this comment from an official in Myanmar who declared the very existence of Rohingya is fake news.

Sigh.

In July, the President tweeted this video of him body slamming "CNN".

Yup.

2. Jim Acosta

Yes, Jim Acosta is part of CNN but he's been a particular target of the administration.

First, as president-elect, Mr Trump pointed at him and called him "fake news" repeatedly.

He did it again in August.

Acosta gave back, accusing the President of holding his own "fake news press conference".

Acosta's relationship with the comms shop has been no better: he clashed repeatedly with Sean Spicer and Sarah Sanders too.

3. Morning Joe

I guess the President, Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski aren't friends anymore:

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Top international news moments

Donald Trump came to office promising an American First agenda but he's repeatedly being drawn on international issues.

1. Fewer than 100 days into his administration, the President gave the go-ahead to a missile strike against the Assad regime in Syria.

It was in response to an alleged chemical weapons attack that killed more than 100 people — including children.

The President was said to be so moved that he cleared the launch of 59 tomahawk missiles on Syria.

This was one of the biggest news moments of the year, because it represented action, not words on the part of the big-talking President.

2. Tensions with North Korea are bad. Yes, we are masters of understatement.

Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un spent the year hurling insults at one another across the twittersphere and generally posturing.

The fact it's happening as North Korea improves it's missile capabilities has the entire world on edge.

3. Fulfilling a campaign promise, Donald Trump announced the United States would recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and begin the process of moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv.

Leaders around the world urged the President not to do it. Palestinian leaders said it was a final status issue and makes the likelihood of a two-state solution slim.

4. "You're worse than I am!" the words President Trump uttered to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in their first phone call following the inauguration.

The pair sparred over the refugee deal that was agreed to by president Barack Obama in 2016. Washington went into damage control with political elders (such as John McCain) reiterating Australia remained one of its closest allies.

A rollback of legacy

If there's been one common thread in Mr Trump's ideology it's, "If Obama did it, I want it gone".

Here are some of the key rollbacks from the last Administration:

1. DACA — The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was introduced to protect the children of those who had illegally crossed into America, from deportation. Mr Trump had said he'd protect the DACA kids but instead ordered a staged end to the scheme, placing the pressure on Congress to come up with an alternative system before mass deportations occur.

There were many rallies in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals throughout the year. ( AP: Damian Dovarganes )

2. Bear's Ears National Monument — Declared a monument by Mr Obama in the dying days of his administration, Mr Trump slashed the size of the national monument in Utah by 85 per cent.

3. The Paris Climate Agreement — In 2015, the world decided to unite in the fight to stop climate change. The President campaigned against the agreement, and despite pleading from world leaders he followed through — announcing he'd withdraw from the deal.

America joined both Syria and Nicaragua as the only countries not party to it. Nicaragua and Syria have both since joined the agreement, leaving America isolated.

4. Cuba - Mr Obama thawed relations with the communist island just 50 miles from, Miami ending 54 years of hostilities between the nations. In June, Mr Trump reversed some of that order — declaring elements of it "terrible and misguided".

5. Obamacare - After multiple attempts, the administration failed to successfully repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act — but the Trump administration has taken steps to gut funding for the program that provides health insurance to millions of Americans.

Top 5 nicknames

1. "Al Frankenstein"

The President couldn't help himself when sexual misconduct allegations arose against the Minnesota senator and former funny man Al Franken.

In a series of tweets, he weighed in on the veracity of the allegations against Senator Franken calling him "Frankenstein".

2. "Pocahontas"

In a ceremony celebrating Native American code talkers, Mr Trump returned to one of his favourite insults: referring to Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren as "Pocahontas".

It's a racial slur, which he's repeatedly invoked as an attempt to discredit the senator and her heritage.

3. "Rocket Man"

Donald Trump has hit out and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on social media. ( AP/Reuters )

Also interchangeable with "sick puppy", the North Korean leader has been a frequent target of Mr Trump's for months.

The tough rhetoric between the two leaders has been escalating for months, culminating in Mr Trump taking offence to Mr Kim calling him "old" and saying he'd never call him "short and fat" in a tweet. But he kinda did.

4. "Crying Chuck"

Mr Trump has long been chummy with the Democratic leadership — particularly Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.

In a now famous moment with the leaders at the White House, the President referred to his meeting with "Chuck and Nancy" (Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader).

However, Mr Trump more frequently adds the adjective "cryin" before Chuck's name. The descriptor emerged after Senator Schumer broke down in tears discussing the President's immigration policy.

5. "Jeff Flake(y)"

A key member of the anti-Trump wing of the Republican Party, senator Jeff Flake has irked the President on more than one occasion.

The President has made it clear he's not a fan and has taken to referring to him as Senator Jeff Flake(y).

Weird handshakes

1. Newly minted Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch got the weird handshake first:

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2. Then Shinzo Abe endured this weird 19-second hand-hold:

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3. British Prime Minister Theresa May and Donald Trump held hands outside the West Wing:

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4. Angela Merkel was iced out of a handsy opportunity all together:

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5. And finally, a marathon, 29-second standoff shake with French President Emmanuel Macron on Bastille Day:

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We'll call that a wrap for this season

Season 3 is currently in the works.

We're thinking Moscow will make a nice backdrop for several episodes.

Mic drop.

Zoe out.

Zoe Daniel's weekly wraps will return in 2018.