ACHIEVEMENTS

1. Supreme Court nomination

The Senate confirmation of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court may turn out to be the longest lasting and most important success of Mr Trump’s early presidency. And it could even offer a guide to getting things done in Washington. The appointment came at the end of a process in which Mr Trump offered his shortlist for public approval, consulted widely (including among Democrats) and carefully vetted his candidate. The preparation paid off.

2. Withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership

Another campaign pledge has been met by formally leaving the TPP, a huge trade deal between the US and 11 Pacific Rim countries. However, it was already all but dead after an election in which both candidates said they would withdraw from a deal that had not yet been ratified by Congress.

3. Illegal border crossings

The number of undocumented immigrants caught crossing the border into the US dropped significantly in the month after Mr Trump took power. The fall of 36 per cent, compared with a year earlier, was taken by the Trump administration to indicate that its hard line on illegal immigration was having an impact.