Since being elected, Donald Trump has been standing firm on many issues raised during his campaign, while appearing to soften his position on others. Sky's Adam Arnold looks at how Mr Trump's views have evolved.

Economy

"I will be the greatest jobs president that God ever created." (June, 2015)

November 2016: Can Trump bring jobs to the US?

"Our jobs are fleeing the country. They're going to Mexico. They're going to many other countries. You look at what China is doing to our country in terms of making our product. They're devaluing the currency, and there's nobody in our government to fight them. Because they're using our country as a piggy bank to rebuild China, and many other countries are doing the same thing." (September, 2016)

"Under my plan, I'll be reducing taxes tremendously, from 35% to 15% for companies, small and big businesses. That's going to be a job creator like we haven't seen since Ronald Reagan. It's going to be a beautiful thing to watch." (September, 2016)


In a tax threat to car maker General Motors, he said: "General Motors is sending Mexican made model of Chevy Cruze to US car dealers-tax free across border. Make in USA or pay big border tax!" (Twitter, January, 2017)

Ford said it will expand in Michigan and U.S. instead of building a BILLION dollar plant in Mexico. Thank you Ford & Fiat Chrysler!

"Ford said last week that it will expand in Michigan and US instead of building a BILLION dollar plant in Mexico. Thank you Ford & Fiat C!" (Twitter, January, 2017)

Foreign policy

Trump: What's the worst that could happen?

"I want to help all of our allies, but we are losing billions and billions of dollars. We cannot be the policemen of the world. We cannot protect countries all over the world where they're not paying us what we need." (September, 2016)

"You have so many countries already - China, Pakistan, Russia - you have so many countries right now that have (nuclear weapons). Now, wouldn't you rather, in a certain sense, have Japan have nuclear weapons when North Korea has nuclear weapons?" (April, 2016)

"The United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes." (Twitter, December, 2016)

The United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes.

Risking a row with Beijing: "I don't know why we have to be bound by a 'One China' policy (that the US acknowledges the Chinese position that Taiwan is part of the country) unless we make a deal with China having to do with other things, including trade." (December, 2016)

Election hacking

"Gross negligence by the Democratic National Committee allowed hacking to take place.The Republican National Committee had strong defense!

"Intelligence stated very strongly there was absolutely no evidence that hacking affected the election results. Voting machines not touched!

"Only reason the hacking of the poorly defended DNC is discussed is that the loss by the Dems was so big that they are totally embarrassed!" (Twitter, January, 2017)

Mr Trump later appeared to acknowledge Russia hacked the DNC and Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman: "I think it was Russia, but I think we also get hacked by other countries and other people." (January, 2017)

I think it was Russia, but I think we also get hacked by other countries and other people.

Russia

"Having a good relationship with Russia is a good thing, not a bad thing. Only 'stupid' people, or fools, would think that it is bad!

"We have enough problems around the world without yet another one.

"When I am President, Russia will respect us far more than they do now and both countries will, perhaps, work together to solve some of the many great and pressing problems and issues of the WORLD!" (Twitter, January, 2017)

Trump likens dossier leak to Nazi Germany tactics

On allegations in a dossier that Russia has compromising material about him, he said: "I think it was disgraceful, disgraceful that the intelligence agencies allowed any information that turned out to be so false and fake out there. That's something that Nazi Germany would have done." (January, 2017)

'Fake News'

The website BuzzFeed, which published the unverified 35-page report in full, was called a "failing pile of garbage" by Mr Trump who added: "I think they're going to suffer the consequences."

During an ill-tempered news conference, he also criticised CNN's coverage of the dossier's allegations. When one of its reporters repeatedly tried to ask him a question, the President-elect said: "Not you, you are fake news."

Health

"The one thing we have to do is repeal and replace Obamacare. It is a disaster. People's premiums are going up 35%, 45%, 55%. Their deductibles are so high nobody's ever going to get to use it. So Obamacare is turning out to be a bigger disaster than anybody thought." (October, 2015)

After his election victory, he appeared to soften his stance, saying he was open to keeping the ban on insurers denying coverage for pre-existing conditions, and allowing young adults to be insured on parents' policies.

Of those two key parts, he said: "I like those very much."

Immigration

Is Donald Trump sticking to campaign promises?

"When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best. They're sending people that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us. They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists. And some, I assume, are good people." (June, 2015)

"I would build a great wall, and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me, and I'll build them very inexpensively. I will build a great, great wall on our southern border. And I will have Mexico pay for that wall." (June, 2015)

After winning the White House race, he said the US would initially pay for the construction and they would then get the money back from Mexico.

"I don’t feel like waiting a year or year and a half. We're going to start building. Mexico, in some form, and there are many different forms, will reimburse us. And they will reimburse us for the cost of the wall. That will happen, whether it’s a tax or whether it's a payment. Probably less likely that it's a payment. But it will happen (January, 2017)

I don't feel like waiting a year or year and a half. We're going to start building. Mexico, in some form, and there are many different forms, will reimburse us. That will happen, whether it's a tax or whether it's a payment.

On his comments about banning Muslims from entering the US: "Look, we have to stop with political correctness. We have to get down to creating a country that's not going to have the kind of problems that we've had with people flying planes into the World Trade Center, with the shootings in California, with all the problems all over the world. We have to find out what's going on (with Muslim immigrants). I said temporarily. I didn't say permanently ... We have a serious problem. And we can't be the stupid country anymore. We're laughed at all over the world." (January, 2016)

Following last month's Berlin lorry terror attack he was asked about his Muslim ban proposals: "All along, I've been proven to be right. 100% correct. What's happening is disgraceful." (December, 2016)

All along, I've been proven to be right. 100% correct. What's happening is disgraceful.

On Syrian refugees: "What I won't do is take in 200,000 Syrians who could be ISIS. I have been watching this migration. They're mostly men, and they're strong men. They look like prime-time soldiers. Now it's probably not true, but where are the women? Two hundred thousand people? This could be the greatest Trojan horse. This could make the Trojan horse look like peanuts if these people turned out to be a lot of ISIS." (October, 2015)

Homeland security

"I don't want to be so politically correct. I like to solve problems. We have a serious, serious problem of hate. There is tremendous hate. Where large portions of a group of people, Islam, large portions want to use very, very harsh means." (March, 2016)

"Guantanamo Bay - which by the way, we are keeping open! And we're going to load it up with some bad dudes. We're going to load it up." (February, 2016)

Hillary Clinton

On a row over her private email server: "If I win, I am going to instruct my attorney general to get a special prosecutor to look into your situation."

During the same debate he told the Democrat that if he was president, "you'd be in jail." (October, 2016)

Referring to the Clintons: "I'm going to think about it. I don’t want to hurt them. They're good people." (After he won the election in November)

Sexism

On actress Rosie O'Donnell: "We're all a little chubby but Rosie's just worse than most of us. But it's not the chubbiness - Rosie is a very unattractive person, both inside and out.

"If you take a look at her, she's a slob. How does she even get on television? If I were running [US talk show] The View, I'd fire Rosie. I'd look her right in that fat, ugly face of hers and say, 'Rosie, you're fired.'" (2006)

He has also previously called her a "pig" and a "degenerate".

"If Ivanka weren't my daughter, perhaps I'd be dating her." (March, 2006). A spokesman later said it was "a joke".

On Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington: She "is unattractive both inside and out. I fully understand why her former husband left her for a man - he made a good decision." (Twitter, August, 2012) He has also described her as "a dog".

You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes. Blood coming out of her wherever.

He appeared to suggest journalist Megyn Kelly gave him a tough time during an election debate because she was menstruating: "You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes. Blood coming out of her wherever." (August, 2015) - He has denied this was his intention.

"I will be phenomenal to the women. I want to help women. I'm very much into the whole thing of helping people and helping women, women's health issues are such a big thing to me.

"I was one of the first people in the construction industry in New York to put women in charge of projects." (August, 2015)

Gun control

"I am a second amendment person. If we had guns in California (San Bernardino shooting) on the other side where the bullets went in the different direction, you wouldn't have 14 or 15 people dead right now. If even in Paris, if they had guns on the other side, going in the opposite direction, you wouldn't have 130 people plus dead. So the answer is no (to limits on guns)." (January, 2016)

"We have a huge mental health problem in this country. We're closing hospitals, we're closing wards, we're closing so many because the states want to save money. We have to get back into look at what's causing it. The guns don't pull the trigger. It's the people that pull the trigger and we have to find out what is going on." (January, 2016)

"The gun-free zones are target practice for the sickos and for the mentally ill. They look for gun-free zones... I think gun-free zones are a catastrophe. They're a feeding frenzy for sick people." (October, 2015)

Celebrities

Much of Hollywood supported Mr Trump's rival, Hillary Clinton, during the campaign, although he does have some high-profile celebrity backers, including rapper Kanye West and actor Clint Eastwood.

Meryl Streep, one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood, doesn't know me but attacked at the Golden Globes. She is a Hillary flunky who lost big.

After Meryl Streep criticised him for his impression of a disabled reporter, he tweeted: "Meryl Streep, one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood, doesn't know me but attacked last night at the Golden Globes.

November 2015: Trump 'mocks' disabled reporter

"She is a Hillary flunky who lost big.

"For the 100th time, I never 'mocked' a disabled reporter (would never do that) but simply showed him 'groveling' when he totally changed a 16 year old story that he had written in order to make me look bad.

"Just more very dishonest media!" (January, 2017)

Abortion

"As far as Planned Parenthood is concerned, I'm pro-life. I'm totally against abortion, having to do with Planned Parenthood. But millions of millions of women - cervical cancer, breast cancer - are helped by Planned Parenthood. So you can say whatever you want, but they have millions of women going through Planned Parenthood that are helped greatly. And I wouldn't fund it. I would defund it because of the abortion factor, which they say is 3%." (February, 2016)

Religion

"I think people are shocked when they find out that I am a Christian, that I am a religious person. They see me with all the surroundings of wealth so they sometimes don't associate that with being religious. That's not accurate. I go to church, I love God, and I love having a relationship with him."(November, 2015)

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