Trump's first three weeks: What do his supporters think?

Trump's first three weeks: What do his supporters think?

What do Trump supporters think after three weeks?

Donald Trump's whirlwind first three weeks in office have been consistently fractious.

We've seen clashes with foreign allies, judges, even department stores.

As protests continue, you might assume the whole country is outraged by his presidency.

But in the places that helped secure his victory, such as Jackson, Mississippi, it's a different story.

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She loved him in The Apprentice boardroom but what does she make of him in the Oval Office?

I put it to her that some people are terrified of what the next four years might hold.

She replied: "I'm very excited - give him a chance.

"All he's trying to do is make it better."

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I asked her about the women's march and if she understood why people protested.

"No. Not at all," she said.

"Trump did get a lot of fat women out there walking so that's a good thing.

"They shouldn't be so psychotic.

"He hasn't done anything - he hasn't come out and said 'I'm going to kill your first born child - I'm going to destroy the earth.'"

I cite the travel ban, which a lot of people say is unconstitutional and counterproductive, and she said: "He's trying to make us safe and if you don't want to be safe, pack your bags and leave - go to another country."

Across town, PR executives and lifelong Republicans Rick and Liza Looser said they couldn't bring themselves to vote for the brash billionaire in the election but now he's President they support him.

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They call themselves traditional conservatives and say they've even sensed growing confidence in business since he was elected.

Liza said: "What I see in Donald Trump is that he has been in business for years, he knows how to run a business and he understands what we're going through."

But they're finding the pace of it all overwhelming.

"What I hear from people is 'We're sick and tired,'" says Rick.

"We spent 18 months in an election that was extremely contentious and now in three weeks, it feels like another 18 months and I think the American people have just lost the ability to give a damn.

"I think there's a small segment that hang on every word that's going on in Washington but for the rest of America - which I would say is 90% - they're all just shrugging their shoulders going, 'We had an election, elections have consequences, he won, let him do what he said he was going to do.'"

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Down the road at the Table 100 Restaurant, healthcare consultant Daniel Murry said he did vote for Mr Trump but with misgivings that are still there.

I asked Mr Murry what the highlight of Mr Trump's first three weeks has been.

"He's doing what he said he was going to do - he's keeping promises.

"He said, 'I'm going to do these things', and that is what he's doing. You've got to admire that.

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"Now, do I agree with everything? The pace and all that - probably not - but he's doing it and that's refreshing.

"The worst moment so far is all the twittering. You just go 'take a breath'.

"You've got to be thick-skinned to be in that position and I think that'll come around with time."

Mr Trump's maverick presidency is only just beginning.

The journey will take America in a new direction.

No one knows where it will end.