Controversy surrounded the inauguration of our 45th president, Donald Trump, on Friday, January 20. As President Trump moves into the White House, not everyone is ready to accept him as our next president. However, in his first week in office, President Trump has taken more action to fulfill his campaign promises than any other president on record.

Whether you love him or hate him, President Trump is inspiring people to become more politically active. Over one million excited supporters traveled to D.C. for the big day, and millions more watched from home. A sea of red “Make America Great Again” hats filled Capitol Hill, and the huge crowd loved President Trump’s speech after he was sworn in to office.

Despite all of this happiness, various incidents of rioting occurred on D.C. streets. The Women’s March protest, composed of an estimated 500,000 people, took place the following Saturday. More recently, there have been new protests against President Trump’s temporary pause on refugees and visa vetting system for certain countries.

Even with the protests, President Trump has been able to get many of his main campaign promises accomplished. He has already signed six executive orders and eight memoranda in his first seven days alone. These new orders include authorizing the construction of a wall along the southern border, withdrawing the U.S. from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, reauthorizing the Keystone and Dakota Access Pipelines and expanding the Mexico City policy. As Catholics, Trump’s institution of a revised Mexico City policy is good news, as it forbids federal money from going to foreign nonprofits that support or perform abortions. In addition, he is nominating a solid pro-life judge for the Supreme Court vacancy.

No matter how you feel about Trump, he is now the President of the United States. We all need to unite to move forward as a nation. For those that disagree, they can peacefully protest and let their representatives and senators know how they feel. It is the way of our great democratic process.