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From unprecedented tax reform to controversial rhetoric, President Donald Trump’s first year was marked by extreme highs and lows, depending on whom you ask. Here are some of the perspectives about how Trump did during his first year in office: His top successes range from enacting tax and regulatory reform to installing conservative judges —including Neil Gorsuch on the Supreme Court — and ended the “corrupt, dishonest (Hillary) Clinton political machine.”His top flaws include siding the Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claim that the country didn’t interfere with U.S. elections, endorsing Alabama GOP nominee and alleged sex predator Roy Moore for U.S. Senate and failing to condemn neo-Nazi and other extremists. — Marc Thiessen, columnist for The Washington Post “As the year ends, President Donald Trump is compiling a solid record of accomplishment. Much of it is unilateral, dependent on extensive executive actions rolling back President Barack Obama’s regulations, impressive judicial appointments, and the successful fight against ISIS overseas. The tax bill is the significant legislative achievement that heretofore had been missing.” — National Review Editor Rich Lowry“As he ends his first year in office, Mr. Trump is redefining what it means to be president. He sees the highest office in the land much as he did the night of his stunning victory over Hillary Clinton — as a prize he must fight to protect every waking moment, and Twitter is his Excalibur.” — Reporters Maggie Haberman, Glenn Thrush and Peter Baker in an article for The New York Times “U.S. stock markets soared to records during President Donald Trump’s first year in office, benefiting from a mix of pro-business policies, steady corporate earnings and a rebound in global economic growth.” —Reporter Akane Otani for an article in The Wall Street Journal“After a year in office, in fact, perhaps the most reliable guide to Trump’s unpredictable presidency may well be his oft-stated preference for doing exactly what Obama would not or could not on foreign policy.” — Susan Glasser, POLITICO columnist“As a presidential candidate, Trump regularly promised to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act – keeping in line with other Republicans. Efforts to completely overhaul the 2010 law through Congress have thus far been unsuccessful. But piece by piece, Trump has managed to dismantle some controversial Obama-era initiatives.” — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Fox News reporter “Career scientists have been resigning from the Environmental Protection Agency and diplomats from the State Department in record numbers since Trump’s inauguration. Turnover is common with any new administration, of course, but disagreements with Trump’s team over climate change and foreign policy have prompted an unprecedented wave of departures in those offices and others.” — Susan Page, USA Today reporter