Thrilled, scared and unsurprised: Americans react to Trump's first week

If President Donald Trump was polarising on the campaign trail, his first week back in office was no different.

He was officially sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Monday before g hundreds of executive actions, reversing policies from President Joe Biden's istration and following through on many of the promises he made on the campaign trail.

We spoke to 10 Americans across the political spectrum about how they felt about the week.

Here are their big takeaways.

Not everyone we spoke to closely watched the events, but nearly all had an opinion on an unconventional day that saw weather upend tradition, with events and crowds moving inside.

Kyle Plesa, 39, an independent who voted for Trump: "I felt like I was watching like WWE, professional wrestling. Just the boisterousness, the showmanship, the playing for the cameras. You can tell that the entertainment is a big part of Donald Trump's credo as opposed to whether you had Barack Obama or Joe Biden inaugurated."

Greg Bruno, 67, a Republican who voted for Trump: "I think Trump proved he's a man of the people when he threw those pens into the audience after g the executive orders in front of 20,000 people. It just showed you who he really is working for."

Richard Weil, 74, an independent who voted for Kamala Harris: "[His inaugural address] was not quite as dark as his first speech [in 2017], but it was certainly bitter. There was nothing in there that said good things about America."

Angela Ramos, 37, an independent who voted for Harris: "I found a lot of Trump's speech to be disingenuous, because he mentioned specific things like justice, honour, integrity, trustworthiness, but these are not qualities that I think are reflected in his policy or his behaviour... I watched it out of a sense of civic duty."

During his first week, Trump signed hundreds of executive actions that addressed issues big - including immigration and the economy - and small, such as renaming the Gulf of Mexico and releasing files related to President John F Kennedy's assassination. You can catch up here.

Larry Kees, 47, a Republican who voted for Trump: "I was happy [with the executive orders]. There were so many of them. I couldn't keep track. Obviously he's not a regular politician - with most politicians, you'll hear one thing and they'll do another."

Tony Flecklin, 69, a Republican who voted for Trump: "You can expect behaviour from him that's going to be unlike what you normally run into. But in general, his policies in of border protection, economic sufficiency, oil and gas, I am wholeheartedly in favour of."

Greg Bruno, a Republican: "This is why he was elected. Many of these orders involve issues that the American public wants to see done. Those are promises that were made in the campaign and he's fulfilling them."

Voters who cast their ballots for Kamala Harris said they disliked many of Trump's choices, particularly on climate, health and his decision to pardon ers convicted of crimes related to the January 6 Capitol riot. Others questioned who might influence Trump's future actions.

Carlyn Jorgensen, 40, an independent who voted for Harris: "I haven't liked the fact that the front row was essentially CEOs - that you had Elon Musk and [Jeff] Bezos in the front row. That, to me, just felt like - are we heading towards an oligarchy at this point":[]}