After a chaotic weekend of protests over the U.S. refugee and travel ban, President Donald Trump continued to enforce and expand his controversial agenda during his second week in office.

He began the week by defending the executive order he鈥檇 signed the previous Friday. That order temporarily suspended the U.S. refugee program and barred people from majority-Muslim countries of Yemen, Sudan, Libya, Syria, Iraq and Iran from entering America. The full impact of the order was discovered over the next few days.

Trump then fired a member of cabinet who refused to enforce the ban, nominated a new Supreme Court justice and used the National Prayer Breakfast as an opportunity to take a jab at Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Monday, Jan. 30

Trump denied that his immigration order was to blame on weekend protests at major airports across the U.S.  In a tweet, he claimed that the 鈥渂ig problems鈥� were caused by a Delta Air Lines computer outage.

The immigration order even prompted a , who 鈥渇undamentally disagrees with the notion of discriminating against individuals because of their faith or religion," a spokesperson said.

Late on Monday, after she had ordered Justice Department lawyers to stop defending the refugee and immigration ban.

Meanwhile, an online petition opposing Trump鈥檚 planned state visit to the U.K. , as some British lawmakers called on Prime Minister Theresa May to cancel the visit.

Trump signed another executive order Monday, which requires federal agencies to cut two existing regulations for every new regulation they implement.

Tuesday, Jan. 31

For the first time since Trump signed his immigration order, U.S. officials directly clarified that citizens of non-affected countries, including dual citizens, . That means that about 35,000 Canadians who have dual citizenship with the seven countries affected by the ban can still enter the U.S., as long as they are travelling with Canadian passports.

the White House also said that Trump won't roll back federal workplace protections for LGBTQ people, which were enacted by one of Obama鈥檚 executive orders.

Trump saved his biggest announcement of the day for the prime-time TV slot, when he unveiled conservative judge Neil Gorsuch. If confirmed by the Senate, the 49-year-old Gorsuch will fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by last year鈥檚 death of Antonin Scalia.

Wednesday, Feb. 1

Trump escalated the battle between Republicans and Democrats over his Supreme Court nominee by telling majority leader Mitch McConnell if necessary to push through Neil Gorsuch鈥檚 appointment. The so-called 鈥渘uclear option鈥� would be used if minority Democrats tried to block Gorsuch's confirmation.

Another high-profile Trump pick, Rex Tillerson, on Wednesday. Tillerson, the former CEO of Exxon Mobil, will serve as Trump鈥檚 secretary of state.

Also on Wednesday, that Trump angrily cut short a phone conversation with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull 鈥� one of America鈥檚 strongest allies. Trump was reportedly irate about a deal Turnbull had struck with the Obama administration that would allow mostly Muslim refugees rejected by Australia to be resettled in the U.S. 

Turnbull refused to comment on The Washington Post story, but said that the Australia-U.S. relationship remains 鈥渧ery strong.鈥�

Thursday, Feb. 2

Trump started the day off by tweeting that for testing ballistic missiles.

Iran's defence minister confirmed that the country conducted a missile test, but insisted it wasn't a violation of UN resolutions.

Trump also warned Thursday that religious freedom in the U.S. is "under threat," and vowed to 鈥渄estroy鈥� the Johnson Amendment, a rule barring church pastors from endorsing political candidates from the pulpit.

At the same event, the National Prayer Breakfast, Trump took the time to mock Arnold Schwarzenegger鈥檚 鈥淐elebrity Apprentice鈥� ratings, saying the TV show he once hosted has turned into 鈥渁 total disaster.鈥�

"I want to just pray for Arnold if we can,鈥� Trump jokingly

Schwarzenegger suggesting that he and Trump switch jobs.

Trump also offered some insight into his plans to , saying that his commerce secretary will be involved in the talks and that his administration will move as quickly as possible.

"I don't care if it's a renovation of NAFTA or a brand new NAFTA," Trump said. "But we do have to make it fair."

Friday, Feb. 3

Trump started his day, like many others, with an early morning Twitter assault. Trump continued his online spat with 鈥淐elebrity Apprentice鈥� host Arnold Schwarzenegger, saying that the movie star "tried hard" to make the show a success without him but has ultimately failed.

 

One week after Trump enacted his controversial travel and refugee ban, his administration took steps to downplay the executive order. On Friday, the State Department said that fewer than had their visas cancelled after the ban took effect. A Justice Department lawyer called those numbers into question, saying that about 100,000 visas had been revoked.

Trump also took steps on Friday to scale back financial services regulations by signing an executive order asking the Treasury secretary to review the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial oversight law. The legislation was put in place after the 2008 recession to reshape financial regulation.

Late Friday night, a federal judge temporarily blocked the travel ban across the entire country, agreeing with challenges from two states.

The White House issued a statement saying the Department of Justice intended to file an emergency stay of the order 鈥渁t the earliest possible time.鈥�

Earlier in the day, the U.S. president also signed a presidential memorandum ordering the Labor Department to hold off on implementing a rule that requires financial advisors who charge commissions to put their clients鈥� best interests above all else when they provide professional advice on retirement investments.

The Trump administration responded to Iran鈥檚 recent ballistic missile test by from Iran, Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates and China. White House press secretary Sean Spicer said the government 鈥渁cted swiftly and decisively,鈥� but some critics have pointed out that the sanctions don鈥檛 directly undermine Obama鈥檚 landmark nuclear deal with Iran.

With files from The Associated Press and The Canadian Press