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44 cartoons that sum up Trump's first year in the White House

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Believe it or not, on 20 January, Donald Trump will have been the President of the United States for exactly one year.

We know. It seems like a lot longer than just 12 months.

A lot has happened in that time and as Trump is such an unpredictable President, he has become a goldmine of material for cartoonists around the world to mock and satirise in the most effective ways.

From his first day in office to the present, cartoonists have found new and amusing ways to depict Trump and his administration.

Here are 44 illustrations of the biggest Trump-linked stories from the past 12 months:

Inauguration

Muslim ban

The resignation of Michael Flynn

US launches missile at Syrian airbase

The firing of FBI Director James Comey

Trump's war of words with North Korea

Sean Spicer quits as White House press secretary

Trump fails to condemn White Supremacists in Charlottesville

Trump vs Steve Bannon

Trump takes exception to NFL players kneeling during the national anthem

Trump fails to offer support to Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria

FBI investigate Trump's connections to Russia

Trump retweets Britain First

Trump approval rating hits record low

Trump calls Haiti, El Salvador and parts of Africa "sh**hole countries"

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