Donald Trump’s first full day includes firings and an infrastructure announcement

President Donald Trump and Melania Trump attend the national prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral (Evan Vucci/AP)

US President Donald Trump is spending his first full day back in the White House meeting congressional leaders, making an infrastructure announcement and demonstrating one of his favoured expressions of power – firing people.

The new president posted on his Truth social media network early on Tuesday that he would fire more than 1,000 presidential appointees “who are not aligned with our vision”, including some high-profile names.