This was a mixed week for President Trump.

As is too-often true for Trump, the week had exceedingly high highs and exceedingly low lows. From the ouster of TV favorite Anthony Scaramucci to the hiring of John Kelly as chief of staff, from the Robert Mueller investigation opening a grand jury to the Trump administration launching an investigation into leaks, it’s been a full week.

So, here’s where we stand.

Rhetoric: It was an up-or-down week on rhetoric. First, Trump suggested that he would let Obamacare fail, thereby owning it; he also ripped into his own Republican Congress on both Obamacare and their Russia sanctions. He went far quieter than usual on Twitter, however, and gave a barnburner speech in West Virginia in which he attacked the media — his bread and butter. He also announced a new immigration plan that will be widely popular on the Right. However, fibs about the Boy Scouts praising him and his own involvement in the crafting of a statement by Donald Trump Jr. regarding a 2016 meeting with Russian government-connected lawyers continued to undermine Trump’s credibility.

Policy: On foreign policy, this was a much better week. President Trump signed into law a new set of sanctions against Russia, although Trump all-too-predictably savaged Congress on Twitter for hamstringing his allegedly great negotiation techniques. His administration also announced new sanctions against Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro. Trump announced, alongside Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and David Perdue (R-LA), the RAISE Act, which would slash legal immigration by half and restore a points-based immigration system rather than a lottery system.

The In-Between: The appointment of a grand jury by Mueller casts a pall over the Trump presidency — the Russia investigation will continue to be a thorn in his side, and Trump will be continually tempted to pull the thorn out by tossing Mueller. That would be a disastrous political move. A lawsuit that alleged White House involvement in the crafting of the Seth Rich conspiracy theory also made the rounds, although those allegations can’t be credited given the serious credibility problems of the author of the lawsuit. Meanwhile, the media leaked unflattering transcripts of Trump's calls to foreign leaders — but that exposed the media as wildly biased in the process. Trump also convinced West Virginia's governor to join him at a rally to switch parties, and he's making the right moves politically on immigration.

So, overall, this week ends up somewhere between the highs and the lows. Because of the trajectory — we end on better Trump policy and more apparent solidification inside the White House — Trump earns himself a better grade.

This Week’s Grade: B- (2.6)

Four-Week Running Average: D- (0.825)

Total Average: C- (1.9)