President Donald Trump’s second term has marked one of the busiest first 100 days of any president in recent memory, with the commander-in-chief issuing a slew of executive orders and pursuing a litany of initiatives designed to radically overhaul the federal government, upending the four-year legacy of his predecessor. The initiatives may also have a profound effect on how Americans define themselves.
Though Trump’s early period back in office has been moderately less battle-scarred than the Napoleonic Hundred Days, his return has nonetheless heightened anxieties in the nation’s governing and financial capitals, roiled markets, and placed tens of thousands of federal workers in employment limbo. The 100-day milestone, though somewhat arbitrary, has been the typical benchmark for assessing a president’s initial rollout of their policy priorities.
Prior to Trump, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt held a clear record for the most aggressive 100 days as he unveiled an impressive string of executive orders and initiatives aimed at combating the Great Depression, mostly referred to as "The New Deal."
Trump plans to tout his 100-day achievements at an event in Michigan on Tuesday. “The next 100 days will consist of trade deals, peace deals, and tax cuts. More American greatness is on the way,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, according to The Washington Post.
“In his first 100 days, President Trump has delivered on hundreds of promises and already accomplished his two most important campaign goals — the border is secure and inflation is ending,” Leavitt said.
Historian Sir Niall Ferguson said succinctly in The Free Press: "Donald Trump is crushing his to-do list."
