America sums up the first 100 days in the White House of the 47th President of the United States
Tuesday, April 29, was a special date for US President Donald Trump: 100 days have passed since his second inauguration. The 47th White House owner approached this line with records with the signs of plus and minus: he turned out to be unusually prolific in the number of signed decrees, but at the same time the most unpopular president over the past decades. Extraordinary approaches to internal and external problems led to numerous conflicts not only with opponents, but also with partners. At the same time, tough measures of the administration disappointed American voters, who for the most part believe that life has become worse. With details – Kommersant correspondent in the USA Ekaterina Moore.
In his inauguration speech on January 20, Donald Trump promised that « a wave of change would swing the country. » And in this the head of the White House did not deceive. Presidential actions, as writes The Washington Post“Went far beyond typical changes that occur every four years or eight years” when choosing a new leader.
Moreover, Mr. Trump surpassed himself even in the first presidential term, the newspaper believes.
On his first day, on January 20, 2025, Donald Trump signed 26 decrees, including on the release of the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement and the World Health Organization. The latter expressed regret in connection with this decision and warned of the negative consequences for the entire global health system. But for Donald Trump, who promised to engage primarily the internal problems of the United States, this did not become an argument.
Then, among other things, the 47th president abolished the recognition of gender identity at the state level, confirmed the constitutional right to freedom of speech, pardoned 1.5 thousand participants in the riots on January 6, 2021 at the Capitol, postponed the ban on the work of Tiktok in the United States, and made Mexican drug carthes to the list of foreign terrorist organizations.
In addition, President Trump tried to put an end to citizenship by birth right for children of illegal immigrants and those immigrants who are legally in the United States, but temporarily. At the same time, he announced a state of emergency on the southern border and deployed US armed forces there. The struggle against illegal immigrants was one of Mr. Trump’s main promises. AND, As the White House saidthe number of illegal crossings of the border in the first 100 days of Donald Trump decreased by 95%.
In total, for 100 days, Mr. Trump signed 141 Decree. This is more than any other president in the first 100 days of stay in office.
Earlier, the record belonged to Franklin Roosevelt, who signed 99 decrees. Joe Biden for all four years in power signed 162 decree.
Donald Trump and foreign policy were actively engaged. He accepted 14 foreign leaders, including from Israel, India, France, Great Britain, Italy. The most scandalous meeting was undoubtedly with the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky, who was actually expelled from the White House.
During the election campaign, Donald Trump said that he could stop the conflict in Ukraine within 24 hours after taking office. However, so far this has not been done. Approaches to the resolution of the Ukrainian crisis caused the deterioration of US relations with some major European partners who speak of a threat to transatlantic unity. The process of US rapprochement with Russia caused the same negative reaction in Europe. Communication of the diplomats of the two countries, which was actually frozen under Joe Bayden, is now on a regular basis.
Other significant changes relate to the economy: the 47th president fundamentally revised approaches to it, starting a war on duties on all fronts. The collapse of the S&P500 index due to the threat of a full-scale trade war led to the worst start of the presidency in the stock market over the years. Especially acute confrontation – with China. The whole world is waiting for which side will be lost. Most economists, meanwhile, are skeptical of the prospects that Mr. Trump will still achieve his goals in this duel.
The 47th US President also actively worked to reformat the federal bureaucracy, pushing the boundaries of the presidential power. Under him, a number of federal ministries and departments were closed or prepared for closing, which, according to the new government in Washington, act against the interests of the country and spend taxpayers money in a non -targeted way. The victims of steel, in particular, agencies in international development (USAID) and global media (USAGM) are strongholds of the US “soft power”.
Donald Trump’s activity in reducing government departments was accompanied by rigid critical remarks addressed to the judicial system, which tried to put the barriers on the path of the president.
The courts, for example, made decisions against the reduction of state -owners and the elimination of federal workplaces through the Department of Efficiency of Public Administration, supervised by billionaire Ilon Mask – today one of the closest associates of the president.
The judges tried to interfere with the mass deportation of illegal immigrants. In total this year, officials plan to deport 1 million people from the United States. Analysts relate to this goal skeptical, saying that such ambitions will certainly lead to excesses and further court claims. But the White House confidently strives for this purpose, despite the public outcry.
The Washington Post found: although some of the plans of the 47th president led to positive changes, far from fulfilling all election promises. Of the 31 key election promises, 8 were not implemented, and 5 were faced with serious obstacles.
Meanwhile, the most sharp measures of the administration led to the fact that Donald Trump with voters quickly came to an end. The YouGov/CBS study showed: by the end of the first 100 days, Mr. Trump’s rating fell to 45% (February 9 was 53%). 55% of voters now They speak negatively On the activities of the head of state.
53% of respondents are sure that the situation in the economy has become worse, only 28% consider differently. And almost half of the respondents claim that their well -being under Donald Trump has worsened, although the development of the economy was one of the main slogans of his election campaign.
According to data CNNthe situation for Mr. Trump is even worse than according to the calculations of YouGov/CBS: only 41% of respondents support him.
And this is lower than that of any other US leader, moreover, for at least the last seven decades – since the time of Dwight Eisenhower, who had taken up a second term in 1957. For comparison: Joe Biden rating after 100 days was 57%.
Professor of History at the University of Montana Joan Hoff, in an interview with The Washington Post, noted that no president since Franklin Roosevelt demonstrated such a quick pace of changes as Donald Trump. In her opinion, in a certain sense “it was effective”: “Trump is confused by the public – and the democrats, in particular, from the point of view of how to react to him … This made the democrats run, trying to understand what to do.” At the same time, according to the expert, Donald Trump differs from Franklin Roosevelt in that the 32nd president was relatively consistent in his approaches, while the 47th cannot boast of this. And this also leads to the disappointment of voters.
