


As Tuesday marks President Donald Trump’s 100th day in office, having signed a dizzying number of 142 executive orders, one thing is clear: the chaos his second term in office has unleashed on the country, including on the U.S. economy, is turning off voters, according to the polls.
Trump’s reelection in November seems to have emboldened him following his 2020 defeat, which he has yet to accept.
“The first time, I had two things to do—run the country and survive; I had all these crooked guys,” he told The Atlantic in a recent interview. “And the second time, I run the country and the world.”
Since his inauguration, Trump has pardoned about 1,500 people who were charged over storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, including those who assaulted police; sought to upend the rules-based international order, tried to fire thousands of federal workers; slashed foreign aid; launched a trade war targeting U.S. allies and foes alike; pushed the country on the brink of a constitutional crisis by defying court orders related to his immigration policies; fought top U.S. institutions, including elite law firms and universities; targeted former aides who defied him, just to name a few of his disruptive actions.
Trump has also failed to meet one of his signature campaign pledges of lowering grocery prices — a major concern on 2024 voters’ minds — with his trade policy, including the imposition of tariffs on about 90 countries on what he dubbed “Liberation Day,” coupled with his attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell ratting markets and prompting uncertainty. While Trump backtracked on most of his tariffs, his nonsensical economic policies still threaten to increase inflation and plunge the country into a recession.
Overall, despite the record-high number of executive orders, Trump has only signed five bills into law during this time, according to The Independent, even though the GOP controls all three branches of government.
Trump, who is keen on projecting strength, on Tuesday is due to deliver a speech in Warren, Michigan, to celebrate his milestone. While the White House is seizing on this moment to highlight what they describe as “the most successful First 100 Days of any Administration in history,” Americans appear to disagree.
His approval rating stands at 39%, the lowest reading for a president in the job for about 100 days since 1945, according to an ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll released Sunday.
Another NPR/PBS News/Marist survey, published on Tuesday, shows that just about 50% of independent voters said he deserves a failing grade, and only a narrow majority of GOP voters would give him top marks.
Trump, as per usual, called his worrying poll numbers into question, claiming they were made up.
“The Polls from the Fake News are, like the News itself, FAKE!” he wrote on his Truth Social platform. “We are doing GREAT, better than ever before.”
Democrats, however, have so far failed to capitalize on the anti-Trump momentum building around the country.