First 100 Days of Trump’s Counter Revolution
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Here’s a summary of the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s administration (January 20 – April 29, 2017):
1. Executive Orders and Major Actions
Trump issued over 30 executive orders, more than any president in recent history during that period. Key actions included:
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Immigration & Travel Ban: Signed an executive order restricting travel from 7 majority-Muslim countries (later blocked by courts).
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Border Security: Ordered the construction of a wall along the U.S.–Mexico border and increased immigration enforcement.
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Regulatory Rollback: Implemented a “1-in, 2-out” policy on federal regulations and began undoing Obama-era environmental rules (e.g., Clean Power Plan).
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Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipelines: Reinstated these controversial pipeline projects.
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Federal Hiring Freeze: Imposed a temporary freeze on federal civilian hiring.
2. Legislative Efforts
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Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) repeal efforts were unsuccessful—the American Health Care Act (AHCA) failed to pass the House in March.
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Tax Reform: A broad outline for tax reform was released (eventually enacted later in 2017).
3. Cabinet Appointments
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Most cabinet nominees were confirmed by the end of the 100 days, though the process was slow and often contentious (e.g., Betsy DeVos for Education Secretary confirmed via VP Pence’s tie-breaking vote).
4. Supreme Court
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Neil Gorsuch was confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court on April 7, after Senate Republicans used the “nuclear option” to eliminate the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees.
5. Foreign Policy
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Ordered a missile strike on Syria (April 6) in response to a chemical weapons attack.
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Increased rhetoric against North Korea, sending a naval group toward the Korean Peninsula.
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Reaffirmed support for NATO, though he had previously questioned its relevance.
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Began renegotiating NAFTA, withdrawing from the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) on day one.
6. Public & Political Climate
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Trump’s approval ratings were historically low for a new president (~40%).
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Large protests took place nationwide, notably the Women’s March and opposition to the travel ban.
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Media and public discourse were marked by sharp polarization and constant controversies (e.g., crowd size at the inauguration, “alternative facts”).
7. Key Themes
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“America First” policy across trade, immigration, and foreign relations.
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A push for deregulation and economic nationalism.
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Heavy use of Twitter for policy pronouncements and attacks on opponents.
Description of the video below, in italics, below:
President Donald Trump discussed his first 100 days in office during an exclusive interview with ABC News, discussing a wide range of topics from the economy to immigration, and foreign policy, in the video published on April 30, 2025, by ABC News, as “FULL INTERVIEW|President Trump the First 100 Days: The Interview in the Oval Office“, below:
Description of the video below, in italics, below:
This week, President Donald Trump will celebrate his first 100 days back in office. How is he doing? And what can these first 100 days signal about how the rest of his administration will unfold? Victor Davis Hanson breaks it all down on today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.” “ A recent poll by CNN showed that Donald Trump had wide approval. Another poll has just come out where he was up to 54%. Given the media hostility, you would think that he would be completely negative, but he’s not. He has the confidence of the majority of the American people. “ Forget what the media says. Forget what his opponent said. Forget Mr. [Kilmar Abrego] Garcia, forget Mr. Luigi Mangione, all of these distractions. The first 100 days have been revolutionary. We’ve never seen anything like it, not during the Reagan administration, not during FDR, in terms of the magnitude of the changes. And that is why people are furious.” in the video published on April 28, 2025, by The Daily Signal, as “Victor Davis Hanson: First 100 Days of Trump’s Counter Revolution“, below:
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