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Trump’s First 100 Days: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

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President Trump has been in office for 100 days.

What have his priorities been? What will they continue to be?

And most importantly, where is he leading America?

On the first day of his second term, Trump issued a record-breaking 26 executive orders, and in the weeks that followed, he added more than 100 additional orders alongside other memorandums and proclamations. Some have been entirely positive, such as the repeal of Biden-era rules that limited water pressure in showers, while others have been downright eyeroll-inducing, such as renaming the Gulf of Mexico and declaring the day the order was signed a national holiday.

In his latest article, Research Fellow Christopher Calton dives into Trump’s early actions on trade, education, immigration, and more, offering a clear-eyed analysis of what Americans can expect in the years ahead.

Assessing President Trump’s (Second) First 100 Days
Now back in office, Trump’s Administration is taking shape
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