Has this been the worst Hundred Days of any American presidency? (3 Viewers)

[Greenbeard]

Punchbowl has a very succinct recap of Trump's first 100 days this morning. Pretty solid summation.

President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office since returning to the White House started strong but are ending on a distinctly sour note.

Trump’s poll numbers are down sharply, especially on his handling of the economy. After a chaotic start, DOGE has fizzled out while Elon Musk is limping away to repair his battered corporate empire.

The U.S. national security apparatus is in disarray. Trump’s big success in shutting down illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border has been overwhelmed by legal challenges to deportations, including the stunning removal of three American citizens, all young children.

Most importantly, neither Trump nor senior administration officials can coherently or consistently explain the president’s approach to tariffs and the trade war – or what the end game is.

No signature legislative achievements, a significant degradation in the ability of the federal government to serve the American people, and "success" in advancing economic and foreign policies that essentially amount to American self-immolation, demolishing the post-WWII world order that we built to benefit us (and, you know, the world).

I'm not sure we've ever seen a president single-handedly reverse the trajectory of the economy in his first hundred days for the worse before:



The view of the American public seems to be that we've just seen the worst Hundred Days (at least in the era of modern opinion polling).



Are they right?

 

[Integrityrespec]

Most folks know it's not about where you start but where you finish that matters. I won't even mention the disaster that was Biden.

 

[tshade]

Most folks know it's not about where you start but where you finish that matters. I won't even mention the disaster that was Biden.

?????????? How was Biden a "disaster" ??? Give even ONE way???

 

[OlNate]

Most folks know it's not about where you start but where you finish that matters. I won't even mention the disaster that was Biden.

Biden? Lmao.. holy ****, you guys are actually actually still trying to hold up the B word as some shield against the total dog shit show America has turned into in the last 100 days?

At no point in Biden's administration did your country look anything remotely like it does now, and attempting to create an equivalency, let alone suggest he was worse, is simply making it clear that you should not be taken seriously.

As for "most folks", polling would suggest otherwise.

 

[Simon W. Moon]

Most folks know it's not about where you start but where you finish that matters. I won't even mention the disaster that was Biden.

Most folks know not to trust politicians

 

[Greenbeard]

Most folks know it's not about where you start but where you finish that matters. I won't even mention the disaster that was Biden.

Pretty anemic defense. Sounds more like an acknowledgment that it’s been a disaster and a hope that it turns around at some point.

 

[americanwoman]

Most folks know it's not about where you start but where you finish that matters. I won't even mention the disaster that was Biden.

But you did. I get it, not much to defend from this current mess.

 

[lynnwinslow]

?????????? How was Biden a "disaster" ??? Give even ONE way???

Egg prices!

 

[Simon W. Moon]

@Integrityrespec

Pretty anemic defense. Sounds more like an acknowledgment that it’s been a disaster and a hope that it turns around at some point.

No deadline for WHEN "things" will get "better"
No specific list of which THINGS
No set of criteria for "better"

It's not even a defense.

It's just an expression of hope from someone who trusts a politician

 

[Peacenik]

Most folks know it's not about where you start but where you finish that matters. I won't even mention the disaster that was Biden.

Would be nice to have the stability of President Biden back.

 

[Peacenik]

Biden? Lmao.. holy ****, you guys are actually actually still trying to hold up the B word as some shield against the total dog shit show America has turned into in the last 100 days?

At no point in Biden's administration did your country look anything remotely like it does now, and attempting to create an equivalency, let alone suggest he was worse, is simply making it clear that you should not be taken seriously.

As for "most folks", polling would suggest otherwise.

Yeah, I never got that thing where conservatives just assume the rest of the country is in agreement with them. Not!

 

[Helix]

The Civil War was probably the worst. It wasn't Lincoln's fault, though. It was the "conservatives" at the time who wanted to defend rich slave owners even though they didn't get jack shit out of that except a well tailored uniform and a death. The current ones are why we have to endure Trump again. If you want to "conserve" things, lock yourself in your ****ing house and conserve that.

 

[medi]

If this Trump Administration Team has been so awful, why are there so many of you in this Community complaining about all manner of things associated with the Trump Administration?

Not any chance there is fear of what is being changed in the United States?

And that reference to stability during the Biden Administration is really cool! That would have even caught Johnny Carson's researchers looking for good material to comment on.

I wonder if you would go face-to-face with any of those law enforcement folks that had the job of guarding the U.S. southern border during that time when the Biden Administration had everything so "stable"?

You think it was cool to have a million, or two million, maybe three million unknowns just strolling across that southern border? Well, I guess some used ferry boats. Maybe swam across. Maybe could just walk through water. Wait, they walked ON THE WATER!!

Oh well, I appreciate that humor; a stable administration was the Biden Administration. Yep, that be mighty cool!!!

 

[HonestJoe]

... so far.

 

[Allan]

Punchbowl has a very succinct recap of Trump's first 100 days this morning. Pretty solid summation.



No signature legislative achievements, a significant degradation in the ability of the federal government to serve the American people, and "success" in advancing economic and foreign policies that essentially amount to American self-immolation, demolishing the post-WWII world order that we built to benefit us (and, you know, the world).

I'm not sure we've ever seen a president single-handedly reverse the trajectory of the economy in his first hundred days for the worse before:



The view of the American public seems to be that we've just seen the worst Hundred Days (at least in the era of modern opinion polling).



Are they right?

Trump's impact to date can best be described as economic vandalism.

No President in US history has set about intentionally hobbling America.

 

[NolanVoyd]

Most folks know it's not about where you start but where you finish that matters. I won't even mention the disaster that was Biden.

Good call.

You shouldn't mention that because the comparison makes Trump look even worse.

 

[Allan]

Would be nice to have the stability of President Biden back.

The US would be more stable if the POTUS position was vacant.

 

[OlNate]

Yeah, I never got that thing where conservatives just assume the rest of the country is in agreement with them. Not!

It's pure delusion at this point, that is the only explanation.

And this is now. Walmart and Target have warned of empty shelves coming in two weeks. I wonder if that will make Trump's policies more or less popular....hmmm...

Product shortages and empty store shelves loom with falling shipments from China

Businesses have been canceling orders for products from China after Trump imposed a 145% tariff on most Chinese imports, risking product shortages for American consumers.

www.nbcnews.com

Of course, the "true believers" will wear their potato sacks as badges of honor, and will repeat the mantra that "Trump was right about everything"... lol Perhaps the most prudent choice the GOP could make is to rebrand themselves to where burlap brown replaces red.

 

[Allan]

It's pure delusion at this point, that is the only explanation.

And this is now. Walmart and Target have warned of empty shelves coming in two weeks. I wonder if that will make Trump's policies more or less popular....hmmm...

Product shortages and empty store shelves loom with falling shipments from China

Businesses have been canceling orders for products from China after Trump imposed a 145% tariff on most Chinese imports, risking product shortages for American consumers.

www.nbcnews.com

Of course, the "true believers" will wear their potato sacks as badges of honor, and will repeat the mantra that "Trump was right about everything"... lol Perhaps the most prudent choice the GOP could make is to rebrand themselves to where burlap brown replaces red.

Bloomberg did a sample Temu shopping cart. Americans are paying more for just about everything.

 

[NolanVoyd]

You think it was cool to have a million, or two million, maybe three million unknowns just strolling across that southern border? Well, I guess some used ferry boats. Maybe swam across.

What is with the constant lies?

More people were apprehended and expelled during the Biden admin than in the first Trump admin.

Facts matter.

no one strolled across.

stop with the lies.

 

[medi]

The US would be more stable if the POTUS position was vacant.

You mean like way back when John Adams was told by that royal representative that the British tariffs were not going to be lifted because there was no government in those former colonies?

Might you need references to that of which I write? Thus, questioning your idea?

 

[Slavister]

Punchbowl has a very succinct recap of Trump's first 100 days this morning. Pretty solid summation.

I think there are things happening that are even worse than all of that related to
- dismantling election system and
- whatever hooks DOGE hackers placed into Treasury and other sensitive systems.

Christian nationalist policies spread has been underreported as well.

 

[Simon W. Moon]

If this Trump Administration Team has been so awful, why are there so many of you in this Community complaining about all manner of things associated with the Trump Administration?
Not any chance there is fear of what is being changed in the United States?
And that reference to stability during the Biden Administration is really cool! That would have even caught Johnny Carson's researchers looking for good material to comment on.
I wonder if you would go face-to-face with any of those law enforcement folks that had the job of guarding the U.S. southern border during that time when the Biden Administration had everything so "stable"?
You think it was cool to have a million, or two million, maybe three million unknowns just strolling across that southern border? Well, I guess some used ferry boats. Maybe swam across. Maybe could just walk through water. Wait, they walked ON THE WATER!!
Oh well, I appreciate that humor; a stable administration was the Biden Administration. Yep, that be mighty cool!!!

Tell me you're one of the minority of Americans who lacks a 401k retirement account or other investments in the market, without using those words.

Even if someone supports Trumps goals, it's okay to admit Trump is flubbing the execution.

 

[OlNate]

Bloomberg did a sample Temu shopping cart. Americans are paying more for just about everything.

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lol... glad to see Trump is doing what he said he'd do, and lower prices across the board for Americans.

 

[Threegoofs]

The Civil War was probably the worst. It wasn't Lincoln's fault, though. It was the "conservatives" at the time who wanted to defend rich slave owners even though they didn't get jack shit out of that except a well tailored uniform and a death. The current ones are why we have to endure Trump again. If you want to "conserve" things, lock yourself in your ****ing house and conserve that.

Gotta agree with you there. The first 100 days of Lincoln’s first term we had Ft Sumter shelled and evacuated, a call for 75k volunteers to expand the army and navy, the Confederacy coalesce with Virginia changing course and deciding to secede, and it set the stage for the first major battle about a month after the first 100 days.

That was much worse than empty tariff threats.