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what the future may look like for their administration. Historically, presidents try and
accomplish a great deal of things in their first 100 days with the hope of delivering on
promises they made while campaigning. Of course, not everything they campaign will
become mandate, but for the most part, presidents of the past, upon entering office, will
work hard on making some change within the first 100 days.
The most recent case study of this would be with Barack Obama. Before we
discuss what he did in his first 100 days, it is important that we remind ourselves what
he campaigned on, the promises he made, and who he campaigned to. President
Barack Obamas campaign was quite vague. He never made specific promises based
future. Looking back, it was quite clever of him to not make specific promises as one
cannot fail to fulfill a promise on a promise that does not exist. The only thing he did
continue to press was bipartisanship and sweeping reform. Again, not clear on where
the reform would be. During his campaign, President Obama targeted the working man.
He targeted those who were struggling during the economic recession. He made it clear
So how did his first 100 days go? It is difficult to come up with an adjective to
describe those days, but one that seems to fit the bill well is decent. He made clear
strides to fulfill on his campaign promises with the introduction of the stimulus package
Those attempts at reaching across the aisle however, were not returned by the
Republicans. In his first 100 days he was met with stiff opposition from minority
leadership in both the senate and the house. Of course, he was still able to get what he
wanted done as the Democrats controlled both chambers of congress. If there was one
thing that foreshadowed the rest of his presidency during his first 100 days, it would be
the lack of cooperation from the GOP. Throughout his first months in office, Barack
Obama was met with absolutely no cooperation from Republicans. This same general
theme continued throughout his presidency, continuing into his second term, especially
when the GOP controlled the house. The relationship between the president and his
opposition was one of little friendship and compromise. The Republicans either got
It is clear that President Obama did not get everything done that he wanted and
that there were complications in his first 100 days. One thing that remained constant
look at someone from the other end of the spectrum. George W. Bush. Someone who
can be described as a polar opposite from Barack Obama. Again, lets dissect some of
the things he promised on the campaign trail. Unlike Obama, Bush made some specific
promises while campaigning. The biggest platform that Bush campaigned on was
cutting taxes. The previous administration with President Clinton was one defined by
sweeping tax increases. Bush targeted the lower class, working man. He promised
Once he entered office, Bush tried to achieve just that. Unfortunately for him,
President Bush was unable to incorporate any tax cuts until June of his first year,
missing the first 100 day mark by a few months. Nonetheless, he still delivered on the
It would be quite difficult to compare President Bushs first 100 days to the rest of
his administration. Unlike many presidents, Bush faced a major crisis near the end of
his first year office. No one could have predicted the terrorist attacks of September 11,
2001. After the horrendous attacks, Bushs administration pivoted from domestic affairs
to the battle against terrorism. The only foreign policy crisis he faced in his first 100
days was an incident with American military crashing on Chinese soil. Interestingly,
Bush handled the situation very well and the Americans were returned to US soil.
Unfortunately his success in the first 100 days did not translate to the rest of his
presidency. He led one of the single greatest false attacks/invasions in US history. His
legacy is tarnished with his failed invasion of Iraq and the lack of results he had in the
middle east.
Now that we have an idea of what our previous presidents did in their first 100
days and how that translated to the rest of their administrations, lets look at our current
presidents first 100 days. President Trump ran his campaign in an extremely unique
way. He targeted white, working class Americans across the country. He focused on
their issues and what they wanted to be done. Trump made countless amounts of
that spans our border with Mexico. He promised tax cuts across the board, from the
Upon entering office, President Trump was met with a time of economic stability
and strength, a housing market that had rebounded substantially since the beginning of
President Obamas administration. Not everything was perfect, however. President
Trump came into office facing one of the most complicated situations in the middle east
than any president had. He came into office needing to figure out how his administration
What were some of the initiatives he tackled in first 100 days? Very simple. The
With respect to border security, Trump has yet to deliver on the building of the
wall. It would be unfair to criticize him on this, as it would be impossible for him to do it
on his first 100 days. Although it is important to understand that he has made practically
In his first 100 days, President Trump has also failed to repeal Obama Care. Not
to say he hasnt made an effort, because he has. He has just failed miserably getting
support from his own party. Although it would be fair to say that within his term he
should be able to deliver on this promise, just not in his first 100 days.
In regards to his promised tax cuts, he has not been able to pass any new
legislation with respect to the tax cuts he promised on the campaign. He has proposed
his new tax plan and it seems to be gathering pretty wide support from his counterparts
in the GOP.
Much like with Barack and the Republicans in congress, the Democrats are
resisting any sort of change from Trump. Whether its the confirmation of his nominees
for his cabinet or his attempts at repealing Obama Care, the Democrats have fought
religiously. Strangely enough, even some members of the GOP in congress are
President Trumps current public approval ratings are abysmal. There is no way
for making this sound better than it is. As of writing this, his approval rating is 39.4% (via
some of those who actually voted for him. It is extremely important for him to turn this
number around, as he soon may begin to lose support from the GOP. It would not be in
their best interest to support a President who can barely get a third of the publics
support. It isnt clear what he will do to fix this issue, but it is clear that there is some
urgency to do so. The longer he stays this low, the greater risk he puts himself at.
With respect to media treatment Donald Trump has seen his fair share of
negative media treatment. According to TheHill.com, a study conducted on his first 100
days revealed that about 80% of coverage on President Trump was negative. Is it fair to
say that he warrants that much negative attention? Probably not. But when nearly a two
thirds of the country does not support him, it is hard for the media outlets to publish
Looking at everything in a more general sense, Trumps first 100 days have been
rocky. His support in congress and from the public is weak. He needs to make sweeping
changes in order to make his future look any sort of bright. It is pretty much that simple.
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