Trump’s First 100 Days

William F. Jasper

President-elect Donald J. Trump pledged that upon entering the White House he would launch a “100-day plan to Make America Great Again.” Since the inauguration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933, the “First Hundred Days” of a presidency have taken on special significance. FDR launched his “progressive” New Deal with an epic 100-day blitzkrieg that usurped powers, trampled constitutional protections into the mud, and launched a multitude of new programs and agencies.  FDR’s Big Government legacy has never been rolled back; in fact, subsequent administrations — both Democrat and Republican — have continued adding to the federal leviathan. Will President Trump be different in this regard, as he promised?

Gauging by actions — and reactions — President Trump is making a heroically earnest effort to deliver, at least on those deliverables that are possible in an environment that is more viciously hostile toward an incoming president than at any time in living memory.

The establishment media have been so obsessed with attacking all things Trump — including inventing a slew of fake news stories — that it is easy to miss the substantive actions taken by our new president. That is why, in addition to our daily online stories covering various aspects of the new Trump administration, we have a special feature at TheNewAmerican.com entitled “Trump’s First 100 Days” that provides an abbreviated day-by-day account of the president’s executive orders, speeches, policy announcements, and other activities. Here, drawing from our online tabulation are some key Trump actions:

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