
Trump went back to his “signature hit” to mark 100 days in office in Warren, Michigan Tuesday with a campaign-style rally, where he hit on campaign themes like immigration and the economy while dismissing polling showing his approval rating is underwater for almost 90 minutes.
As Trump's 100th day in office nears, a majority of Americans disapprove on how they think he is handling his job, as shown in several polls, including NBC and CBS.
Trump's approval ratings for April 2017 (his first term) and April 2025 are the two lowest marks among any newly-elected president since 1953, according to historical data from Gallup.
In its inaugural 100 days, the Trump administration has unleashed a whirlwind of radical governance—signing a deluge of executive orders, gutting federal agencies through mass layoffs, ramping up draconian immigration crackdowns, wielding tariff bludgeons against global trading partners, withdrawing from international agreements, tearing up treaties, and even floating territorial expansion claims. Each day has sent shockwaves of astonishment and alarm rippling across America and the globe.
Domestically, these policies have fueled political wildfires, exacerbating partisan polarization and deepening societal fractures. Internationally, they’ve triggered market turmoil, destabilized global order, and accelerated the erosion of the US’s standing. By any metric, the Trump administration’s first 100 days mark an epic-level failure of governance.