What They Are Saying: The Trump Administration’s First 100 Days Of Chaos

Wall Street Journal Editorial Board: At 100 Days, Trump 2.0 Is in Trouble. “The President needs a major reset if he wants to rescue his final years from the economic and foreign-policy shocks he has unleashed.” [Wall Street Journal, 4/29/25]

CNN: CNN Poll: Trump’s approval at 100 days lower than any president in at least seven decades. “The poll finds the president underwater and sinking across nearly all major issues he’s sought to address during his time in office, with the public’s confidence in his ability to handle those issues also on the decline.” [CNN, 4/27/25]

ABC News: Trump has lowest 100-day approval rating in 80 years: POLL. “Majorities of voters disapprove of many of Trump's policies, the poll found.” [ABC News, 4/27/25]

NBC News: Poll: Americans vent disappointment with Trump ahead of his 100th day, especially on tariffs. “A majority of American adults, 55%, disapprove of Trump’s job performance in the new NBC News Stay Tuned Poll.” [NBC News, 4/27/25]

CBS News: Trump promised an economic revival. In his first 100 days he's falling short, some economists say. “Mr. Trump's signature policies on trade, immigration and government spending have not only failed to spark economic growth — they're contributing to a sharp contraction in activity and threaten to re-ignite inflation, data shows.” [CBS News, 4/29/25]

USA Today: Trump promised to improve the economy on Day 1. Americans are still waiting. “Nearly 100 days after Trump took the oath of office for a second time, consumer and business sentiment is spasming from widespread federal job cuts, a ping-ponging stock market and president's on-again, off-again tariffs.” [USA Today, 4/27/25]

Bloomberg: Trump’s Polls Sag Near 100-Day Mark, Raising Tax-Plan Stakes. “A flurry of polls in recent days from NBC, CNN, New York Times/Siena, ABC News and Fox News, among others, each reveal the same theme: Voters perceive Trump to be falling short on his core campaign promise to strengthen the economy.” [Bloomberg, 4/27/25]

Bloomberg Government: Trump’s 100-Day Milestone Arrives With Key Promises Unkept. “Four of President Donald Trump’s central campaign promises have yet to be delivered as his administration hits its 100-day milestone.” [Bloomberg Government, 4/29/25]

NPR: More give Trump an F than any other grade for first 100 days, poll finds. “Twice as many people said President Trump deserves a grade of F rather than an A for how he's handled his first 100 days in office, according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.” [NPR, 4/29/25]

CNBC: Trump said he could stop the Ukraine war in 24 hours. After 100 days, a deal still eludes him. “During the first tone-setting 100 days of Trump’s second presidency, reaching a ceasefire agreement that’s respected by both sides — let alone a peace deal — has arguably been much harder than the White House leader had anticipated.” [CNBC, 4/29/25]

CNBC: Trump’s first 100 days are the worst for the stock market since Nixon. “The severity of the stock drawdown to start Trump’s presidency stands in marked contrast to the initial euphoria following his November election victory, when the S&P 500 surged to all-time highs amid confidence the former businessman would bring about much hoped for tax cuts and deregulation.” [CNBC, 4/28/25]

The Hill: Trump’s 5 biggest mistakes of his first 100 days. “Beyond the economy, resistance to the president from Americans already skeptical of him has been hardened by controversial actions across a whole range of issues — his targeting of law firms, pressuring of universities, threatening to impeach judges and publicly toying with the idea of seeking a third term.” [The Hill, 4/29/25]

Semafor: At 100 days, Trump’s popularity hits historic lows amid tariff, foreign-policy turmoil. “Trump’s second term policies have rocked the global economic order and Washington’s closest alliances, creating a pervasive sense of uncertainty across businesses and governments.” [Semafor, 4/29/25]

HuffPost: Trump Marks 100 Days In Office With A Tanking Economy And Approval Rating. “Since his inauguration, Trump has pardoned about 1,500 people who were charged over storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, including those who assaulted police; sought to upend the rules-based international order, tried to fire thousands of federal workers; slashed foreign aid; launched a trade war targeting U.S. allies and foes alike; pushed the country on the brink of a constitutional crisis by defying court orders related to his immigration policies; fought top U.S. institutions, including elite law firms and universities; targeted former aides who defied him, just to name a few of his disruptive actions.” [HuffPost, 4/29/25]

Daily Beast: The Worst First 100 Days of Any Administration in History. “Indeed, it is inarguable that no administration has done more damage, more quickly, to the U.S. economy, to the rule of law, to America’s standing in the world and to important institutions at home and abroad than Trump’s second tenure has.” [Daily Beast, 4/28/25]

Financial Times: Donald Trump’s first 100 days mark worst for US stock market since Gerald Ford. “US stocks are on course to have lost almost 8 per cent during the rollercoaster first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second term — the worst start for a new administration since Gerald Ford assumed the presidency five decades ago.” [Financial Times, 4/29/25]

Financial Times Editorial Board: Trump’s 100 days of chaos. “In trying to remake the US in his own image he has created crises that threaten immense long-term harm to the American republic, and its place in the world.” [Financial Times, 4/28/25]

U.S. News & World Report: Consumers Give Thumbs Down on Tariffs, Economy as Trump Hits 100-Day Mark. “The report comes as President Donald Trump celebrates his 100th day in the White House with a rally planned for later Tuesday in Michigan.” [U.S. News & World Report, 4/29/25]

The Guardian: Trump 100 days: delusions of monarchy coupled with fundamental ineptitude. “In three months Trump has shoved the world’s oldest continuous democracy towards authoritarianism at a pace that tyrants overseas would envy.” [The Guardian, 4/29/25]

Mother Jones: Trump’s Poll Numbers Are Historically Awful. “So far, Trump has avoided directly addressing the dismal poll numbers; instead, he seems to be making up his own favorable findings.” [Mother Jones, 4/27/25]

Rolling Stone: 100 Actions That Define Trump’s Horrifying First 100 Days in Office. “The result has been about what you’d expect from the first convicted felon and twice-impeached insurrectionist to return to the White House: a reckless campaign of overreach and lawlessness that has strained the federal judiciary, the Constitution, and American democracy itself.” [Rolling Stone, 4/29/25]

Barron’s: Trump’s First 100 Days Were the Worst for Stocks Since Nixon. What History Says Happens Next. “Donald Trump is presiding over the worst stock market during a president’s first 100 days since Richard Nixon’s abbreviated second term.” [Barron’s, 4/29/25]

Washingtonian: 100 Days of Chaos: How Donald Trump’s Return Has Disrupted DC. “Above all, we’ve seen chaos—especially here in Washington, where the administration’s blitz of the federal government, outlined in Project 2025 and spearheaded by Elon Musk and DOGE, has landed with the finesse of an anvil to the head.” [Washingtonian, 4/28/25]

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