As he celebrated his first 100 days in office with a rally in the city of Michigan, President Donald Trump has pledged to restore jobs to the country.
As Trump pursues norm-busting trade, immigration, and government overhauls, the White House made the remarks on Tuesday, which were dubbed an “accomplissement speech.”
Trump praised what he described as “the most successful first 100 days of any administration in our country’s history.”
He continued, “And that’s according to many, many people.” Everyone is claiming that “we’ve only just begun.”
More than an hour later, the president spoke to the audience as he entered the stage to sing “God Bless the USA” by Lee Greenwood.
He said his administration was “ending illegal immigration,” “taking back our jobs,” “restoring the rule of law,” and getting what he called “woke lunacy and transgender insanity the hell out of our government” while standing in front of a banner read “The Golden Age.”
He also made threats against former US presidents Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, continued his years-long criticism of the media, and falsely claimed that Democrats attempted to “rig” the 2024 election.
Trump then abandoned his tariff plan, which has stifled global markets and caused unease among industry leaders.
In response to US automakers’ protests, Trump signed an executive order hours earlier to ease some tariff restrictions. The order would stop Trump’s various tariffs on imported auto parts for American-made vehicles from “stacking.”
His administration has implemented 25% tariffs on almost all of its trade partners, 25% on steel and aluminum, and 25% on trade with Mexico and Canada that are not covered by a prior agreement.
Trump repeatedly claimed in his Michigan speech that the moves are part of a “hard reset” that will bring industries back to the US.
They all want to re-enter Michigan and begin producing cars, he said. You understand why, then. due to our tax and tariff policy.
Significant about Michigan
Patty Culhane, a journalist for Al Jazeera, described the location as significant. Trump won the election of Michigan last year, but his state, which relies heavily on the auto industry, may face one of the biggest blows from his tariff policy.
We are 32 kilometers [about 20 miles] from Detroit, Michigan, where we are. The “Big Three” automakers, which are General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis, are located there, according to Culhane.
“We’ve seen automakers really speak out against these tariffs,” she said, noting that Donald Trump wants to see virtually no car made entirely in the US.
“Many T-shirts in the crowd feature the word “UAW,” the United Auto Workers union. Because they believe that these tariffs will eventually force businesses to re-enter the US, the union voted against them.
Recent polls have revealed that Trump’s supporters’ enthusiasm for the Michigan rally does not reflect the general public, with nearly every major pollster finding that the president has recently received more negative feedback than positive feedback.
These included separate Morning Consult and New York Times/Siena polls that revealed 54 percent of respondents’ disapproval, a Marist College poll that revealed 53 percent, and an Ipsos poll that revealed 55 percent.
Trump referred to the polls as “fake” and “run by a bunch of crooks.”
The Conference Board, a website that monitors consumer opinions on the US economy, released new data hours earlier on Tuesday that showed the US economy is struggling.
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, confidence dropped by 7.9 points to 86 in April as a result of Trump’s tariff rollout, which was the lowest level since May 2020.
Trump told his supporters that officials were “coming from all over the world to see your president,” even though no new trade agreements have been reached since the country-specific tariffs were announced and then paused.
He claimed that they were trying to reach a deal.
Trump also criticized Jerome Powell, the head of the Federal Reserve, for failing to do a good job.
He opposed congressional proposals to lower taxes, which nonpartisan budget experts claimed would add trillions to the country’s $ 36. 00 trillion debt.
Trump declared that there will be the biggest tax cuts in American history in the coming weeks and months, including no tax on tips, no on Social Security, and no overtime.
Reverse yourself
Democrats, on the Senate floor on Tuesday night, criticized Trump’s presidency under the counter-programming slogan “100 days of chaos,” with more speeches anticipated to last well into the night.
Senate Republicans were referred to as “co-conspirators” who secretly oppose Trump’s agenda but refuse to express their full opposition.
The president is testing and violating our Constitution, destroying our image abroad, and gaining power for himself as the economy falters, the chamber’s No 2 Democrat, Senator Richard Durbin of Illinois, said.
“The Republican-controlled legislative branch seems to have lost all ambition as Donald Trump’s administration becomes too inflexible,” he writes. “In fact, the lambs’ silence is what drives the conversation.”
Aside from the community college where Trump’s rally was held, there were protests as well.
A busy street there was lined with hundreds of demonstrators who carried upside-down US flags and waved signs that read, “I dissent.”
