Donald Trump, the president of the United States, is holding a rally in Macomb County, Michigan, a city well known for its automotive industry, to celebrate his first 100 days in office.
He signed more executive orders in just over three months than any other president, sent tariffs into the world, and remained steadfast to his America First policy, with the exception of Israel.
Al Jazeera examines some of his biggest decisions in terms of numbers:
How did he exercise his executive powers?
The American Presidency Project estimates that Trump has signed at least 142 executive orders in his first 100 days in office, which is more than any other US president.
The president issues an executive order to federal agencies that is legally binding without the approval of Congress.
Trump signed 26 orders on January 20th, including pardoning more than 1,500 people who had been found guilty on January 6, 2021, Capitol riot charges, resigning from the World Health Organization, and changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
Trump’s executive orders have focused on both energy and trade as well as border security and immigration.
How many people received pardons?
After losing the 2020 presidential election on January 6, 2018, Trump pardoned more than 1,500 people, including his supporters who were found guilty in connection with the riot at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the Silk Road dark web market, was among the other notable pardons that were being served with money laundering and drug trafficking.
DOGE layoffs and cuts
Trump signed an executive order on January 20 that gave the tech henchman Elon Musk the authority to reduce government spending.
According to figures released on the website of DOGE, the organization is estimating that it has cut about $ 160 billion from the federal budget, or 8% of the $ 2 trillion that Musk had initially pledged to save.
DOGE reported that the Department of Health and Human Services has had the biggest budget cuts, with the Department of State and Agency for International Development having had the biggest budget cuts. However, these figures have faced criticism because they lack sufficient proof.
At least 121, 000 federal employees have been fired, with about ten thousand of those at the Agency for International Development (USAID), where the majority of the jobs were sacked, according to CNN’s data. The organization Trump initially targeted, and it has since been almost completely disbanded.
Tariffs and the economy
Trump’s administration has put in place a flurry of tariffs to, in his words, lower the US trade deficit, address unfair trade practices against the US, re-establish manufacturing jobs, and generate income for the US government.
Trump imposed 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods, including a 10% levy on Canadian energy, and a 10% tariff on Chinese goods starting on February 1.
Trump placed tariffs of 25% on auto imports in the weeks that followed, as well as steel and aluminum. Trump had imposed a 1% import tariff on goods from the rest of the world by April.
The 145 percent tariff rate was the highest for China. However, some exceptions have been made to technology-related goods like smartphones.
According to Bloomberg News, Canada and Mexico are subject to 25% tariffs on goods that violate the trilateral USMCA trade agreement, which affects $ 63.8 billion in trade.
A 20 percent tariff rate has been suspended for the European Union.
What has the market done lately?
Trump has shocked the markets since taking office, largely as a result of his market-stability-causing, uncertainty- and volatility-causing, flip-flopping tariff announcements.
All major indices have declined since the November election, despite an initial spike:
- S&, P 500 – down about 3.3 percent
- Nasdaq is down 4.5 percent or so.
- Dow Jones is down 5.3%.
The markets have fallen even further since the day of the inauguration:
- S&, P 500 – down about 7.9 percent
- Nasdaq is down about 12.1 percent.
- Dow Jones is down 8.9%.
Which world leaders accompanied Trump?
At least 11 world leaders have been hosted by Trump in his first 100 days in office.
Unsurprisingly, Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, was the first leader to visit on February 4th. Trump stated that he would make Gaza the “Riviera of the Middle East” during this visit.
Among the world’s leaders who have visited Trump are:
- Netanyahu on February 4.
- Shigeru Ishiba, the prime minister of Japan, on February 7.
- King Abdullah II of Jordan on February 11
- On February 13, Narendra Modi, the Indian prime minister, announced
- Emmanuel Macron, the president of France, on February 24.
- On February 27, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced.
- On February 28, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, will visit. The US withdrawing military aid from Ukraine was the result of the heated exchange between Trump and US Vice President JD Vance on one side and Zelenskyy on the other.
- On March 12, Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin
- On April 7, Netanyahu spoke for the second time.
- Nayib Bukele, president of Salvador, on April 14.
- Giorgia Meloni, the prime minister of Italy, on April 17.
- On April 24, Jonas Gahr Store, the prime minister of Norway, addressed.
Stance on the Ukraine, Gaza, and Yemen.
Trump has stated that he still supports the America First policy since taking office.
Trump has criticized the size of US spending under former president Joe Biden, arguing that Europe should bear more of the brunt. Trump halted all military aid to Ukraine on March 3, drawing sharp criticism from allies in Europe. To try to put an end to the fighting, the Trump administration has held numerous meetings with Russian and Ukrainian officials.
Trump’s proposals to retake control of Gaza and redevelop it have been widely denounced in the Middle East because they suggest the ethnic cleansing of 2.3 million Palestinians. His administration has continued to send US bombs to Israel, including 900-gram (2, 000lb) bombs, bolstering US support for Israel without wavering.
At least 2, 392 people have been killed in Gaza and 105 have been killed in the occupied West Bank since Trump’s inauguration on January 20. Additionally, about 3, 000 people have been pulled from the rubble or died from wounds brought on by Israeli attacks.
The US has significantly increased its military presence in Yemen with attacks on Iran-backed Houthi rebels elsewhere in the Middle East. The March 15th operation, whose purported goal is to stop Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping, reportedly launched.
According to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED), at least 207 US attacks were reported in Yemen between March 15 and April 18.
Trump: Has he kept his word?
Trump made at least 75 promises during his election campaign in 2024, including those that included releasing the 2021 Capitol Hill rioters.
With its MAGA-Meter, the Poynter Institute-run nonprofit PolitiFact has been monitoring Trump’s promises. Trump has broken one of his promises, stalled on four, and is working toward fulfilling 23 of his promises, according to its scorecard. The remaining 41 promises have not yet been rated.
Source: Aljazeera
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