Trump’s first 100 days

Inauguration of Donald J. Trump as 47th U.S. 20 President

Day 1: Issues flurry of executive orders. His first acts include pulling U.S.
out of World Health Organisation and pardoning rioters who attacked Capitol in 2021

Day 2: Promises 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, accusing both countries of not doing enough to stop flow of drugs and migrants into U.S.

Day 4: Pledges that U.S. will retake Panama Canal from Panamanian control, alleging China is operating key waterway

Day 6: Insists U.S. will acquire Greenland, saying autonomous Danish island is essential to U.S. national security

Day 11: Suggests diversity policies were to blame for deadly plane crash in Washington, without offering evidence

without offering evidence Day 16: Says U.S. could develop war-ravaged Gaza Strip into “Riviera
of the Middle East”, with Palestinians resettled elsewhere. Idea provokes international outrage

Images from AI-generated video apparently satirising U.S. plan to “take over” Gaza, shared by Trump on social media

142
Executive orders signed (as of April 29)
Compared to 220 during entirety of his first administration

Day 23: Elon Musk appears at White House news conference, denying “hostile takeover” of U.S. government and defending cost-cutting plans as head of Department of Government Efficiency

200+
Lawsuits against Trump administration’s actions

Day 24: Trump ends years of diplomatic isolation of Vladimir Putin, holding 90-minute phone call
with Russian leader

Day 25: Trump launches plan to target countries with “reciprocal tariffs” as part of his effort to bring investment to U.S.

Day 26: U.S. Vice President JD Vance scolds European leaders for suppressing free speech, telling them to ”step up” on defence and criticising them over immigration

Day 31: Trump falsely blames Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for starting war with Russia,
as he seeks peace deal with Moscow

45%
Trump’s approval rating in first quarter of 2025 (Gallup survey) Average Q1 approval rating for U.S. presidents from 1952-2020 is 60%   

Day 33: Trump fires top U.S. general Charles Brown as part of his plan to rid military of so-called “woke” culture

Day 40: Trump and Vance berate Zelensky for “not being grateful enough” for U.S. help during tense meeting before cameras at White House (above)

Day 41: Pentagon sends extra 3,000 troops to U.S.-Mexico border as Trump administration continues its crackdown on immigration

Day 47: Trump goes after universities, cutting federal funding over alleged antisemitism

Day 50: Secretary of State Marco Rubio says purge of USAID is finished, with 83% of U.S. foreign aid contracts cancelled

Day 52: Trump administration moves to roll back on environmental rules, including repeal of Biden-era emissions limits on power plants

Day 55: U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth (left) shares detailed Yemen war plans in two private Signal group chats that included family members and a journalist

Day 56: U.S. uses obscure wartime law to justify expulsion of more than 200 migrants to El Salvador mega-prison

Day 68: Visit by Vance and his wife to Greenland (above) is scaled back following protests from locals, as Trump repeats threat to acquire island

121,000+
Federal workers fired as a result of Trump’s cost-cutting drive (to Mar 28)*

Day 73-80: Trump unveils wave of tariffs on multiple countries, only to perform partial U-turn before measures take effect. China tariffs soar to 145% on many imports
Uncertainty rattles world markets, sends price of gold soaring and hits value of U.S. dollar

1,587
Posts by Trump on Truth Social

Day 85: Trump officials freeze $2.2bn for Harvard after university resists moves to submit to government oversight

Day 99: Canada’s governing Liberal Party wins election influenced by Trump’s tariff and annexation threats


Trump 100-day approval rating at 39% – lowest of 30 † any U.S. president


*Excludes those placed on administrative leave or who took voluntary buyouts. †ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll, Apr 18-22 Sources: AFP, CNN, New York Times, The Independent Pictures: Getty Images, Truth Social © GRAPHIC NEWS