After 100 days of chaos and rage, which caused his support to drop in the polls, the United States (U.S.) President Donald Trump hopes to regain the unconditional adoration of his supporters at a rally on Tuesday.
To mark the symbolic 100 days of his second term, the Republican president is going to the site of one of his last campaign rallies, the town of Warren in the state of Michigan, which he won over in the November 5th election.
“For the first time, I had to do two things: run the country and survive. I had all those crooks around me,” Trump said, referring to the numerous ministers and advisors during his first term from 2017 to 2021.
“The second time, I’m running the country and the world,” he said, assuring that he is “having a great time” doing so.
Many of his voters remain loyal to him.
“He knows what he’s doing,” said Karen Miner, head of a wine cellar in the town of Reno in the state of Nevada.
“There’s no one like him”
“So far I’m very satisfied with his work,” said Frank Tuti, a retired construction worker from New Hampshire, but added that he is “a little worried about the economy.”
“There’s no one like the U.S. president, not even close,” said Tom Homan, the official in charge of implementing the government’s mass deportation program, which, according to his critics, he is carrying out by violating basic human rights and the separation of powers.
Donald Trump, this time surrounded exclusively by devoted loyalists, has been acting almost unrestrained since January 20th when it comes to tariffs, foreign policy, and political revenge.
He replaced the portrait of former President Barack Obama in the White House with a painting that depicts an attempted assassination against himself.
Known for his flamboyant taste, he has piled up gilded decorations in the Oval Office.
Testing the limits of presidential authority, the Republican has so far signed over 140 executive orders.
The sharp drop in support
With them, he questioned the right to acquire citizenship by birth on U.S. territory, attacked universities and law firms, revoked environmental protection policies, entrusted his ally Elon Musk with reducing federal bureaucracy, and began a protectionist policy, which he later partially halted.
Many of the orders were blocked by judges, with whom the executive branch entered into an unprecedented conflict.
Donald Trump, whose political career has been built on deepening divisions, did not receive the relative grace that is an unwritten rule of the first 100 days of a presidential term.
On the contrary, public opinion polls show a particularly sharp drop in support for Trump, driven by concerns over tariffs as well as his attacks on the institutional order.
According to a poll published Sunday, only 39 percent of U.S. citizens “approve” of the way Donald Trump is performing his presidential duties.
“Too far”
Sixty-four percent of respondents believe he has gone “too far” in his attempt to expand presidential powers.
It is impossible to predict how long Donald Trump, who at the age of 78 became the oldest elected U.S. president, will maintain this energetic pace.
The Republican is showing signs of impatience, especially when it comes to diplomatic matters, as he prefers quick deals.
Regarding the war in Ukraine, he has clearly failed to fulfill his campaign promise to end the conflict in one day after returning to power.
When he was asked this, Trump said: “People know well that it was a joke.”
