Trump's First 100 Days: Corruption, Chaos, and Cruelty

Donald Trump and his administration have waged an all-out assault on America's founding principles over the president's first 100 days in office.

By Tim Dickinson , Ryan Bort April 29, 2025 Donald Trump in the White House on April 15 Win McNamee/Getty Images Donald Trump 's first 100 days have been the most chaotic and consequential in modern political memory. He has wielded the presidency like a king , seeking to bend America (and, far less successfully, the world) to his will. 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

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