Takeaways from Trump's First 100 Days: Steamrolling Government and Strong-Arming Allies

10 weeks ago The opening 100 days of President Donald Trump's second term have tuned out to be the most consequential and sweeping start to a term since Franklin D. Roosevelt entered the White House. Trump's actions have targeted the architecture of the New Deal, the Great Society, as well as the Reagan Republican orthodoxy of free trade and strong international alliances. The Republican president has taken direct aim at law, media, public health and culture, attempting to bring all to heel.