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The first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second presidential term were marked by controversial measures, unexpected movements, and an unprecedented number of executive orders and controversial decisions.
On Tuesday, the 100 days of the second term of Donald Trump -A milestone at the beginning of presidential terms, in which traditionally, in US politics, the progress of a president is measured regarding campaign promises.
In the comparison between Trump’s two terms, analysts consider that the Republican is best prepared in this second term – and willing to take more drastic measures In practically in all areas, many of them without comparison in the history of the country.
Between a deportation of activists and immigrants, a Commercial War with the imposition of customs tariffs to almost all business partners, and battles with the Judicial Branchthere are critics who argue that Trump is referring the United States to “an autocracy” or an “imperial presidency.”
Others consider that Donald Trump is just putting body to ideas and promises that launched during the campaign – suffocated by voters who made him the 47th president of the United States.
There are 1370 days to the end of Donald Trump’s second term. Below, we left him a radiograph taken by Lusa to the numbers and essential points that marked the first 100.
Shock diplomacy
The United States helped found the UN, After World War II to prevent future global conflicts and promote international peace and security.
However, this did not prevent Donald Trump from some of the United Nations, such as the World Health Organization or the Human Rights Council.
Also suspended all financing The UN Agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) and said it was going to review involvement in UNESCO, the UN organization for education, science and culture.
In addition, it abandoned or cut funding for multilateral agreements in issues ranging from Human Rights Health.
Still in the universe of diplomacy, Trump caused international shock by renking the Gulf of Mexico as “” by promising to take control of the Panama Canal or by admitting the possibility of resorting to military force or economic coercion to assume control of Granelândia.
He insisted on the intention of, referring to former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as governor and the country as “the 51st state”American.
Still in terms of unexpected diplomatic movements, Trump hastened to try normalize relations with Russiadespite the war against Ukraine still ongoing.
Conflict
In early February, Trump suggested that the US should take control of the Gaza Strip, Enclave destroyed by the war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamite Movement Hamas, to rebuild and transform into “.”
Since then, for shock on the part of the international community, it has insisted that the Gaza inhabitants should be transferred permanently to countries like Egypt and Jordan.
In relation to the war in Ukraine, the Trump difficulties in fulfilling Promise of a quick resolution of the conflict.
According to analysts, Trump, unlike predecessor Joe Biden, has outlined a solution that Broadly favors Russiaanticipating the possibility of Moscow of Ukrainian Moscow or the rejection of the adhesion of Ukraine to the NATO.
While the new US administration has been focused on personal relationships and isolated events to try to end this war, the White House tense will be in history between Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky in late February.
At the time, the US head of state and the vice president, JD vance, They severely criticized Zelensky And they accuse him of not contributing to a peace plan with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Justice
Several experts in constitutional law have considered that Trump is holding a “Unfold attack” to the country’s judicial systemendangering the rule of law.
Federal Courts are currently judge more than a hundred actions Judicial against the President’s measures, many of them related to immigration.
Since Trump’s policies began to face legal barriers, the president’s advisors and supporters entered a crusade against judges and law firms, questioning daily the legitimacy of the system American judicial.
In March, the president threatened and legal teams that present lawsuits against government migratory measures, resulting in a climate of intimidation.
In addition to attacks on the judicial system, Donald Trump has fostered rumors of a possible presidential, which would be a clear Violation of the Constitutionwhich foresees a maximum of two.
Education, Culture and Science
Trump “cut the investigation financing and interrupted large areas of science funded by the Federal Government as part of a billionaire -led expenses initiative Elon Musk“, Warned the scientific journal Nature, which points out that 75% of scientists have now considered abandoning the country.
The White House also intends, the iconic US space agency, and announced the dollars in financing for universities across the country that did not align with the broad government reforms required by the executive.
In addition, a number of books that promote diversity, equity and inclusion, including works on holocaust, feminism, civic rights and racism, as well as the famous autobiography of US writer and poet Maya Angelou.
The measure marks one more step in the broad effort of the Trump government to eliminate the so -called ‘Dei’ content (diversity, equity and inclusion) of federal agencies.
Immigration
Trump promised the Greater mass deportation in history American. Since taking office, this plan has been placed in marchbut not at the pace that the current executive foreseeed.
The Immigration and Customs Service (Ice) deported just over 12,300 immigrants between March 1 and 28, a little below 12,700 people deported in the same period last year, according to data obtained by the NBC News chain.
In this sense, the government has increased pressure on immigrants so that leave voluntarily the United States, besides having with the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukeleto send immigrants detained in the US to this Central American country.
The US has also revoked a view to hundreds of college students for protests against war in Gaza.
103 Signed Executive Orders
Donald Trump signed executive orders to an unprecedented rhythm in American modern history. A large part is related to reductions in the federal government.
Executive orders are presidential directives that do not require congressional approval and have the strength of law if the topic of the order is under the constitutional authority of the head of state.
Some of these orders, including to end citizenship by birth or freezing most US foreign aid, were suspended by judges due to possible Executive Power Abuse.
Trump also made a great use of this power to deregulation The use of fossil fuels, locking immigration or, in large numbers, to adjust import rates.
5 approved bills
Trump ratified only five bills so far: three resolutions of the Congress Review Law, which annul regulations From former President Joe Biden, the law, which determines the arrest of illegal immigrants accused of serious crimes, and a provisional financing bill needed to avoid a government stoppage last month.
For the first time since 2017, the Republican Party controls the White House and Two Congress Houseswhich would theoretically pave the way for a series of possible legislative victories.
In the first term, Trump had already ratified 24 bills until mid -April. In this second term, it is governing by executive order.
97 Orders of Joe Biden reversed
“In just two months”, Trump revoked more executive actions than the total number of executive orders that Biden signed in the first year In terms of mandate, the White House announced last month.
The US presidency justified this revocation as a necessary measure “to end with radical ideology, eliminate unnecessary regulations and prioritize the interests of the American citizensS ”, thus inaugurating a“ new gold era for the United States ”.
Revokes have covered from regulations to reduce medical assistance costs to Protections against gender discriminationgoing through executive orders related to climate change.
Approval rate: 45%
Donald Trump ends the first quarter of the second term with an average rate of approval of 45%, greater than 41% obtained In the first term, “but well below all other elected presidents in the United States after World War II,” says a survey of Gallup, the US opinion research company.
In terms of comparison, Joe Biden Teve 53% approval in the first quarter in the White House. THE average rate From the first trimester for all elected presidents from 1952 to 2020 is 60%.
The approval rate of only 41% at the beginning of the first term, however, did not prevent Donald Trump from being elected to a second in 2024.
Unemployment: 4.2%
In March, the US labor market remained solid, with 228,000 jobs created above 117,000 In February and better than the estimate of analysts of 140,000 jobs, the Department of Labor Statistics indicated.
However, the unemployment rate rose to 4.2%, Above the 4.1%forecast, as the rate of participation in the workforce also increased.
However, one scenario of great uncertainty was installed in the countryafter the customs rates announced by Trump earlier this month, which intensified fears that one could impair US economic growth and affect various economic indicators in the country.
47,928 immigrants in detention centers
The US has a plan to execute Greater mass deportation From the story, ”promised Donald Trump.
One of the stages of the process involves the arrest of some of these immigrants and the referral to the detention centers of the Immigration and Customs Service (ICE), where they are waiting for the eventual deportation.
NBC News told, until April 16, 47,928 detained immigrants in ICE facilities. Of this total, 30.5% had convictions criminal, 23.1% pending criminal accusations, 46.4% violated immigration laws From the country, but has no criminal conviction or pending criminal accusations, and 10.4% were sent for rapid deportation.
The number of deported It is not disclosed regularly to the public. However, according to NBC News, ICE deported about 11,000 migrants in February and more than 12,300 in March.
