#ICYMI - Trump’s First Hundred Days
Dr Emily Charnock, Lecturer in American History, delivers her verdict as the Trump presidency reaches its first major milestone. The idea of the 'First 100 days' as a benchmark of presidential success dates back to the early months of Franklin Roosevelt's presidency in 1933. Roosevelt, as with much in presidential history, set the bar high. Emily Charnock 'I don't think that there is a presidential period of time in the first 100 days where anyone has done nearly what we've been able to do.' So declared President Donald J. Trump in a recent interview, offering a characteristically bold interpretation of American history. Since his inauguration on 20 January, Trump has certainly been active. On the international scene, he has played nice with Vladimir Putin, fallen out with Vladimir Putin, bombed Syria, and sent the US Navy to rattle North Korea. He's wined and dined the Chinese president, overcome his germaphobia long enough to hold hands with British Prime Minister Theresa May (while refusing to shake German Chancellor Angela Merkel's), and variously attacked and embraced NATO.
