US President Donald Trump marks his first 100-day inauguration at a rally in Macomb County, Michigan, just north of Detroit, a well-known automotive industry.
In space for just over three months, he signed more executive orders than other presidents, spiraled over tariffs and mostly stuck to America’s first policy when it came to Israel.
Al Jazeera sees some of his biggest decisions in numbers.
How did he use his enforcement power?
Trump has signed at least 142 executive orders so far. That’s more than any other US president in the first 100 days, according to the US President’s project.
An executive order is an order issued by the president to a federal agency that has the power of law but does not require Congressional approval.
On his first day in office, Trump signed 26 orders. This included Capitol riot charges of more than 1,500 people convicted on January 6, 2021. Withdrawal from the World Health Organization. The Gulf of Mexico will be renamed the Gulf of America.
Most of Trump’s executive orders focus on immigration and border security, as well as energy and trade.
How many people were forgiven?
Since taking office, Trump has forgiven more than 1,500 people, including those convicted on January 6, 2021, after losing the 2020 presidential election, including the U.S. Capitol riots. Other notable pardons include Ross Ulbricht, founder of the Silk Road Dark Web Marketplace.
Doge Cuts and Layoffs
Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s Government Efficiency (DOGE) was created by Trump through an executive order on January 20th, where he gave DOGE a duty to reduce government spending.
Figures posted on Doge’s website show that the organization estimated it had cut $160 billion from its federal budget, accounting for around 8% of the $2 trillion musk that initially promised savings.
Doge said the biggest cuts have been made to the Department of Health and Human Services ($47.4 billion), the Department of International Development ($45.2 billion) and the Department of State ($2.6 billion). However, these figures have been criticized for lacking sufficient evidence to back them up.
Data collated by CNN shows that at least 121,000 workers have been fired from federal agencies and about 10,000 employees have been fired from the International Development Agency (USAID), where 100% of their employment was culled. USAID was the first institution Trump had kicked out, and has now almost been disbanded.
Tariffs and the economy
Trump’s administration, in his words, implemented a surge in tariffs to reduce the US trade deficit, save unfair trade policies against the US, bring manufacturing jobs back to the country, and generate revenue for the US government.
Starting February 1, Trump has imposed a 25% tariff on Canadian and Mexican goods. This included 10% collection on Canadian energy, struck Chinese goods with a 10% tariff.
Over the next few weeks, Trump targeted steel and aluminum, as well as automobile imports with 25% tariffs. By April, Trump had placed a baseline 10% tariff on goods imported from other parts of the world.
China received the highest tariff rate at 145%. However, some exemptions apply to technology-related items such as smartphones.
Canada and Mexico face tariffs on goods that are not integrated with the tripartite USMCA trade agreement with the US, according to Bloomberg News.
The European Union is currently facing a 20% tariff rate suspended.
How did the market respond?
Since taking office, Trump has sent shockwaves through the market. This is mainly due to the announcement of his flip-flop tariffs, which caused uncertainty and volatility.
Despite the first spike since the November election, all key indicators have fallen.
S&P 500 – About 3.3% Nasdaq – About 4.5% Dow Jones – 5.3% Decrease
Since his inauguration, the market has fallen even further.
S&P 500 – about 7.9% Nasdaq – about 12.1% Dow Jones – 8.9% reduction
Which world leaders visited Trump?
In his first 100 days of his inauguration, Trump has hosted at least 11 world leaders.
Naturally, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was the first leader to arrive at the White House on February 4th. During the visit, Trump said he would turn Gaza into a “Middle Eastern Riviera.”
The world leaders who visited Trump are:
Netanyahu on February 4 Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on February 7 Jordanian King Abdullah II on February 11 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 13 French President Emmanuel Macron on February 24 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on February 27 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on February 28. This meeting was notable for its war of words between Trump and US Vice President JD Vance on one side and Zelensky on the other side, withdrew military aid from Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s Prime Minister Naive Bukere on April 14th, on April 14th, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s Prime Minister Jonas Gaa store, President Naive Bukere, the second round of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and on March 12th, Ukraine Ireland’s Prime Minister Michael Martin.
Foreign policy: stances on Ukraine, Gaza and Yemen
Since taking office, Trump has said he has maintained America’s first policy.
In Ukraine, Trump criticizes the size of US spending under former President Joe Biden, arguing that European countries should be in charge of a larger share of the burden. On March 3rd, Trump stopped all military aid to Ukraine. The Trump administration held several meetings with Ukrainian and Russian officials in an attempt to end the battle.
In the Middle East, Trump has swayed proposals to control Gaza and redevelop it. This has been widely criticized for implying ethnic cleansing of 2.3 million Palestinians. At the same time, his administration continues to send bombs to Israel, including 900kg (2,000 pounds) of bombs, strengthening unwavering US support for Israel.
Since Trump took office on January 20th, Israeli forces have killed at least 2,392 people in Gaza and 105 people on the occupied West Bank. Additionally, around 3,000 people died from persistent wounds in the Israeli attack or from under the tile rub.
Elsewhere in the Middle East, the US has significantly increased Yemen’s military action with Yemen-backed attacks on the Hooti rebels. Operation Roughrider began on March 15th, with its aim being to create a Hooty attack on transport in the Red Sea.
From March 15th to April 18th, at least 207 US attacks were recorded in Yemen, resulting in at least 209 deaths, according to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (Ecled).
Is Trump keeping his promise?
During the 2024 election campaign, Trump made at least 75 promises. This included everything from massive deportation to the liberation of the Capitol Hill mob in 2021.
Politifact, a non-profit American project run by the Poynter Institute, has a fact-checking news statement tracking Trump’s promises in Magazametre. According to that scorecard, Trump has maintained six of his promises, stuck four of the broken ones, working to satisfy 23. The remaining 41 promises have yet to be appreciated.
