Wednesday 26 April 2017

100 days of trumpery tweets



We are quickly approaching April 29, the day that marks Donald Trump’s first 100 days in the White House. 

Despite he is constantly referring to the important 100-day landmark throughout the pre-election campaign, he said in an interview that it was an “artificial barrier” that people shouldn’t pay much attention to. 
But I think it worths, because these 100 days will be labelled as worst on record.

And here is my reading on how unsuccessful his agenda has been so far:
No considerable improvement on any major legislation. 24 executive orders, 13 signed Congressional Review Act resolutions, a failed health care bill and a stalled wall. 
Even the executive order on immigration is still stuck in the courts.  
Worst administration management ever. More than 50 nominations were made in order to fill 553 positions of the executive sector and until Friday last week yet 90% are not nominated. But the rest 10% provoked scandals with major consequences. 
Last but not least – the weak foreign policy. Is Trump acting as a globalist as he appeared when backing off his criticism of China or a protectionist, as he appeared to be when starting a trade spat with Canada?  Interventionist, isolationist or alternative?

Undeniable fact is that Donald Trump does not fail to share his thoughts on Twitter. The library of his moods, opinions, personal thrills and even diplomacy. He uses Twitter to break news, share his views and feud with critics and celebrities at all times of day or night. Lots of outbursts were read, but the masterpiece for me remains the criticism on 
China for its exchange rate policy and its operations in the South China Sea. And few days after „I don't regret anything”. 

As Seth Meyers said in his Late Night Show - “Trump is so ignorant that he’s ignorant of his own ignorance.” I found this quite meaningful.


*The idea of a president’s first 100 days comes from Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was actually referring to the first 100 days of a special Congressional session to fight the Great Depression.

* Trumpery has been in use in English since the late 15th century, and has been used, at one time or another, to refer to weeds, people, religious matters and generally worthless things in a broad sense. 

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