First 100 days

The first 100 days of the tenure of the President of the United States is considered a way to determine how much momentum the president has going in his direction.

Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first president to employ such a strategy when he took office in 1933, coining the term to refer to the first 100 days of the 73rd U.S. Congress.[1] The mainstream media often gives higher ratings to liberal presidents on their first 100 days than to conservative presidents, even if the latter accomplish more.[2] The mainstream media loved Barack Obama's first 100 days in office and overexaggerated his success in that time period.[3]

Despite the media's spin on his presidency,[4] President Donald Trump had a relatively successful first 100 days in office,[5][6][7] having signed the most pieces of legislation since Harry Truman and the most executive orders ever in that timeframe.[8]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ The Defining Moment.
2. ↑ Pollak, Joel B. (April 21, 2017). Blue State Blues: Trump’s First 100 Days in Historical Perspective. Breitbart News. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
3. ↑ Hayward, John (April 28, 2017). Flashback: Media Lovefest over Barack Obama’s First 100 Days. Breitbart News. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
4. ↑ Lauter, David (April 26, 2017). Trump at the 100-day mark: Stable support but few achievements. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
5. ↑ Page, Susan (April 25, 2017). Ronald Reagan to Donald Trump: Comparing first 100 days of last six presidents. USA Today. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
6. ↑ Kew, Ben (April 28, 2017). Making America Great Again: Donald Trump’s 100 Days’ Success. Breitbart News. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
7. ↑ Pollak, Joel B. (April 28, 2017). Blue State Blues: In His First 100 Days, Trump Has (Mostly) Delivered. Breitbart News. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
8. ↑ Singman, Brooke (April 29, 2017). Trump's first 100 days – by the numbers. Fox News. Retrieved April 29, 2017.