US President Donald Trump marked the 100th day of his second term with a spirited campaign-style address, celebrating his accomplishments and attacking his political adversaries.
He praised what he described as a “revolution of common sense” and told an enthusiastic Michigan audience that his presidency was orchestrating “profound change.”
The President ridiculed his Democratic predecessor, Joe Biden, and directed fresh critiques at the chairman of the US Federal Reserve, while also dismissing polling data that indicated a decline in his popularity.
Trump has significantly reduced illegal migrant crossings into the US; however, the economy remains a potential weak spot as he pursues a global trade conflict.
“We’ve just gotten started; you haven’t seen anything yet,” Trump declared to the audience in a Detroit suburb on Tuesday.
Addressing the gathering in the heart of the American auto industry, Trump claimed that automotive companies were eager to establish new manufacturing facilities in Michigan.
Earlier that day, he moderated a crucial aspect of his economic strategy—tariffs on imported cars and auto parts—following warnings from American automakers about potential price hikes.
At his rally, Trump dismissed polls showing a dip in his popularity as “fake.”
Gallup reports that Trump is the only post-World War II president to have an approval rating below 50% after 100 days, currently standing at 44%.
Despite this, a solid majority of Republican voters continue to support him, while the Democratic Party also faces challenges in the polls.
The Democratic National Committee labeled Trump’s first 100 days as a “colossal failure,” criticizing him for making life more costly and retirement more difficult, and warning of an impending “Trump recession.”
During his speech, Trump informally polled the audience on their favorite derogatory nicknames for Biden, ridiculing his predecessor’s mental acuity and appearance in swimwear, and reiterated his claim of being the rightful winner of the 2020 election, which he lost.
He also expressed dissatisfaction with Jerome Powell, the US central bank chief, accusing him of poor performance.
Trump highlighted his administration’s success in reducing immigration, with border encounters dropping dramatically from 140,000 in March of the previous year to just over 7,000.
The White House also noted that nearly 65,700 immigrants have been deported during his term, though this is slower than the previous fiscal year’s deportation of over 270,000 people.
Midway through his address, Trump showed a video depicting the deportation of individuals to a large prison in El Salvador.
His stringent immigration policies have sparked numerous legal challenges, as have his attempts to end the automatic right to citizenship for anyone born on US soil.
In his speech, he also claimed that egg prices had dropped by 87%, despite government data showing otherwise.
While inflation, energy costs, and mortgage rates have decreased since his inauguration, unemployment has slightly increased, consumer confidence has weakened, and the stock market has experienced turbulence due to his tariff policies.
