He says we are close to something major major with North Korea and that makes some people relieved that there are folks like Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary James ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis around. On the other hand, one ‘major’ is enough to scare many folks. Major major? He has shown questionable judgment in bringing Steve Bannon and Mike Flynn into his inner circle. Let’s just say that hasn’t induced confidence. He has also backtracked on Obamacare, on the Paris Climate Treaty, on Iran, on Russia, on Syria, and on China.

On top of everything, the economy experienced the slowest growth in three years during these first three months of 2017 and the president’s polling numbers are still at only 43 percent approval. After 100 Days there is supposed to be clarity and I think there is none. Very bad start.

Grade F

Jed Babbin

The Trump presidency crossed the 100 day mark with a couple of big speeches, the North Korean crisis getting hotter and no government shutdown.

Mr. Trump’s speeches — first at the Holocaust Museum on Remembrance Day and then to a National Rifle Association gathering in Atlanta – were excellent but only the NRA speech received media attention. Trump’s Holocaust Museum speech was less political and more powerful, saying that America will never be silent again in the face of such evil.

On the legislative side, the Trump team announced a huge tax cut plan that would stimulate the economy but isn’t likely to pass Congress. House Republicans still haven’t repealed Obamacare and don’t seem capable of doing so.

Mr. Trump – having promised to exit the North American Free Trade Agreement – reversed himself after talking to the leaders of Canada and Mexico. Instead of canceling the agreement, the president now wants to renegotiate it. That may take years and never be accomplished.

At an urgent meeting of the U.N. Security Council, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that the longer the world waits to deal with North Korea’s nuclear program, the less time it will have to do so. In answer to that, North Korea fired another ballistic missile (which exploded almost immediately after it was launched).

In a little-noticed surrender of major significance, Trump said he wouldn’t speak again to Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen without first speaking to Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Defense Secretary Mattis went to Afghanistan last week, following national security advisor McMaster who had been there a week earlier. Never, during his campaign or since, has Mr. Trump said what our goal or policy in Afghanistan was or should be. He can’t delay much longer as the Taliban are still defeating the Afghan forces almost at will and two Army Rangers were killed last week.

Grade D+

John Zogby is the founder of the Zogby Poll and senior partner at John Zogby Strategies. His latest book is and author of We are Many, We are One: Neo-Tribes and Tribal Analytics in 21st Century America. Follow him at @TheJohnZogby

Jed Babbin is an Examiner contributor and former deputy undersecretary of defense in administration of former President George H.W. Bush. Follow him @jedbabbin

Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected]