Ahead of President Trump’s one-hundredth day in office, the White House launched a website trumpeting his accomplishments since Inauguration Day. Though the president has referred to the 100-day benchmark as a “ridiculous standard” and “not very meaningful,” the website indicates his administration is putting in effort to depict the time period positively.
The site is organized into three categories: Building American Prosperity, Keeping Americans Safe & Strengthening Security Abroad, and Making Government Accountable to the People. Under each category are six relevant actions taken by the administration, some are specific, others are broad.
Beneath “Building American Prosperity,” the White House listed Trump’s accomplishments as such:
- Over 500,000 new jobs – with a surge in female employment last month
- Approved the Dakota Access Pipeline and the Keystone XL Pipeline
- Promoting America’s energy independence
- President Trump has rolled back job-killing anti coal regulations
- Buy American, Hire American Executive Order
- Putting the American worker first, President Trump has taken immediate action on trade
The “Keeping Americans Safe & Strengthening Security Abroad” category includes:
- Illegal border crossings have dropped 61%—lowest in 17 years
- President Trump is keeping his promise to hold sanctuary cities accountable
- Took decisive action in Syria to combat the use of chemical weapons
- Imposed new sanctions on 25 Iranian entities
- President Trump is boosting U.S. military strength and empowering our military to fight
- Advocated increasing the national security budget by $54 billion.
Accomplishments listed under “Making Government Accountable to the People” range from the confirmation of Justice Gorsuch to the establishment of Trump’s commission on opioid abuse.
- Initiated the process for the most ambitious agency reorganization in modern history
- Launched the opioid abuse commission
- Five-year lobbying ban and lifetime foreign lobbying ban
- Keeping his promise to improve care for america’s veterans
- Saved taxpayers over $700 million with the F-35 renegotiation
- Nominated and confirmed Justice Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court
Readers are able to click through each subcategory to lengthier explanations. It’s worth noting that many of these accomplishments represent the initiation of larger processes, which is somewhat understandable given that Trump is only three months into his presidency.
Regardless of its merits, the site is a clear indication that the administration cares enough about the 100-day benchmark to exert the effort to spin it. For comparison, take a look at the 100-day plan Trump released in late October as a candidate.
Emily Jashinsky is a commentary writer for the Washington Examiner.
