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Trump’s Presidency: 100 Days of Darkness [1]
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Date: 2025-04-29
(In no particular order)
1 Lowering Prices on Day One
2 AG nominee Matt Gaetz goes down in flames
3 Musk’s chainsaw
4 884 confirmed measles cases in 30 states and three deaths
5 139 Executive Orders
6 37 Memoranda
7 39 Proclamations
8 Daily protests, some with millions nationwide
9 Disobeying a court order by refusing to return airplanes midflight bound with Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador
10 Signal-Gate One and Signal-Gate Two violations by DOD Secretary Pete Hegseth
11 Secretary of State Marco Rubio revoked international students’ visas and abridged their rights to free speech and assembly because they speak truth to power, which is making a “ruckus,” according to Rubio
12 Attacking Zelenskyy in the Oval Office and saying that Ukraine started the war
13 Getting rich using cryptocurrency
14 Destroying USAID and America’s soft power—leading to deaths overseas
15 Continuing the Big Lie
16 Deregulating cryptocurrency
17 Imperialism: wanting to annex Canada, take back the Panama Canal, and cheaply acquire Greenland
18 Replacing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion with Meritocracy—White Supremacy style
19 Baby Bonus for (white) women to have a baby
20 Eradicating “anti-Christian” bias as a means to advance Christian Nationalism
21 Trump Gold-plated Lapel Pin
22 Extorting Law Firms—some fold, but others fight and win
23 Easter Message: Happy Easter to all, including the Radical Left Lunatics, to the WEAK and INEFFECTIVE Judges and Law Enforcement Officials, and Sleepy Joe Biden, and to all of the people who CHEATED in the 2020 Presidential Election in order to get this highly destructive Moron Elected, I wish you, with great love, sincerity, and affection, a very Happy Easter!!!
24 Kilmar Armando Ábrego García wrongly detained and deported
25 Withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Climate Accord (again)
26 Needed: 9.1 million Americans, 3.5% of the adult population, to protest
27 The Robert’s Court has become the Robbers Court, robbing Americans of freedoms
28 Gulf of America Mexico (still)
29 Trump’s Tax Cut: The Rich Get Richer, and You? You get Bupkis!
30 The Art of the Deal: Giving Russia everything and Ukraine nothing
31 Stock market loses trillions
32 Massive, Magnificent, Marvelous Mandate—winning by 1.5%, a plurality, not even a majority—actually, Meager, Minimal, and Middling
33 Commerce Secretary & Billionaire Howard Lutnick’s mother-in-law wouldn’t mind if her social security check didn’t arrive for a month or two. Sweet!
34 The price of a barrel of West Texas Intermediate crude oil down 20% since January 15, 2025—drill, baby, drill.
35 Four deceased soldiers arrived at Dover Air Force Base while Trump dined with Saudi dignitaries at Trump National Doral Golf Club
36 Congressional Republicans are afraid to hold Town Halls
37 Announces desire to deport all of the Palestinians from Gaza to “somewhere” in order to develop a luxury resort for the ultra-rich
38 Trump states that he’s exploring a run in 2028 for a third term
39 Hijacking the Kennedy Center
40 Disappearing people without due process
41 Rumeysa Öztürk, a fifth-year doctoral student at Tufts University and a Fulbright scholar, was abducted in front of her home by six ICE agents
42 Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) tells a fired HHS worker, “You probably deserved it,” and adds, “seems like a clown” — Republican compassion in action
43 Kakistocracy: being governed by incompetent, corrupt, and stupid people
44 Executive Order: “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History” — translation: resurrecting the history of white men in America—colonialism, manifest destiny, genocide, white supremacy, imperialism, and so much more.
45 Changing (i.e., destroying) America using Project 2025, George Orwell’s 1984, and Margret Atwood’s Handmaid’s Tale
46 First, they came for the undocumented immigrants, but I was a citizen, so I did nothing. After denying support to so many different groups, they came for me.
47 Trying to remove transgender military members from the Armed Services
48 Elon Musk’s family history reveals ties to apartheid and neo-Nazi politics
49 Universities, led by Harvard University, are combatting the Trump administration over their attempt to dictate institutional culture, curriculum, federally funded research, and more.
50 The 90-day pause on tariffs still has an average effective rate of 22.5%, which is higher than the Smoot Hawley tariffs in 1930 that helped usher in the Great Depression.
51 DOGE cuts federal budget from $2 trillion to $1 trillion to $150 billion, but at a cost of $130 billion (Source:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doge-cuts-cost-135-billion-analysis-elon-musk-department-of-government-efficiency/)
52 Musk sent over $20 million on the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, which Judge Susan Crawford won by 10%, defeating Musk’s candidate.
53 On March 9, 2025, on Fox News’s Maria Bartiromo’s show “Sunday Morning Futures,” Trump said: “I’m not going to touch Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid. We’re going to get fraud out of there.” (Source:
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-social-security-medicaid-update-2042024) Except for employees who have been fired, offices closed, and telephone and online service interruptions.
54 Only five laws were passed by Congress in the first 100 days.
55 Senator Bernie Sanders and House member AOC drew huge crowds, including 36,000 at a rally in Los Angeles, on their “Fighting Oligarchy” tour with at least 16 stops.
56 Musk opened a Telsa “showroom”on the Whitehouse lawn, and Trump promised to buy one.
57 The Alien Enemies Act of 1898 was invoked in order to deport people without due process to other countries. Lawsuits against it may take it off of the table as a tool for massive deportation.
58 Over 200 lawsuits have been filed against the Trump administration, with 60 temporary restraining orders or injunctions ordered, with more expected.
59 The Supreme Court orders the Trump administration to facilitate the return of Kilmar Ábrego García but not to effectuate his return. Words matter.
60 Canadian retailers have removed American products from their shelves—sorry, Kentucky bourbon—and Canadians will not be vacationing in America.
61 The Associated Press journalists are blocked from the White House and Air Force One because they keep using the Gulf of Mexico
62 DOJ gutted its Voting Rights Unit because breaking voting laws isn’t important if it helps Republicans win. This is in line with the Executive Order, “Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections,” which will disenfranchise voters, compromise election integrity, and ensure that Republicans win by cheating. Many states will resist the provisions of this EO, which has no weight.
63 The European Union is beginning to chart a way forward that no longer includes America.
64 FEMA is shifting recovery efforts and costs to states, including tornadoes in Arkansas, flooding in West Virginia, windstorms in Washington state, and ongoing relief in North Carolina related to Hurricane Helene.
65 The risk of a recession has increased significantly from 25% to 40%-50%, with prospects of inflation and unemployment offering the possibility of stagflation.
66 Consumer confidence has decreased for four straight months.
67 On Liberation Day on April 2, 2025, Trump hit every country in the world with tariffs, including Heard Island. The only inhabitants there are King Penguins, and they are now wondering what to do with a 10% tariff.
68 On April 9, 2025, investors worldwide began dumping U.S. government bonds—Treasury bills, notes, and bonds because they had lost faith in Trump’s America.
69 Firing hundreds and hundreds of scientists and eliminating contracts for research will harm America for the next 25 years, if not longer.
70 If you consider the 89 million registered voters who did not vote in the Presidential election, Trump lost by 4.2% to “none of the above.” We would be doing a lot better today if the Oval Office were vacant.
71 January 24, 2025, Trump illegally fired 17 Inspectors General who prevent mismanagement, corruption, fraud, and waste of taxpayers’ money in federal agencies because the U.S. Government is open for grift
72 Tourists in America fromCanada, Germany, the United Kingdom, and elsewhere were detained, held incommunicado for weeks, with some in solitary confinement or subjected to harsh interrogation tactics for no legitimate reason, before being released without explanation or apology
73 Calls for impeachment of judges who Trump does not like was met with a stern rebuke by Chief Justice John Roberts.
74 A war plan has been drawn up to seize the Panama Canal and return control to the U.S.
75 Over 1,000 personnel at the Department of Education have been fired as part of the plan to close the agency.
76 Senator Booker spoke on the floor of the Senate in a filibuster for over 25 hours to call attention to the dangers posed by Trump and breaking Strom Thurmond’s record from 1957 when he opposed the Civil Rights Act.
77 The VA is slated for 83,000 in personnel cuts by August 2025.
78 The Republicans plan to cut $880 billion from Medicaid over ten years, which will decimate the program.
79 According to co-President Elon Musk, “The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy,” which is reflected in all of the DOGE cuts—that they were done and how they were done. DOGE is the Department of Greed & Evil.
80 The deportation to El Salvador of 230+ Venezuelans, many who had committed no crimes, was a rendition to a prison where they will surely experience cruel and unusual punishment.
81 Establishing a U.S. Crypto Strategic Reserve for self-enrichment.
82 Seeking to invite Russia backto the G7.
83 The assault on the First Amendment has been wide-ranging and alarming, impacting all five freedoms.
84 The Tesla Takedowns, weekly protests at Tesla showrooms and charging stations helped to cause a 71% drop in Tesla’s first-quarter profits as Musk lost over $100 billion,
85 “Nobody has been tougher on Russia than Donald Trump,” said Donald Trump again.
86 As many as 875 VA contracts totaling $2 billion were eliminated, only to be suspended the next day because many of the contracts were for vital VA services like sterilizing medical instruments and cancer programs.
87 DOD Secretary Hegseth ordered the U.S. Cyber Command to stand down its cyber and information operations against Russia.
88 In a healthy economy, the top 1% should control only 25-30% of net worth, not 40-42% as they do today in America.
89 One hundred lawyers are leaving the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division because their historic mission has been eliminated.
90 Musk and Trump suspect that tens of millions of dead people are receiving fraudulent payments from the government through Social Security.
91 “Federal employees do not deserve their jobs,” said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a federal employee. That would also apply to Trump.
92 The American flag should never be displayed upside down except as a signal of dire distress. Many Americans are now turning their flag upside down.
93 A Ukrainian soldier said, “You have to take the lesser evil,” meaning that, compared to Russia, America is the lesser evil but still evil.
94 In abandoning her allies,Trump has ended the American century, 1945-2025, 20 years early. RIP America.
95 On February 18, 2025, Trump restated his belief that the 2020 election was fraudulent—the Big Lie will never end.
96 On February 15, 2025, Trump wrote on Truth Social, “He who saves his Country does not violate any Law.” Commenting on Trump’s words, Barbara McQuade said, “This is where the law ends and tyranny begins.”
97 “Mr. President, Why Do You Hate America?”
98 On January 20, 2025, Trump signed an Executive Order to end birthright citizenship.
99 Trump takes the oath of office but fails to put his hand on the Bible—does that mean the oath doesn’t count?
100 At 100 days, Trump’s approval dropped to 39%. (Source:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/04/27/trump-poll-approval-rating-100-days/) which is the lowest approval percentage at 100 days in almost 100 years for any President.
The worst of the worst. You’re fired!
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