Trump's 100-day scorecard: Execution of orders, tariffs and foreign policy | Donald Trump News

U.S. President Donald Trump held a rally in Macomb County, Michigan, north of Detroit, a city known for its automotive industry.

In just three months, he signed more execution orders than any other president, which spiraled tariffs in the market and held on to his U.S. First policy for most of the time, unless Israel was involved.

Al Jazeera looked at some of his biggest decisions:

How did he use the executive power?

To date, Trump has signed at least 142 execution orders, which are more than any other U.S. presidential presidential program in the first 100 days of his tenure.

Executive orders are directives issued by the President to federal agencies that have legal effect but do not require approval from Congress.

On January 20, the first day of his tenure, Trump signed 26 orders, including pardoning more than 1,500 people convicted on January 6, 2021, Capitol Riot charged; with withdrawing from the World Health Organization; and naming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of the United States.

Most of Trump's executive orders focus on immigration and border security, as well as energy and trade.

How many people have been pardoned?

Since returning to the office, Trump has pardoned more than 1,500 people, including his supporters who were charged with the 2020 presidential election in the riots in the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Other notable pardons include Ross Ulbricht, founder of the Silk Road Dark Web Market, who served his sentence for drug trafficking and money laundering.

Cutting down and laying off employees

Trump created the tech billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Administration Efficiency (DOGE) through an executive order on January 20, and he gave Doge the task of ruling on government spending.

According to data released on Doge's website, the group estimated that it has cut $160 billion from the federal budget, about $2 trillion of Musk's initially guaranteed to save 8% of the money.

Doge said the biggest cuts have been made to the Department of Health and Human Services ($47.4 billion), the International Development Agency ($45.2 billion) and the State Department ($2.6 billion). However, these figures have been criticized for lacking enough evidence to support them.

At least 121,000 workers have been fired from federal agencies, and about 10,000 employees have fired from the International Development Agency (USAID), where 100% of jobs have been removed. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is the first agency Trump has chased and has now almost disbanded.

Tariffs and Economy

In his words, Trump's administration imposed a series of tariffs on the U.S. trade deficit, remedying unfair trade policies to the U.S., bringing manufacturing jobs back to the country, and bringing revenue to the U.S. government.

Starting February 1, Trump imposed 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods, including a 10% levy in Canada and hit Chinese goods with 10% tariffs.

In the following weeks, Trump targeted steel and aluminum and imported automatically at a 25% tariff. By April, Trump had imposed a 10% benchmark tariff on goods imported from the rest of the world.

China has the highest tariff rate at 145%. However, some exemptions have been applied to technology-related projects (such as smartphones).

According to Bloomberg News, Canada and Mexico face tariffs on goods that are not qualified for the triangular USMCA trade agreement they reached with the United States, affecting $63.8 billion worth of trade.

The EU faces a 20% tariff suspension currently.

How is the market reaction?

Since taking office, Trump has launched shock waves in the market, largely due to the uncertainty and volatility caused by his flipped tariff announcement.

Since the November election, all major indexes have fallen despite initial peaks:

Since inauguration day, the market has declined further:

Which world leader visited Trump?

Trump hosted at least 11 world leaders in the first 100 days of his tenure.

It is no surprise that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the first leader to arrive at the White House on February 4. It was during this visit that Trump said he would turn Gaza into a "Middle Eastern Riviera."

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World leaders visiting Trump include:

Foreign Policy: Positions to Ukraine, Gaza and Yemen

Trump said he has maintained the United States' first policy since his tenure.

In Ukraine, Trump criticized the scale of our spending under former President Joe Biden, believing that European countries should bear a greater burden. On March 3, Trump stopped all military aid to Ukraine, a move that attracted sharp criticism from European allies. The Trump administration has held several meetings with Ukrainian and Russian officials in an attempt to end the fight.

In the Middle East, Trump waving his proposal to control Gaza and redevelop it is widely condemned for suggesting ethnic cleansing of 2.3 million Palestinians. Meanwhile, his administration continued to send U.S. bombs to Israel, including 900 kilograms (2,000 pounds) bombs, strengthening U.S. strong support for Israel.

Since Trump opened on January 20, Israeli forces have killed at least 2,392 people in Gaza and 105 people in the occupied West Bank. In addition, about 3,000 people died from wounds suffered in Israeli attacks or were killed under rubble.

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Elsewhere in the Middle East, the U.S. has greatly enhanced its military operations in Yemen through its attacks on Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Operation Rough Rider began on March 15, with its alleged AIM blocking Houthi's attack on Red Sea Shipping.

According to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED), from March 15 to April 18, Yemen recorded at least 207 U.S. attacks, killing at least 209 people.

Did Trump promise his promise?

In his 2024 election, Trump made at least 75 promises, including everything from mass deportation to the release of the 2021 Capitol Hill Rioters.

Politifact, a fact-checking news report on a U.S. nonprofit project run by the Poynter Institute, has been tracking Trump's promise of a debris instrument. According to its scorecard, Trump retained his six promises, broke one, fell into four people, and is working to achieve 23.

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