President Donald Trump entered his second term with a flurry of executive orders, signing 144 within his first 100 days. Trump's record-breaking 144 executive orders within 100 days ― 45 more than the second most prolific signer of executive orders, Franklin D. Roosevelt ― has been used to fulfil promises made on the campaign trail. That includes the establishment of the Department of Government Efficiency which resulted in the mass firing of federal employees, loss of federal grants nationwide to nonprofits and service organizations and rollback of DEI programs.
Kansas Democrats respond to Trump's first 100 days
In a statement made in her capacity as the chair of the Democratic Governors Association, Gov. Laura Kelly criticized Trump for “creating chaos" as the president's first 100 days in office ended with low approval ratings from voters across the nation. "Instead of finding common ground to tackle the biggest challenges facing working families, Donald Trump has spent the past 100 days creating chaos and running our economy into the ground," Kelly said. “We’ve fought back against Trump’s job-killing tariffs, his attacks on our public schools, and his administration's threats to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid – we’ll never hesitate to do what’s right for the people of our states.”
Kansas' congressional delegation weighs in on Trump's performance in first 100 days
Kansas’s sole Democratic Congressperson, Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, echoed Kelly’s assertion that Trump’s policies are chaotic and goes against the interests of working families. “Kansas families deserve so much more than chaotic policies that raise their costs and weaken their freedoms,” said Davids. “I’ll always stand up for our community — whether that’s protecting Social Security, making child care more affordable, or lowering prices at the grocery store. We need leaders who will work together to deliver results, and that’s exactly what I’m doing.” Kansas’s Republican delegation to U.S. Congress gave a more optimistic assessment of Trump’s first 100 days, with Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, calling it the “rebirth of American greatness” in an online press conference. “There's one theme that I've heard over and over from President Trump. It's promises made, promises kept,” Marshall said. In the press conference he noted the decrease in border crossings under Trump’s presidency, the number of deportations processed, DOGE cuts and reduced rates of inflation. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, praised Trump's handling of the border and immigration. "In his first 100 days in office, President Trump has made our southern border safer by ending catch & release, signing the Laken Riley Act into law & reinstating Remain in Mexico," Moran said. "Illegal encounters at the southern border are down 95% thanks to these commonsense policies." U.S. Congressman Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, also settled on the theme of “promises made, promises kept,” in a social media post celebrating Trump’s 100
th day in office. Promises made, promises kept,” Mann posted. Freshman Republican Congressman Derek Schmidt, R-Kansas, also touted the border, inflation, energy production, cutting federal spending and “establishing peace through strength” in a post celebrating Trump’s 100
th day. “
@POTUS ’ first 100 days have been success after success – and he’s just getting started,” Schmidt said. Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, celebrated reduced border crossings, the release of Israeli hostages, spending cuts and investment into the private sector in a post about Trump’s return to office. He also looked forward, saying there’s still work to be done. ”But we're just getting started – we're working to extend the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, preserve and protect Social Security, reduce wasteful spending and restore our energy independence.
Polls show Trump approval declining amid voters
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reported that Trump's approval rating was at 42% on his 100th day in office, the lowest of any newly elected president in over 50 years. The poll by NPR/PBS News/ Marist, released on April 29 surveyed adults between April 21 and April 23. It found that Trump received a failing grade among half the respondents. The poll showed half of the respondents felt the country was changing "for the worse," while 7% said the country is making no change at all. Among the topics that swayed the poll respondents were immigration and the economy. Fifty-five percent said they did not like the president's handling of the economy while 42% of Americans disapproved of his work on immigration.
