YSK: The president's "first 100 days" does not mean "honeymoon"

[Zenlitened]

You should know, it’s quite the opposite.

The concept of the "First 100 Days" refers to the early period of a U.S. president’s new term, typically seen as a symbolic window to set the tone, push key policies and demonstrate leadership. It represents a kind of political version of a first impression.

In the United States, no one talked that much about the importance of a president’s first 100 days—until Franklin D. Roosevelt took office in 1933. He took swift action to calm the nation’s crippling financial panic (cue the Emergency Banking Act and the “fireside chats” that became Roosevelt’s signature) and began rolling out the programs that made up his New Deal, including 15 major pieces of legislation in the first 100 days.

I’ve seen the “honeymoon” idea posted a number of times here and elsewhere online

But presidents don’t get a honeymoon. They are tasked with proving their merit right out of the gate. With showing, quickly and convincingly, that they’ve got the sound ideas and strong leadership to Get Things Done for the good of the American people. All the American people.

I think we can agree Trump has failed spectacularly on each count:

His ideas suck.

His rule by royal decree in the form of executive orders is utterly gutless. Especially given his party controls the Senate, House, and Supreme Court.

And he’s not getting anything done for America. Unless, I suppose, you count the massive harm he’s inflicting on us all.

Plus, the very notion of a honeymoon with Trump is stomach-churning almost to the point of spontaneous disembowelment. Just using those two words in the same sentence feels like it should get me banned for violating half a dozen DU content rules, at least.

Link:
https://www.history.com/articles/fast-facts-on-the-first-100-days

[bearsfootball516]

1. A presidential honeymoon doesn't mean they aren't working.

The phrase represents the length of time after a president is elected in which he is still relatively popular. Once your approval drops below your disapproval, the honeymoon is considered over.

Trump's approval mostly hovered around the low 50s for the first couple months of his current term, that's the honeymoon period. But now it's dropped into the low 40s, so it's over. People who voted for him and may have approved right after the inauguration are starting to sour on him.

[Zenlitened]

2. Yes, honeymoon is a separate concept and shouldn't be conflated with First 100 Days

It’s just coincidence that he’s tanked and failed on both at the same time.

And honeymoon is separate, really, from whether a president is working. Or golfing.

Trump could have just left everything Biden set up continue along untouched — he could have just played golf every day while the country cruised ahead — and he might still have his “honeymoon popularity,” paper-thin though it is.

But no. He thrives not just on attention, but the specific kind of attention that comes from hurting, demeaning and destroying people, communities, whole countries at a time.

That’s all he’s got. That’s all he’s done in his first 96 days and counting. Tearing things down and fucking everything up. What a disgrace.