In theory, a cursory review of Trump’s first 100 days in his first administration, in early 2017, should offer a preview for Trump 2.0. Back then, he boasted that he achieved more in that short period than any other president had done in their entire term of office. In fact, that entire term was full of turmoil, with regular policy reversals, rapid firing and hiring of senior staff, driven by no clear strategy about his plan for the country (even if it existed on paper). While the Covid-19 pandemic may have shifted the focus, even that did not alter his behaviour too much. Remember Trump’s exhortation to inject bleach into our bodies? The 6 January 2021 attempted insurrection was perhaps the last gasp of that first Trump era.
US President Donald Trump’s First 50 Days | Royal United Services Institute
