100 days in office: Joe Biden beats Donald Trump
Donald Trump’s 100-day approval rating hit 45%, the lowest since his own 41% in 2017, as Biden, Obama, and past presidents fared better amid global economic shifts and diverging policy moves.
D onald Trump’s presidential approval rating stood at only 45% after 100 days in office, the lowest among recent presidents.
The only lower score listed by Gallup was achieved by Trump in his first term. Then, his approval was only at 41% after 100 days. In comparison, Joe Biden – also considered a rather unpopular U.S. president – scores higher, at least in the Gallup survey.
In Trump’s second ‘first’ 100 days in office, which ended April 29, he has thrown the world economy in disarray by entering into force (and mostly pausing) high tariff rates on countries all around the world. He also majorly cut down U.S. government staff and spending, including aid payments overseas. However, the downsizing has become a matter for the courts, with final results still outstanding.
— The approval ratings of the most recent U.S. presidents after the first 100 days in office.
During Biden’s first 100 days in office, the country’s vaccination campaign against COVID-19 took off successfully, with Biden heavily incentivizing U.S. manufacturers to sell vaccine production domestically with the help of the Defense Production Act. Biden also rejoined the Paris Climate Agreement and the WHO, as well as canceling the Keystone XL pipeline and border wall projects.
At the 100-day mark, Barack Obama enjoyed an approval rating of 69%, while Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush even had approval ratings upwards of 70%.
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