CISS Affiliate Anne Short Gianotti and BU Research Scholars Discuss Trump’s First 100 Days
The first 100 days in office for any new president generally spells a time of bold new direction for the country. It’s a time when they can make an impression and signal their management style, priorities, and speed in implementing campaign promises. Franklin D. Roosevelt used his first 100 days in office in 1933 to declare a bank holiday, which stopped a disastrous run on banks, to take America off the gold standard, and to pass groundbreaking legislation for farmers and homeowners and for the unemployed. Or consider Ronald Reagan, who used his first 100 days to push through sweeping budget and tax policies that reduced the size of the federal government.
So, what do the first weeks of Donald Trump’s second term spell for his first 100 days? Already, Trump has signed a flurry of executive orders designed to make good on campaign promises, particularly in three major areas of focus for himself and the Republican party: immigration; economic reform; environmental deregulation…
Regarding three major issues Trump has identified as important to his administration’s strategy, BU Today spoke with research scholars at Boston University in the areas of immigration, economics, and climate policy about what they expect to see in the weeks and months ahead…
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