WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump reached the 100th day of his second term in office on Tuesday, as members of his administration spent the day touting what they believe are his biggest successes so far.
The president’s staff summed up the first 100 days in just three words: “Let Trump cook,” Kaelan Dorr, White House deputy communications director, told Spectrum News.
Dorr said hopes more people will give the president a chance before criticizing his agenda in the next 100 days.
“Opponents of the president’s agenda, they like to use this phrase: Uncertainty. ‘There’s a lot of uncertainty in the market. There’s uncertainty here; there’s uncertainty there.’ We are doing everything we said we were going to do,” Dorr added. “We have always done what we said we were going to do, and so when you hear us say we’re going to do something, it is very important that you take heed and you listen, you plan.”
Democrats, however, said they have already heard enough.
“This is a president whose obsession seems to be how do you drive prices higher for everything Americans need to buy, and at the same time, how do you shred our freedoms? How do you attack the constitution? How do you disgrace the best traditions of this country? How do you take a blow torch to our reputation on the world stage? Abandon our allies, suck up to countries like Russia. It’s just been an unbelievable catastrophic disaster,” Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler said.
Meanwhile, in California, former Vice President Kamala Harris is set to deliver a pointed critique of the Trump administration on Wednesday, just one day after it crossed the 100-day mark.
The speech comes as she weighs her own political future, deciding between a run for California governor in 2026 or the White House again in 2028.
As far as what comes next in Washington, Dorr said to expect the focus to shift to more international issues such as trade and peace agreements, as the administration continues to check remaining domestic priorities off its to-do list.
“We’re looking forward to Congress passing and permanently making those tax cuts, keeping those around, as well as fulfilling campaign promises on no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, things of that nature,” Dorr said.