“Presidents have learned the hard way they can’t always count on their parties supporting them,” says Brian Balogh, an associate professor of history at the University of Virginia and co-host of the podcast “BackStory with the American History Guys.”
Early assessments are certainly important, but we should avoid assigning Donald Trump a letter grade, as one would do for a high school student. Instead, a better evaluation tool might be the subjective "proficiency reports" that children receive in elementary school.
In this week's Political Tuesday, Barbara Perry from the University of Virginia's Miller Center gives President Donald Trump a grade for his first 100 days in office and compares his accomplishments to those of other recent presidents.
Trump’s 100th day in office is this coming Saturday. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the first president to ever be measured against the 100-day marker and he basically set the gold standard: passing 15 major pieces of legislation. Then there’s Trump: 0.
In this week's episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki debate the push for universal basic income, the rising visibility of scientific racism, and the disappearance of shopping malls.
For Candidate Trump, the wall was never a metaphor – it was tactile. Not only did it get 10 feet higher every rally, but Trump reveled in its physicality.
