Maganomics, Doge, and a World Wide Tariff War: How Donald Trump surprised the world in his first 100 days as US president | Today news

In his first 100 days, US President Donald Trump has the presidential power with a breadth and intensity rarely seen in American history. His daring movements challenged the basis of American management of the legacy of the New Deal and the Great Society to the Reagan-era principles of free trade and robust global alliances, as reported by the Associated Press. Trump has taken aggressive steps to reform the law, the media, public health and culture, and try to bow to his will. Here are some important takeaway from his first 100 days as US President: ‘America First’ Trump’s Second Term ‘America First’ agenda has relationships with long-standing allies and a major competitors, which have elicited global uncertainty about the extent of his ambitions. This unpredictability has led some governments to take steps that may not be easily reversed, even if a more conventional US president in 2028, as reported by Reuters. Economics Trump has tried to reform the US economy on its conditions, but one power has remained resistant: the financial markets, reports AP. While the US president insists that his rates will eventually prove ‘beautiful’, the first three months were turbulent – marked by falling consumer confidence, volatile stock markets and growing investors’ skepticism on the credibility of its economic strategy, the report states. He charged hundreds of billions of dollars to rates, which even target America’s leading trading partners, Mexico and Canada. Chinese imports now have a joint rate of 145%. Doge Trump promised to tackle what he described as waste, fraud and abuse within the federal government – and he put Elon Musk in charge of the mission. Musk’s creation of the Department of Government efficiency quickly became one of the most controversial and most influential movements of Trump’s first 100 days in office. True to his technical mogul style, Musk approached the work with a “disrupt first, refine later” thoughts. The result was livestock and often indiscriminate firing, along with the rapid elimination of numerous government programs – many with little to no detailed assessment. Immigration that has caught illegal immigration was the shouting of Trump’s campaign – and remains the area where he enjoys the strongest support. He fulfilled the promise by introducing some of the most hard immigration policy in American history, although the large -scale deportations he promised have not yet fully unfolded. In a controversial step, Trump called on the age-old alien enemies Act of 1798 to deport migrants with minimal process, and used it to send hundreds of suspected Venezuelan gang members to a prison with a high security in El Salvador a court order blocking the action. Foreign policies under Trump 2.0 governments around the world are beginning to recalibrate in response to Trump’s aggressive policy. The European Union – which arose by Trump with the unfounded allegation that it was formed to “screw” the US – has prepared a set of retaliation tariffs, ready to be carried out as trade conversations. Countries such as Germany and France are now investigating increased military spending, which corresponds to Trump’s claims, but also indicates a shift to the promotion of their own defense sectors – potentially at the expense of US weapons sales, Reuters reports. America First has tense relationships with longtime allies. Meanwhile, Canada, who faces tense ties with its long -standing ally, is deepening its economic and security partnerships with Europe. This shift comes as Canadian voters go to the polls on Monday, in an election that was strongly influenced by setback against Trump’s policy, which provoked nationalist sentiment and has the doubts about the US as a reliable partner. If Trump adheres to his course, a future president may try to restore the traditional role of Washington as the sponsor of the world order – but by that time the way back can be steep and filled with diplomatic and strategic barriers. What happens is not yet beyond the point of return. First published: 28 Apr 2025, 12:20 IST