Trump marks his hundred days in a triumphant and aggressive tone

"We're just getting started," promised Donald Trump on Tuesday, April 29, marking a triumphant and aggressive start to a frenetic term that has shaken the world and destabilized America. Basking in the adulation of supporters gathered in Michigan (in the northern Great Lakes region), the president, facing difficult polls, touted the "most successful 100 days" in American history.

"I miss campaigning," the 78-year-old Republican said in a long speech that sounded just like the ones he gave as a candidate. Joe Biden "sleepy ," the media "lying ," judges "communist ," allied countries that "looted us more than our adversaries in terms of trade ," Democratic opponents called "crazy leftists," central bank chief Jerome Powell "not doing a very good job ," " woke" ideology and wind turbines... All of Donald Trump's pet peeves were there.

The tariffs will be a bit painful now, but in the future everything will be American."

Sara Azar, 55 years old

He defended his protectionist offensive, which he said promised a new economic "golden age," as well as his deportation of illegal immigrants. The crowd chanted "USA! USA!" as a video showed men in handcuffs and shackles being filmed having their heads shaved. The tariffs "will be a little painful now, but in the future, everything will be American," Sara Azar, 55, told AFP before the rally began. Shah Mahdi, a 40-year-old truck driver, praised "a man who keeps his word. He said the border would be secure, and he did."

One of the Republican's closest advisers, Margo Martin, even shouted on stage: "Trump 2028, does that mean anything to you?" in reference to a hypothetical third term, which the Constitution prohibits. From the moment he raised his hand to take the oath of office on January 20, the Republican established himself as the sole center of gravity in American public life and dragged the planet into his chaotic orbit. "I'm running the country and the world," he said Monday in an interview with The Atlantic , assuring the monthly's reporters that he was "having a great time." This is not the case for all Americans, disoriented by the trade standoff he has engaged in with China and, to a lesser extent, with the rest of the world. "Everything will be fine," the American president reassured on ABC on Tuesday evening, saying that the massive customs duties targeting China were a "good" thing and that Beijing had "deserved" them.

I'm doing one thing: I'm making America great again."

Donald Trump

It's no surprise that Donald Trump, whose political career has been built on deepening divisions, isn't enjoying the grace period that typically accompanies a presidential debut. But opinion polls agree that his approval ratings have fallen sharply, fueled primarily by doubts about the economy. According to a poll published Sunday by the Washington Post and ABC News, only 39% of Americans "approve" of Donald Trump's handling of the presidency. "Trump has done nothing to improve the lives of middle-class families, and they are beginning to regret their choice," the Democratic Party, which is suffering from deep discredit according to opinion polls, said in a statement.

The American president has completely disrupted the international role of the world's leading power, which, according to him, would have every interest in retreating to a regional sphere of influence, extending if possible to Greenland or even Canada. The Republican has signed a total of more than 140 executive orders—many of which have been blocked in court—to attack his political opponents, launch a policy of mass deportations of illegal immigrants, and dismantle the federal bureaucracy with the help of his billionaire ally Elon Musk. Sixty-four percent of respondents in the Washington Post /ABC News poll believe he is going "too far" in his attempt to expand presidential powers. The American president stated on ABC that he would "hate" it if Americans thought he was taking too much power. "I'm doing one thing: I'm making America great again."