The First 103 Days

Forget the first 100 days — Jacobin contributors weigh in on Trump's first 103.


In the days leading up to his centennial mark in office, Donald Trump’s White House pumped out a stream of laudatory spin. His first hundred days were “historic,” the most successful since Franklin Roosevelt’s fabled opening. Speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania last weekend, Trump bragged of his early accomplishments and celebrated the “incredible journey” along the way.

So how much devastation has Trump wreaked in his first one hundred days? How well has the Left responded? And what is our task going forward?

We asked four Jacobin contributors to weigh in:

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