We’ll take you through the interactive to help you think more about this.
First, read the interactive’s short introduction by Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman. Here it is in full:
There have never been 100 days like this.
President Trump was sworn in for a second term in January intent on transforming America and its place in the world. From his first hours in office, he has relentlessly driven domestic, economic and foreign policy in risky new directions; taken a chain saw to the federal work force; challenged the authority of the courts; and sought to purge liberal influence from government, education and culture.
The result has been a chaotic blur of new initiatives; judicial, political and economic backlash; and neck-snapping reversals. It has tested the nation’s ability to process disruption — and of American democracy’s resilience in the face of a president whose views of his power have prompted warnings of creeping authoritarianism.
The consuming conflicts of one day regularly give way to wholly new ones with stunning rapidity: pardoning Jan. 6 rioters, stripping out-of-favor officials and former advisers of security details, proposing to turn Gaza into a resort town and Canada into a 51st state, blaming a plane crash on diversity initiatives, presiding over a contentious cabinet meeting with Elon Musk, installing his personal lawyers to run the Justice Department, firing inspectors general, closing down U.S.A.I.D., igniting a global trade war, berating Ukraine’s president in the Oval Office, deporting migrants without due process and edging toward a constitutional crisis by defying judges on multiple occasions.
If the 100-day mark is an opportunity to pause to reflect on what this presidency has meant so far — and what it could mean in its remaining 1,361 days — it offers one clear lesson. In this second time around, Mr. Trump is intent on using every hour to pursue an agenda shaped by a shifting mix of grievance, short-term political calculation, long-held belief and the experience of his first term.
Here’s a deeper look at how Mr. Trump has already made his mark.
Finally, tell us what you are thinking by answering any or all of the questions below. (But please be sure to observe Times commenting guidelines in your response.)
What is your overall reaction to Mr. Trump’s first 100 days in office?
How have the actions of this administration affected you, your family, your friends, your school or any of the other communities you are a part of?
How have you dealt with the “chaotic blur” of the news? If you are trying to keep up with what is happening, how are you doing that?
What images, videos and headlines from the first 100 days do you think will stay with you? Why?
Back in January, we asked teenagers, “What are your hopes and fears for President Trump’s second term?” Many wrote passionately, often from personal experience, about issues like immigration, the economy, gender, international policy, climate change and more. Looking back at how you felt in January, have your feelings about this administration changed? Why or why not?
What are your hopes and fears for President Trump’s remaining 1,361 days? Why?
What would you say to President Trump or a member of his administration if you could?
Students 13 and older in the United States and Britain, and 16 and older elsewhere, are invited to comment. All comments are moderated by the Learning Network staff, but please keep in mind that once your comment is accepted, it will be made public and may appear in print.
