trump-s-next-100-days-pose-bigger-challenges

US President Donald Trump spent his first 100 days signing a blitz of executive orders to fulfil his election campaign promises, with a reduction in the government's size and reshaping the US hegemonic role on the global stage. 

 

Trump, while speaking before Congress, said he would make America great again.

 

During his first 100 days, the dealmaker president has sent shockwaves across the global landscape. From withdrawing security guarantees of the NATO members and other allies, and also revoking military aid, while extending the same aid to Israel in its war against Hamas. 

 

Also, Trump’s tariff announcement caused much chaos in the global share markets, incurring massive losses for the US, EU, and Asian stock exchanges.

 

"Trump's first 100 days were remarkable for their pace and impact. Now comes the hard part," Stephen Dover, chief market strategist and head of the Franklin Templeton Institute, said in a memo to investors. 

 

"The next 100 days will shift the focus to the challenges of passing legislation while simultaneously addressing deficit reduction. Congress must act, which requires building legislative coalitions,” he said. 

 

Trump remains the only president in modern US history to yield such power, signing over 140 orders on immigration, culture war issues, and slashing the federal bureaucracy in three months. 

 

However, despite all of his stature, the US constitution requires laws to be passed by Congress, not just the President signing the orders. 

 

Although Trump’s Republican Party has majorities in both chambers, they needabsolute perfect unity to enact or repeal a law.

 

It’s clear that US conservatives won't back the tax cuts -- which have an estimated price tag of around $5 trillion over 10 years -- without deep reductions in spending. 

 

Political consultant and former Senate aide Andrew Koneschusky, a key player in negotiations over the 2017 tax cuts, expects Trump's next 100 days to be "a lot trickier." 

 

"When it comes to tax bills, the ultimate adult in the room is math. You can't break the laws of mathematics, no matter how much politicians might want to," he told reporters. 

 

"It's going to be extremely tricky for the numbers to add up in a way that satisfies everyone in the Republican caucus."