The Realist POV on Trump’s First 100 Days

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🗓️ 29 April 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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April 29 marks the 100th day of U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term. What do foreign policy experts make of his administration’s performance so far, as it continues to wage a trade war, reshape long-standing diplomatic relationships with allies and alliances, and advance a new world order? FP columnist Emma Ashford sits down with Ravi Agrawal to discuss. Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free): Emma Ashford: Four Explanatory Models for Trump’s Chaos Emma Ashford and Matthew Kroenig: Is the World Overreacting to Trump? Nicholas Bequelin: The Key to Understanding Trump’s Chaotic Foreign Policy John J. Mearsheimer in Foreign Affairs: Why the Ukraine Crisis Is the West's Fault Brought to you by: quince.com/fplive nordvpn.com/fplive (Exclusive NordVPN Deal: Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:02.0	Hi, I'm Ravi Agrawal, Foreign Policy's editor-in-chief.
1:06.7	This is FP Live.
1:10.9	So at the 100-day mark of Donald Trump's second term as president,
1:15.7	several polls show remarkably poor approval ratings.
1:20.2	Voters describe these last 100 days using words like chaotic and scary
1:25.1	and invoke the phrase gone too far. Gone too far on tariffs, on immigration,
1:31.7	on cuts to the federal workforce. And because of that, according to one poll by ABC News and the
1:37.3	Washington Post, his approval rating is at 39%, the lowest ever for any past president at the 100-day mark.
1:46.7	Now, these polls typically take a holistic view of the presidency, but I thought it would
1:52.5	be useful to focus this week on Trump's foreign policy.
1:56.8	Let's be clear, world leaders are reeling from Trump's presidency so far. He's threatened to take over
2:03.1	Gaza, Greenland, and the Panama Canal. Europeans are puzzled about why he seemed to favor Russia
2:08.8	instead of Ukraine. And Canada and Mexico wonder why he's imposing stiff tariffs despite the free
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