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Foreign Policy Live

The Realist POV on Trump’s First 100 Days

Foreign Policy Live

Foreign Policy

Politics, News Commentary, News

4601 Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

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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foreign policies editor-in-ief. This is FP Live.

0:40.9

So at the 100-day mark of Donald Trump's second term as president, several polls show remarkably

0:47.7

poor approval ratings.

0:50.2

Voters describe these last 100 days using words like chaotic and scary and invoke the phrase gone too far.

0:58.5

Gone too far on tariffs, on immigration, on cuts to the federal workforce.

1:04.2

And because of that, according to one poll by ABC News and the Washington Post,

1:08.6

his approval rating is at 39%, the lowest ever for any past president

1:14.7

at the 100-day mark.

1:16.7

Now, these polls typically take a holistic view of the presidency, but I thought it would be

1:22.7

useful to focus this week on Trump's foreign policy.

1:26.8

Let's be clear, world leaders are reeling from Trump's

1:30.4

presidency so far. He's threatened to take over Gaza, Greenland, and the Panama Canal.

1:36.0

Europeans are puzzled about why he seemed to favor Russia instead of Ukraine. And Canada and

1:41.0

Mexico wonder why he's imposing stiff tariffs despite the free trade agreement that

1:45.7

he negotiated in his first term. Is there a through line? Is there a grand strategy? Well, one FP columnist

1:54.7

tried to propose four explanatory models for Trump's chaos. That columnist is Emma Ashford, a top realist scholar. Now,

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