The White House and its border obsession: 100 days of Trump 2.0
Ah, the first 100 days of a president. That magical period in which they promise the sky and the stars, but in the end they only manage to further polarize an already divided country. And Donald Trump, the king of *political drama*, did not disappoint. Between posters of “dangerous” immigrants and epic statements from their border czar, the White House decided that their anniversary would be… guess what… a border security themed party! Because nothing says “celebration” like criminalizing people in your backyard.
Deportations, surveys and much, much controversy
According to Tom Homan, Trump’s *sheriff* of the border, the administration has had “unprecedented success” in border security. Of course, if by “success” we mean deporting 139,000 people while comparing numbers with Biden as if it were a football game. But hey, according to them, the comparison is not valid because now there are fewer crossings. Convenient, right? Meanwhile, Karoline Leavitt, the press secretary, threatened the “largest deportation campaign in history”, because in this government, fear sells more than solutions.
But not everything is happy in MAGA-land. Polls show that even Republicans are divided: Only half believe Trump is on the right track. The rest think that it is a *mix* of successes and errors, or outright a disaster. And not to mention the independents, who see him as more lost than an influencer without WiFi. The reason? His obsession with tariffs and deportations while the economy remains a pending issue.
Trump vs. the world (and his own ego)
In an interview with The Atlantic (yes, the same magazine he hates but can’t ignore), Trump dropped gems like: “The first time, I had to survive; now I run the world.” Modest as always. Among his achievements, he says he has signed almost as many executive orders as Biden in four years. Although, let’s be honest, quantity doesn’t always equal quality. Meanwhile, his base gets a little angry (down 10% in approval since January), but he remains steadfast in his mission: polarize, deport and tweet.
To close with a flourish, on Monday he signed two more orders on immigration, including one requiring the publication of lists of “sanctuary” cities. Because in this government, transparency only applies when it is convenient.
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