The Complete Breakdown of Obama’s vs. Trump’s 1st 100 Days – The Root
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One hundred days ago, a Harvard-educated, self-made constitutional scholar handed over the White House keys to a stubby-fingered, cheddar-colored colostomy bag in a cheap toupee. To celebrate the fact that Donald Trump has yet to reduce the country to a pile of rubble smoldering under the dark cloud of nuclear winter while roving gangs of neo-Nazis ride around on state-sanctioned pussy-grabbing tours, we thought wed compare the first 100 days of the last two presidents.
We split them into categories and chronicled the good (yes, Trump did some good things; did I mention how he hasnt started a thermonuclear war yet?), the bad (no, we cant list them all; the internet isnt big enough) and the ugly (well, that part is kinda obvious). We present to you a scientific, peer-reviewed comparison of Barack Obamas vs. Donald Trumps first 100 days in office.
They say a picture says 1,000 words, but sometimes it says only one: Damn.
Obamas first swearing-in was watched by 37.8 million, while Trump had an American Idol-finale-like viewership of 30.6 million. Twenty-five million people livestreamed Obamas inauguration on CNN, while 16.9 million watched Trump.
Obama: He opened with Bruce Springsteen, then had a line of star speakers and performers including Mary J. Blige, Aretha Franklin, Denzel Washington, Tom Hanks, Steve Carell, Tiger Woods, U2 and an unknown, upstart little singerI think her name was Beyonc.
Trump: Toby Keith, Three Doors Down, some white people whose names I wont list because you wouldnt know them anyway, Jon Voight, some more white people, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, the Piano Guys (no, Im not being snarky; thats the actual name, not to be confused with Some Muhfuckas Playing the Keyboards) and ... umm ... thats about it. Oh, dont forget that Chrisette Michele built some bridges or something at one of his inaugural balls.
Obama: Obamas Cabinet featured Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, banker Timothy Geithner as treasury secretary, Superior Court Judge Eric Holder as attorney general, CEO of Chicago Public Schools Arnie Duncan as secretary of education and physicist Steven Chu as secretary of energy. By the end of March, only one Obama Cabinet member (Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of health and human services) had not been confirmed by the Senate.
Trump: Trump nominated Betsy DeVos, a lady with no experience or training in education, as secretary of education. He put Steve Mnuchin, a banker who made a fortune foreclosing on people and who ran a bank into the ground, in charge of the Treasury Department. He put a brain surgeon with no background in housing or urban development in charge of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and a politician who promised to close the Department of Energy in charge of the Department of Energy.
Obama: Zero.
Trump: Russian election collusion, white supremacist chief of staff, the Russian-prostitute pee report, the income tax thing, the nepotism debate, the business-blind-trust thing, the anti-Semitism, the tweets, accusing a former president of a felony, the Angela Merkel handshake, the golf, the Mar-a-Lago trips, the Senate investigation, the House investigation, Jeff Sessions and the Russians, Carter Page and the Russians, Jared Kushner and the Russians, Michael Flynn and the Russians, Rex Tillerson and the Russians ...
Obama: His first piece of legislation was the Lilly Ledbetter Act, requiring equal pay regardless of age, race or gender. During his first month in office, he signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Actthe stimulus package credited with saving the economy of the entire world. The act also increased education funding by $100 billion, lowered taxes for the middle class, created programs for low-income workers, reined in Wall Street and provided $105 billion for infrastructure. He signed legislation to end the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Trump: He tried to repeal and replace Obamacare, but that failed miserably. He allowed internet companies to sell your personal information. He signed a law that made it easier for mentally ill people to buy guns. He cut Planned Parenthood funding.
Obama signed 19 orders, including these:
Trump has signed 28 executive orders, including these:
Obama: Obama made it legal for researchers to use stem cells and moved toward climate change protections in his first month. He also began a weekly address to the country to update Americans about the government and started a campaign for a nuclear-free world. During his first few weeks in office, he pledged energy independence and signed legislation that moved the auto industry toward higher fuel-efficiency standards. He signed a childrens health care act. He forced GMs CEO to resign amid scandal.
Trump: Trump made Mike Pence have sex with Mike Pence, named the offspring Neil Gorsuch, nominated the baby for the Supreme Court and got the Senate to confirm the first clone to the Supreme Court. He also banned sanctuary cities and saved a few dozen jobs at a factory in Detroit. A few days before his 100-day mark, like a teenager cramming for a final exam, he jotted down some ideas that basically said he was going to cut everyones taxes and force IRS agents to go door-to-door and wash everyones dishes. He put that on a sheet of college-ruled notebook paper, had someone type it up, sent it to the press and called it a tax plan.
Obama: Reached out to the Muslim world and assured them that we were not anti-Islam, and promised to end two wars. He eased tensions with Cuba and with Venezuelas Hugo Chvez, making the Latin world happy. He attended the G-20 summit, and Germanys Angela Merkel became his bestie, while Englands Queen Elizabeth had to reprimand Italys prime minister for shouting to get Obamas attention. Americas president was basically the cool kid in class.
Trump: Reached out to the Muslim world, slapped them and assured them that we were anti-Islam while threatening to start two wars. He insulted the president of Mexico and prime minister of Australia over the phone in his first week. He kissed up to Russias Vladimir Putin, embraced Chinas Communist leader and made calls to a human rights violator who storm-trooped his way through a Turkish election. After warning Obama to stay out of Syria, he bombed Syria (which hampered its air force for a full three or four minutes). After saying that America doesnt need NATO, hes now begging NATO to help him deal with North Korea. Americas president is basically the kid in class who the teacher patiently exhorts to sound it out when he has trouble reading aloud, as he drags his paste-eating fingers across the page, attending school only for recess so that he can bully the brown kids in the playground.
Obama: Obama found time to visit Sasha at school and played basketball with friends on a White House court. He visited Camp David to relax and went for a Valentines Day dinner in Chicago with Michelle. He was criticized for appearing on talk shows and having too much fun in the White House. He played golf one time at Andrews Air Force Base.
Trump: More than a quarter of the time he has served as president has been spent at Mar-a-Lago eating chocolate cake, golfing and doing white-people things. (I only refer to it as white-people things because I dont know what goes on at golf resorts, or what white people do on the weekend besides clean out their garages, roam Wal-Mart or go skiing.) Trump does not live with his wife, because ... I actually dont know, except that I assume her gag reflex isnt strong enough to handle the possibility of seeing his light-bulb-shaped body in the nude.
News reports say that Trump spends all of his spare time watching cable TV news and tweeting. He also installed a button in the Oval Office that orders a Coke. Congratulations, America; you elected a teenage princess as president.
Obama: 65 percent
Trump: 41 percent
There you have ita full breakdown of Trumps vs. Obamas first 100 days. After a comparison of the two, there is only one question that needs asking:
Dont you just feel great again?
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The Complete Breakdown of Obama's vs. Trump's 1st 100 Days - The Root
- Michelle Obama Rocks Double Denim in Throwback Shot Amid Release of Her Style Book - Yahoo - November 7th, 2025 [November 7th, 2025]
- Obama once urged Black men to back Harris then he, Democrats reversed race rhetoric legacy in 2025 - Fox News - November 7th, 2025 [November 7th, 2025]
- Michelle Obama Suits up in Matthieu Blazys Debut Chanel Collection for Her The Look' Book Tour - WWD - November 7th, 2025 [November 7th, 2025]
- Michelle Obama on Being in Her 60s, Raising Daughters, and Growing Into Herself - Real Simple - November 7th, 2025 [November 7th, 2025]
- Michelle Obama Tears Apart Trumps Renovation of the White House - Vanity Fair - November 7th, 2025 [November 7th, 2025]
- Michelle Obama on East Wing demolition: We always felt it was the peoples house - The Hill - November 7th, 2025 [November 7th, 2025]
- Michelle Obama Is Applauded for Her Reaction to Trump's Demolition of the White House's East Wing - Yahoo - November 7th, 2025 [November 7th, 2025]
- Michelle Obama Wears One of the Best Dresses of the Spring Collections - Vogue - November 7th, 2025 [November 7th, 2025]
- Obama celebrates Tuesday wins and tells progressives that voters are rejecting the Trump agenda - AP News - November 7th, 2025 [November 7th, 2025]
- Newly emboldened Obama pops up on Pod Save America live show for election victory lap - Washington Examiner - November 7th, 2025 [November 7th, 2025]
- Michelle Obama Gets Real About Her New Book, The Look, At Sold-Out Brooklyn Event - essence.com - November 7th, 2025 [November 7th, 2025]
- Barack Obama Gives Crucial Advice To Democrats Following 2025 Election Wins - HuffPost - November 7th, 2025 [November 7th, 2025]
- Malia Obama Sneaks Into the 'Stranger Things' Premiere in an Edgy Cardigan - W Magazine - November 7th, 2025 [November 7th, 2025]
- '44 The Musical' Off-Broadway review staging the song-and-dance of Obama-era politics - New York Theatre Guide - November 7th, 2025 [November 7th, 2025]
- 44 The Musical: The Obama Years, Satirized with Four-Letter Words - New York Stage Review - November 7th, 2025 [November 7th, 2025]
- Obama Celebrates Big Democratic Wins, Says Voters are Paying Attention - TheWrap - November 7th, 2025 [November 7th, 2025]
- Review: Obama Musical 44 Is Big on Nostalgia but Light on Everything Else - TheaterMania - November 7th, 2025 [November 7th, 2025]
- 44: The Musical' Off Broadway Review: Obama Sings and Dances but He's Married to Oprah? - TheWrap - November 7th, 2025 [November 7th, 2025]
- Before Trump, Obama used the federal government to strong-arm private institutions and states - Washington Examiner - November 7th, 2025 [November 7th, 2025]
- Obama shows his star power still burns bright one year on from Harris disappointment - Washington Examiner - November 7th, 2025 [November 7th, 2025]
- Nancy Pelosi retires from legendary career as Obama hails 'one of the best speakers the House of Representatives has ever had' - Fortune - November 7th, 2025 [November 7th, 2025]
- Michelle Obama and Tracee Ellis Ross Are the Best-Dressed on the Book Tour Circuit - Marie Claire - November 7th, 2025 [November 7th, 2025]
- Trump vs Obama: new polls show who the public favours and Trump is not happy - Dagens.com - November 7th, 2025 [November 7th, 2025]
- Obama celebrates Tuesday wins and tells progressives that voters are rejecting the Trump agenda - WSLS - November 7th, 2025 [November 7th, 2025]
- There Is an Obama Musical (Really)And Biden Steals the Show - The Daily Beast - November 7th, 2025 [November 7th, 2025]
- Michelle Obama Wore the Cool-Girl Jacket Theres No Escaping From in 2025and One Detail Makes It So Practical - instyle.com - November 7th, 2025 [November 7th, 2025]
- Michelle Obama Colourful in Loewe Promoting The Look - Red Carpet Fashion Awards - November 7th, 2025 [November 7th, 2025]
- The Rock finally reveals how he tweeted about Bin Laden's death 45 minutes before President Obama - LADbible - November 7th, 2025 [November 7th, 2025]
- Jenna Bush Hager Says These Words From Michelle Obama Made Her Cry - TODAY.com - November 7th, 2025 [November 7th, 2025]
- Spot-on zany political spoof of the Obama era in 44 - The Musical at Off-Broadways Daryl Roth Theatre - DC Theater Arts - November 7th, 2025 [November 7th, 2025]
- Democrats are searching for their next leader. But they still have Obama. - Politico - November 3rd, 2025 [November 3rd, 2025]
- She will do the right thing: Obama boosts Spanberger at Norfolk rally - Virginia Mercury - November 3rd, 2025 [November 3rd, 2025]
- Obama Calls Mamdani to Praise His Campaign and Offers to Be Sounding Board - The New York Times - November 3rd, 2025 [November 3rd, 2025]
- NJ Governors Race Draws Obama and Hannity but Not Trump in Final Days - The New York Times - November 3rd, 2025 [November 3rd, 2025]
- Obama campaigns for Sherrill, Spanberger on Saturday in home stretch of gubernatorial elections - CNN - November 3rd, 2025 [November 3rd, 2025]
- Obama calls Mamdani, offers help as 'sounding board' in the future: Sources - ABC News - November 3rd, 2025 [November 3rd, 2025]
- Obama looks to dial up Dem enthusiasm ahead of Tuesdays elections - The Hill - November 3rd, 2025 [November 3rd, 2025]
- Obama calls Mamdani, praises his campaign, offers to be sounding board if he wins - The Times of Israel - November 3rd, 2025 [November 3rd, 2025]
- Obama refuses to endorse radical NYC mayoral front-runner Mamdani even after publicly backing this previous mayor - New York Post - November 3rd, 2025 [November 3rd, 2025]
- Video Obama: 'Country and our politics are in a pretty dark place right now' - ABC News - November 3rd, 2025 [November 3rd, 2025]
- Obama criticizes the Trump administration while speaking in Virginia. - Brut - November 3rd, 2025 [November 3rd, 2025]
- Barack Obama led a rally for Mikie Sherrill's race for NJ governor. What he said - Bergen Record - November 3rd, 2025 [November 3rd, 2025]
- Obama calls Mamdani, praises his campaign, offers to serve as 'sounding board' if he wins NYC mayoral race - The Times of Israel - November 3rd, 2025 [November 3rd, 2025]
- Michelle Obama Shares How She Got Her Daughters on Board with Dressing Presidential: We Had a Deal (Exclusive) - People.com - November 3rd, 2025 [November 3rd, 2025]
- Obama: Mikie Sherrill and the Mission of America - Insider NJ - November 3rd, 2025 [November 3rd, 2025]
- Obama goes scorched earth on Trump while stumping for Sherrill: Dark place right now - New York Post - November 3rd, 2025 [November 3rd, 2025]
- Obama aids Democrats in campaign stops ahead of 2025 elections - The Washington Post - November 3rd, 2025 [November 3rd, 2025]
- Latest poll shows tight NJ governor race as Obama set to rally for Mikie Sherrill - USA Today - November 3rd, 2025 [November 3rd, 2025]
- Barack Obama Predicted Donald Trumps Dramatic White House Makeover in a 2011 Roast of the Future President - People.com - October 28th, 2025 [October 28th, 2025]
- The hypocrisy of Democrats on the government shutdown THEY created is UNDENIABLE and INDEFENSIBLE. WATCH former President Barack Obama lay it out. - X - October 28th, 2025 [October 28th, 2025]
- Where and when former President Obama will be in Norfolk - The Virginian-Pilot - October 28th, 2025 [October 28th, 2025]
- Obama to rally with Spanberger at Chartway Arena in support of her gubernatorial campaign - WTKR - October 28th, 2025 [October 28th, 2025]
- Fact Check: Did Obama spend $376 million to build a basketball court at the White House? - WION - October 28th, 2025 [October 28th, 2025]
- Did Barack Obama spend $376 million for the White House basketball court? Here's the truth | Hindustan Times - Hindustan Times - October 28th, 2025 [October 28th, 2025]
- Democrats spiral in Virginia as Obama is slammed for 'campaigning against black woman' - Daily Mail - October 28th, 2025 [October 28th, 2025]
- Ex-Obama Photographer Dogs Donald Trump With Beloved Image Of Now-Demolished East Wing - Yahoo News Singapore - October 28th, 2025 [October 28th, 2025]
- Critics suggest White House ballroom be renamed after Obama, or bulldozed when Trump leaves office - TheGrio - October 28th, 2025 [October 28th, 2025]
- Inside the Tense Moment Between the Queen & Obama Before Her Death: Will You - Yahoo - October 28th, 2025 [October 28th, 2025]
- Donald Trump's Third Term Plan Could Backfire And Bring Barack Obama Back to Power - International Business Times UK - October 28th, 2025 [October 28th, 2025]
- President Obama Preferred This Store-Bought Ingredient Over Homemade While Living In The White House - Tasting Table - October 28th, 2025 [October 28th, 2025]
- The workout routine that keeps Michelle Obama fit and powerful at 60 - Mundo Deportivo - October 28th, 2025 [October 28th, 2025]
- Inside the Tense Moment Between the Queen & Obama Before Her Death: Will You - StyleCaster - October 28th, 2025 [October 28th, 2025]
- All that glitters: Did Obama foretell Trumps glitzy White House makeover? - The New Daily - October 28th, 2025 [October 28th, 2025]
- Video If Obama had done this, Republicans would be losing their minds: Isgur on East Wing - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos - October 26th, 2025 [October 26th, 2025]
- The 'All-American' Meal Bobby Flay Once Cooked Up For President Obama - The Takeout - October 26th, 2025 [October 26th, 2025]
- Michelle Obama Facing Backlash From Fans Over Her Controversial Stance On Dating Before College - Yahoo - October 26th, 2025 [October 26th, 2025]
- Image doesn't show White House after Obama 'wrecked' it to add basketball court - Snopes - October 26th, 2025 [October 26th, 2025]
- Ex-Obama aide: Is this the most politically insane thing Trump has ever done? - NJ.com - October 26th, 2025 [October 26th, 2025]
- [Watch] Anwar Rides In The Beast With Trump, Echoes Najibs 2014 Experience With Obama - TRP | The Rakyat Post - October 26th, 2025 [October 26th, 2025]
- Biden refused to speak with Obama for weeks before and after dropping out: book - New York Post - October 24th, 2025 [October 24th, 2025]
- Obama the 'campaign closer' for Democrats in top 2025 elections as party aims to rebound - Fox News - October 24th, 2025 [October 24th, 2025]
- Former Obama speechwriter finds common ground by riding the waves - CBS News - October 24th, 2025 [October 24th, 2025]
- Donald Trumps son defends White House demolition with below-the-belt attack on Michelle Obama: No one c - Times of India - October 24th, 2025 [October 24th, 2025]
- Don Jr. Defends Dads White House Teardown With Vile Attack on Michelle Obama - The Daily Beast - October 24th, 2025 [October 24th, 2025]
- Obama Calls Out Trump and Enablers Over System Abuse - Yahoo - October 24th, 2025 [October 24th, 2025]
- Former Obama fundraiser shares his thoughts on the state of the Democratic Party - Fox News - October 24th, 2025 [October 24th, 2025]
- How Much Did Obama Spend on White House Renovations? - Market Realist - October 24th, 2025 [October 24th, 2025]
- Joe Biden refused to speak with Obama for weeks before and after dropping out of presidential election - Irish Star - October 24th, 2025 [October 24th, 2025]
- Biden refused to speak with Obama for weeks before and after dropping out: book - AOL.com - October 24th, 2025 [October 24th, 2025]
- Former Obama fundraiser shares his thoughts on the state of the Democratic Party - Yahoo - October 24th, 2025 [October 24th, 2025]