“His first 100 days is a reflection of how much the presidency has changed,” said Janet Mullins
Grissom, a top official in President George Bush’s White House and State Department.
On almost every one of these first 100 days, Mr. Trump has done or said something
that caused presidential historians and seasoned professionals inside the Beltway to use the phrase “never before.”
He has assumed even more power for the presidency, expanding President Barack Obama’s use of executive orders to offset the inability to pass major legislation
and making it more independent of the Washington establishment.
How Trump Has Reshaped the Presidency, and How It’s Changed Him, Too -
By PETER BAKERAPRIL 29, 2017
WASHINGTON — In his first 100 days in power, President Trump has transformed the nation’s highest office in ways both profound
and mundane, pushing traditional boundaries, ignoring longstanding protocol and discarding historical precedents as he reshapes the White House in his own image.
Another change to the presidency involves Mr. Trump’s refusal to release his tax returns — a practice of presidents for 40 years — and his continued ownership of a vast business empire
that includes properties both overseas and blocks from the White House.
Still, Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago, a senior adviser to President Bill Clinton
and chief of staff for Mr. Obama, said there might be a backlash once Mr. Trump leaves office.
