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Shrader weighs in on Trump’s first 100 days in office.

President Donald Trump, left, holds a sabre after using it to cut a cake as first lady Melania Trump, right, watches at the Commander in Chief Ball, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. Photo: Associated Press/AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Shrader weighs in on Trump’s first 100 days in office.

NEC Professor Nathan Shrader shares his thoughts on the first 100 days of the Trump administration. Prof. Shrader expresses concern about the emphasis on grading the President within such a short window, when historians will reflect on the first 100 days in comparison to the entirety of the President’s term.

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