Donald Trump, having failed to accomplish much from the 100-day plan laid out in the "contract with the American voter" still live on his website, now says that he is being held to "ridiculous standards".
Analyzing the accomplishments of a United States president after their first 100 days in office is a decades-old tradition and, of course, a relatively arbitrary one established by the news media to assess a leader's direction and influence. However, to dismiss its importance after using it as a marketing tool for his policy agenda will surely only serve to shirk those who bought into it.
Aside from providing clear evidence of Trump's flip-flop on the 100-day benchmark, the contract also provides a clear way to compare Trump as president-elect and president of the United States.
Trump has been unable to hold to many of the promises presented in the two-page document, achieving only 10 of the 28 action pledges.
No-one expected him to get anywhere near them, obviously, but "simulation collapse" is the dish of the day.
No matter how much I accomplish during the ridiculous standard of the first 100 days, & it has been a lot (including S.C.), media will kill!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 21, 2017
