President Trump's Love-Hate Relationship with '100 Days'

Asked about the lack of progress during his first 100 days in office, President Trump brushed it off, saying, "It's not very meaningful…Somebody put out the concept of a 100-day plan" – even though as candidate, he revealed his Contract with the American Voter outlining his 100-day action plan to make America great again.

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer also deflected by saying, "I think it's got to be kept in context."

In the words of Spicer, let's put Trump's first 100 days in context:

President Trump First Set Expectations.  Recall candidate Trump's Gettysburg address back in October?  Trump made a closing argument, outlining in his Contract with the American Voter, an ambitious plan for the first 100 days in office he called the "kind of change that only arrives once in a lifetime."  And then during the transition, he doubled down on the Contract in a video address, making promises to protect American workers.

Trump Isn't the First President to be Held to 100 Days Measure.  The "First 100 Days" benchmark traces back to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who by his 100th day in office had already begun to reshape government's role in the American economy, signed bills to provide government relief for famers and the unemployed and pushed for new federal jobs programs.  Meanwhile, Trump and House Republican promised big and delivered nothing in way of major legislative accomplishments to meet the needs of hardworking Americans.

Republicans Have the Majority in Both the House and Senate.  They have power to pass legislation and govern efficiently.  When President Obama was in office and Democrats had the majority in both chambers, Democrats passed several major pieces of legislation in his first 100 days that helped jumpstart the economy, equaled the playing field for women, improved the health of America's children and strengthened national security, by passing bills such as The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, an Omnibus spending package and SCHIP.

Rather than whine about "context" and promote alternative facts (i.e. "President Trump's 100 Days of Historic Accomplishments"), Trump should get serious about setting aside the interests of his billionaire buddies and start working with Congress to keep his promises to the American people.