While 100 days in office is celebrated in most political circles as a time to look back at the accomplishments of the first three months, the Democratic National Committee is drawing attention to what it says are abject failures in Pennsylvania.

“Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office have been a complete disaster for Pennsylvanians,” says DNC chair Ken Martin. “There’s a reason his approval rating continues to drop to record lows. Staring down the threat of a Trump recession, Pennsylvanians are seeing costs rise, jobs dry up, Pennsylvania projects shuttered, and hard-earned benefits and critical programs under attack. Across the board, Trump’s first 100 days in office have been devastating for Pennsylvania. Democrats are organizing and fighting back, building power in Pennsylvania community by community, block by block.”

Trump, who will make a speech in Macomb County, Mich., on Tuesday to celebrate his 100 days back in the White House, will say that he has taken more executive actions than any other president in history – and hundreds of his promises have already been kept. Most significantly, his team says he has delivered on his two most important signature campaign promises: the border is secure and inflation is ending.

The DNC sees things through different colored glasses.

“As Donald Trump prepares to celebrate 100 days of failure, the reality on the ground for working families is dire – the stock market and 401(k)’s have tumbled, more and more Americans are filing for unemployment, consumer sentiment is in the sewer, and his approval ratings have plummeted. In Trump’s first 100 days in office, he isn’t just failing to deliver on his promises – he is actively making things worse for Pennsylvania.”

In a recent Gallup poll, Trump is closing out the first quarter of his second term in office with an average 45% job approval rating, higher than the 41% earned in his first term but well below all other post-World War II presidents elected in the U.S. The average first-quarter rating for all presidents elected from 1952 to 2020 is 60%.

John F. Kennedy and Dwight Eisenhower had the highest first-quarter average ratings, with both registering above 70%, while Jimmy Carter, Barack Obama and Ronald Reagan averaged between 60% and 69%. George W. Bush, George H.W. Bush, Joe Biden and Bill Clinton had similar average ratings of 55% to 58% in their first quarters. Trump is the only president to have sub-50% average approval ratings during a first quarter in office.

The DNC pounced on these numbers and offered evidence that “by nearly every metric, Donald Trump has been a disaster for Pennsylvania.”

Unemployment:

• 132,290 unemployment filings in Pennsylvania have occurred under Donald Trump.

• 2,289 Pennsylvanians have been laid off since Donald Trump took office.

• Now, economists are warning that Trump is sending the economy toward recession.

Medicaid and SNAP benefits for Pennsylvanians at risk:

• Over 3.1 million Pennsylvanians rely on Medicaid.

• Medicaid covers 39% of Pennsylvania children.

• SNAP benefits have helped 2,000,000 Pennsylvania residents, or 15% of the state population.

• Almost 58% of Pennsylvania SNAP participants are in families with children.

Social Security of Pennsylvanians threatened and undermined:

• Nearly 3 million Pennsylvanians rely on Social Security benefits.

The DNC also called out Trump’s order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education and its effects on families in the Commonwealth.

• Pennsylvania receives $7.3 billion in federal funds that benefits rural, disabled, and low-income students. Trump is threatening:

  • $762 million in Title 1 funding

  • $1.7 million in REAP funding

  • $5.3 million in homeless youth funding

  • $554 million in special education funding

• Additionally, Trump’s attacks on Head Start funding threatens:

  • 35,386 Pennsylvania children

  • 2,924 teachers and staff

  • Over $384 million in total funding

The Trump administration responded by issuing a statement that said, “By putting America First, inflation has cooled, consumer prices dropped month-over-month for the first time in three years, and gas prices are lower across the country. The Department of Government Efficiency has identified waste, fraud, and abuse across the Executive Branch and cancelled numerous discriminatory DEI contracts, saving Americans hundreds of millions of hard-earned dollars.

“President Trump’s commonsense policies are restoring American Greatness, and President Trump’s return to Michigan will be a celebration of all that has been accomplished in the First 100 days of the Trump Administration.”