As President Donald Trump hits 100 days into his second term, he remains defiant, defending his economic and immigration policies in a wide-ranging interview with ABC\u2019s Terry Moran. With low approval ratings and rising voter frustration over costs, Trump dismissed criticism, saying, \u201cThey did sign up for it, actually.\u201d He reaffirmed support for tariffs on Chinese imports, calling them essential to fix \u201cunfair\u201d trade practices, despite warnings from economists about rising consumer prices.<\/p>\n
Treasury Secretary J.D. Vance labeled the tariffs \u201cpainful but necessary,\u201d while Trump cited lower gas and egg prices as signs of success\u2014claims experts question. Trump also touted his strict immigration stance, including reinstating the \u201cRemain in Mexico\u201d policy. Critics say it\u2019s dangerous and heavily reliant on older policies. On foreign affairs, he claimed personal diplomacy with leaders like Kim Jong Un is effective and insisted he could end the war in Ukraine through direct talks\u2014without offering details. Despite his confidence, only 41% of Americans approve of his presidency. Trump dismissed the numbers as \u201cfake,\u201d saying his base remains loyal. As he moves beyond his first 100 days, economic strain, foreign tensions, and deep political divides loom over his second term<\/p>\n\n
As President Donald Trump hits 100 days into his second term, he remains defiant, defending his economic and immigration policies in a wide-ranging interview with ABC\u2019s Terry Moran. With low approval ratings and rising voter frustration over costs, Trump dismissed criticism, saying, \u201cThey did sign up for it, actually.\u201d He reaffirmed support for tariffs on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/494977002_964616349192319_3628240906738108686_n.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15299"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15299\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15301,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15299\/revisions\/15301"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}