When Donald Trump called the 100 days mark for judging a presidency a “ridiculous standard,” he was echoing what historians have said for years. USSC research associate Dr Nicole Hemmer has listed for Vox the five presidents with the best first 100 days and the five with the worst, revealing how arbitrary — and yes, how ridiculous — the standard really is.
US politics28 April 2017
Five great presidential starts — and five historically bad ones
Commentary by
Dr Nicole Hemmer
Honorary AssociateUnited States Studies Centre