In just 100 days, Trump has nearly matched the number of executive orders that his predecessor, Democrat Joe Biden, signed during the previous four years, 162. Trump, at roughly 140, is essentially moving at a pace not seen since Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s presidency, when the Great Depression necessitated urgent action.

Trump’s second term has seen a significant increase in executive orders, with more than 140 signed in his first 100 days, and a decline in his approval rating.

Trump's second-term approval rating has been compared with that of his predecessors by US polling firm Gallup, which has used the 100-day milestone for decades. Trump is the first post-war president to serve two non-consecutive terms,