Worst 100 in the First 100: A Nightmarish Breakdown of the First 100 Days of the (2nd) Trump Administration

Worst 100 in the First 100 is your guide to the most extreme, dystopian actions taken during the first 100 days of Trump’s second term. These actions are already reshaping people’s lives and rights, threatening our democracy, freedoms, and future.

This toolkit breaks down what’s happened so far, how it’s affecting people across the country, and what you can do to fight back. Use it to stay informed, share the truth, and mobilize others to act now.

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Worst 100 in the First 100: Categorized

The United States is facing an unprecedented assault on human rights, democracy, and freedom


Trump's administration has unleashed policies targeting women, LGBTQ+ individuals, immigrants, and the environment


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• Attacks on LGBTQ+ Rights and Gender Equality

  1. Trump signed an executive order stating that the only two genders recognized in the United States are "male" and "female".

  2. The official US Government Travel website changed LGBTQ to LGB, no longer recognizing trans or queer Americans.

  3. The Social Security Administration was no longer allowed to make changes to gender markers on documentation.

  4. The Department of Transportation was no longer allowed to make changes to gender markers on passports.

  5. The White House is actively ignoring journalists who use pronouns in their email signatures.

  6. Health and Human Services is ending the suicide hotline (988) for LGBTQ youth.

• Attacks on Democracy and Justice

  1. Trump signed an executive order declaring only he can decide "what the law is"— ignoring federal courts rulings of the contrary.

  2. The White House began hand picking journalists who were allowed to follow and relay President Trump's day-to-day activities to the public.

  3. The White House banned the Associated Press from the press room and Oval Office due to them refusing to call the 'Gulf of Mexico' the 'Gulf of America'.

  4. The Department of Justice deleted a database that tracked police misconduct.

  5. Signed an executive order that consolidated and increased the power of the executive branch.

  6. Trump signed a restrictive executive order that would require US voters to bring identification with them to polling locations for federal elections.

  7. Trump threatened to have federal judges who rule against him in court disbarred.

  8. Trump announced he wants to run for office a third time and launched "Trump 2028" merchandise on his website.

  9. The Republican-controlled House passed a bill that would prevent women and trans people from voting in elections.

  10. Trump signed an Executive Order that would shut down Actblue, the primary website used for political donations for Democratic candidates, limiting the ability for an opponent to raise money against him.

• Immigration and Human Rights Abuses

  1. Donald Trump announced his plan to send undocumented migrants to Guantánamo Bay.

  2. Trump pulled the US out of the UN Human Rights Council.

  3. Held migrants prisoner in a Panama hotel and detention center.

  4. Former Columbia student, Mahmoud Khalil, was held as a US political prisoner (without a warrant) for organizing pro-Palestine protests at his college last year.

  5. Rumeysa Ozturk, a Ph.D candidate at Tufts University, was snatched off the street in broad daylight and thrown into an unmarked van. The Department of Homeland Security stated her visa had been revoked and she was being deported.

  6. Trump halted the legal services provided for unaccompanied, undocumented children in immigration court.

  7. Trump introduced the immigration "gold card" policy, allowing those with money to pay for expedited US citizenship.

  8. The IRS agreed to share the tax information of undocumented immigrants with ICE to assist with deportations.

  9. The administration admitted to "accidentally" deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a 29-year-old dad, to an El Salvador Prison, but said they couldn't do anything to bring him back.

  10. The Trump administration doxxed the family of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, posting the address of his wife and children on social media and forcing them into hiding.

  11. The Supreme Court ruled that migrants can be deported under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.

  12. The US announced they will begin screening immigrant's social media activity when considering visa and citizenship applications.

  13. Hundreds of people have been stopped at the border and had their phones search for "anti-Trump" propaganda; then either denied entry, detained, or had their phones confiscated.

  14. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, said people can be deported for "thought crimes" against the US or Trump's policies.

  15. The Director of ICE said he envisions "Amazon-like" mass deportations: "like Prime, but for human beings".

  16. Hundreds of US citizens and migrants with no criminal history were illegally sent to CECOT, a detention facility in El Salvador.

  17. ICE deported a 2-year-old US citizen to Honduras against the orders of a federal judge.

• Anti-DEI and Diversity Initiatives

  1. The CDC was ordered to remove mass amounts of science and medical research from their website if they contained "DEI words".

  2. Federal agencies were ordered to no longer recognize "DEI" holidays, including Holocaust Remembrance Day and Black History Month.

  3. Donald Trump claimed "DEI" practices were the cause of the devastating plane crash over Washington, DC.

  4. Donald Trump gave universities and schools two weeks to eliminate all diversity and equity initiatives or have their federal funding revoked.

  5. Segregated facilities are no longer prohibited after an executive order signed by Trump.

  6. Trump targeted slavery exhibits and African American history at the Smithsonian and museums across the country, saying they depicted a "false narrative of the USA".

• Environmental Destruction

  1. The Trump Administration fired over a thousand National Park, Forest Service, and Public Lands Service employees.

  2. Trump made millions of acres of previously protected public lands available for gas and oil drilling.

  3. Trump ordered over 230 million acres of forest to be chopped down. That's 3 times the size of California.

  4. The Environmental Protection Agency was ordered to close all Environmental Justice Offices across the US.

  5. Trump proposed a budget that would terminate the leases of 34 national parks, listing them "for sale" to the highest bidder (including the Red Cross Headquarters).

  6. The admin cancelled over $20 billion of Biden-era climate grants and projects.

  7. Trump signs orders to protect environmentally harmful coal-fired power plants.

  8. The Trump-led Environmental Protection Agency reversed the ban on PFAS and "forever chemicals".

  9. Trump opened over half of all US national forests for public logging.

  10. Trump officials are rewriting laws to say that destroying endangered species habitats "isn't harmful".

• Government Agency Dismantling and Mass Firings

  1. The Veterans Affairs Crisis Hotline employees were terminated.

  2. The admin fired hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration employees amidst dozens of plane crashes, including key safety teams.

  3. The U.S. Department of Education fired over half of its workforce, laying off more than 1300 workers.

  4. Elon Musk's DOGE fired crucial employees working on the bird flu epidemic at the height of the spread.

  5. Elon Musk told all federal employees to either justify their jobs, or risk losing them.

  6. Trump signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education.

  7. All employees at the Institute of Museum and Library Service Workers were laid off.

  8. Mass firings occurred at both the Department of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration.

  9. Trump signed an order to fully dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services and 7 other agencies.

• Elon Musk and Corporate Influence

  1. Elon Musk publicly called for the US to leave NATO and the United Nations.

  2. Donald Trump hosted a Tesla car show outside of the White House after the Tesla stock plummeted.

  3. Elon Musk attended top-secret Cabinet and military strategy meetings—without any security clearances.

  4. Attorney General, Pam Bondi, declared attacks on Tesla dealerships "domestic terrorism".

  5. Elon Musk illegally spent $25 million on the Wisconsin Supreme Court election (and lost).

  6. Elon Musk is projected to be leaving the White House due to Tesla being down 72% in valuation.

  7. Pam Bondi announced that damage to Tesla cars or dealerships would be classified and pursued as domestic terrorism.

  8. Five of the biggest "big law" firms pledged their allegiance to Trump after he threatened them. They offered over $4 billion worth of free services— during and after his presidency.

• Foreign Policy and International Relations

  1. The US entered its first trade war with Mexico, Canada, and China as Trump imposed 10-25% tariffs.

  2. Trump renamed the 'Gulf of Mexico' the 'Gulf of America'.

  3. A growing list of countries add travel advisories to the US due to safety concerns amid Trump administration policies.

  4. JD Vance and Trump attacked Ukrainian President Zelensky at the White House, then withdrew all US aid to Ukraine.

  5. Trump aggressively told Denmark that he wants to acquire Greenland as a US territory, whether through a trade deal or by force.

  6. JD and Usha Vance visited Greenland and were ignored by its residents, only being able to do a photo op on a military base.

  7. Trump's tariffs put the US in a trade war with, well, everyone (again).

  8. Trump threatened to drone strike cartels in Mexico.

• Academic and Free Speech Suppression

  1. The Department of Defense banned over a dozen books at the federal level.

  2. Thousands of international college students had their legal visas revoked due to speaking out against the administration or publicly supporting Palestine.

  3. The State Department announced they were using AI software to police social media accounts for pro-Palestine content.

  4. $1.8 billion in research and grant funding to Cornell and Northwestern was frozen by the White House due to Pro-Palestinian protests.

  5. Hundreds of books were removed from the US Naval Academy's library, including 'The Diary of Anne Frank', but not 'Mein Kampf'.

  6. Harvard sued the Trump administration over their withholding of funding.

• Women's Rights and Reproductive Freedom

  1. The Administration cut tens of millions from Planned Parenthood's annual budget.

  2. RFK Jr. cut all data collection on abortion rates, cancer in firefighters, HIV, and more.

  3. The White House is plotting ways to persuade women to have more children, including bonuses, and a "Mother Medal of Honor", something originally introduced in Nazi Germany.

• Healthcare and Public Services

  1. RFK Jr. pledged to find a "cure" for autism by September.

  2. RFK Jr announced a nationwide, nonconsensual "autism database"— using citizen's private health information to collect data.

  3. The Department of Justice canceled grants for gun violence prevention, addiction prevention, and victim advocacy.

  4. Trump defunded CASA, a program created to help any child in the US through the family court system. Its program currently operates only on volunteers.

• Economic and Financial Impact

  1. Student loan borrowers lost the ability to apply for income-driven repayment plans.

  2. The Justice Department proposed a plan that would allow domestic abusers to restore their access to firearms.

  3. Trump got rid of the "De Minimis Tax Exemption", hurting US small businesses.

  4. Trump slashed space and science funding, including NASA exploration and weather forecasting.

  5. The DOW is the worst it's been since the Great Depression.

  6. Millions of people in the US in student loan debt were sent to collections by the Trump admin for overdue payments.

• National Security and Information Leaks

  1. DOGE published classified information on their public website.

  2. Trump announced a mandatory death penalty for anyone who kills a police officer during his joint address.

  3. Trump threatened protestors, saying that they would be "dealt with".

  4. Trump voided all pardons made by Biden, claiming they "didn't count" because they were signed with "AutoPen".

  5. United States Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, revealed top secret American military plans in a group chat that included the Editor in Chief of the Atlantic.

  6. Over 5.2 million people across the US protested the Trump administration during Hands Off demonstrations.

  7. Pete Hegseth shared top secret military information in a Signal chat (again)— this time including his brother and wife.

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