The White House said Monday that the president packed his schedule with events to mark his first 100 days in office because he is “very proud” of what he’s been able to accomplish.
In a tweet last week, President Trump dismissed the 100-day measure as a “ridiculous standard.” But he later put together a series of events to highlight his accomplishments, capped by a rally Saturday in Pennsylvania.
“There is this artificial number that gets thrown out,” White House press secretary Sean Spicer said at the daily press briefing.
The rally also vies with the annual White House Correspondence Association dinner in Washington, where the president is traditionally the main attraction but which Mr. Trump is boycotting.
The accomplishments in Mr. Trump’s first 100 days as president include a record number of executive orders that rolled back federal regulations, economic growth and a soaring stock market. However, Mr. Trump has lacked major legislative accomplishments, including the failure to repeal Obamacare.
Mr. Spicer said that the White House was providing information about the first 100 days in response to the overwhelming interest from reporters, despite the arbitrary measure of roughly three months in office.
“If you look at the totality of what we’ve accomplished on immigration, job creation, on trade, it is significant what he has been able to achieve,” he said.
• S.A. Miller can be reached at smiller@washingtontimes.com.
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