Donald Trump was sworn-in as President of the United States three months ago -- on January 20, 2017. On Saturday, April 29, reporters, the general public, and Trump himself will mark his first 100 days in office. But many Americans and people overseas may be wondering: what is so special about a president’s first 100 days? The short answer is that nothing is very special about it. A president’s term is four years, or 1,461 days. So 100 days is just a small percentage of that time. In fact, many observers point out that the major issues earlier U.S. presidents faced often came much later in their terms. For example, George W. Bush had been president for more than seven months when terrorists attacked the United States on September 11, 2001. But Americans still use a president’s 100-day mark as a time to consider how the administration is doing, and whether things have changed. Over the next few days, you will hear many officials and reporters commenting on how well Trump has performed as president.
Title: What Is So Special About Trump’s First 100 Days?
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1822/100_days.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='What Is So Special About Trumps First 100 Days?' data-article-id='2339'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='9583'>Donald Trump was sworn-in as President of the United States three months ago -- on January 20, 2017.</span> <span data-start-time='9583' data-end-time='21479'>On Saturday, April 29, reporters, the general public, and Trump himself will mark his first 100 days in office.</span> <span data-start-time='21479' data-end-time='32813'>But many Americans and people overseas may be wondering: what is so special about a president’s first 100 days?</span> <span data-start-time='32813' data-end-time='38375'>The short answer is that nothing is very special about it.</span> <span data-start-time='38375' data-end-time='44917'>A president’s term is four years, or 1,461 days. </span> <span data-start-time='44917' data-end-time='50500'>So 100 days is just a small percentage of that time.</span> <span data-start-time='50500' data-end-time='61063'>In fact, many observers point out that the major issues earlier U.S. presidents faced often came much later in their terms.</span> <span data-start-time='61063' data-end-time='73625'>For example, George W. Bush had been president for more than seven months when terrorists attacked the United States on September 11, 2001.</span> <span data-start-time='73625' data-end-time='86021'>But Americans still use a president’s 100-day mark as a time to consider how the administration is doing, and whether things have changed.</span> <span data-start-time='86021' data-end-time='96542'>Over the next few days, you will hear many officials and reporters commenting on how well Trump has performed as president.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1822/100_days.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=8522 data-hint-location='9583' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1822/what_does_mark_mean.m4a'>What does mark mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='distinguish'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1822/observe.m4a'><span>observe</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1822/percentage_.m4a'><span>percentage </span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1822/distinguish.m4a'><span>distinguish</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1822/wonder.m4a'><span>wonder</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=8523 data-hint-location='86021' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1822/who_will_be_commenting.m4a'>Who will be commenting?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='officials and reporters'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1822/officials_and_reporters.m4a'><span>officials and reporters</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1822/citizens.m4a'><span>citizens</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1822/judges_and_senators.m4a'><span>judges and senators</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1822/presidents.m4a'><span>presidents</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=8524 data-hint-location='32813' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1822/nothing_is__blank__about_it.m4a'>Nothing is <span class='blank'>special</span> about it.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='special'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1822/major.m4a'><span>major</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1822/special.m4a'><span>special</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1822/interesting.m4a'><span>interesting</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1822/normal.m4a'><span>normal</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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