How Trump's first 100 days left a mark on Georgia

President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia, on Aug. 3, 2024. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

Sweeping tariffs that have kept the stock market swinging. Thousands of workers hastily terminated to slash the footprint of the federal government. A swift crackdown on immigration. A barrage of executive orders to transform aspects of education, health and foreign policy.

During the first 100 days of his second term, President Donald Trump has moved swiftly to reshape every corner of government, often testing the boundaries of presidential power, with far-reaching implications for Georgia, the country and the world.

Ahead of the 100-day milestone, top Republicans heaped praise on the president. At a small Georgia manufacturing business, former U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, now administrator of the Small Business Administration, deemed the first few months “one of the greatest comebacks in our nation’s history.”