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trump's and hitler's 1st 100 days compared

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I wrote the book on Hitler’s first 100 days. Here’s how Trump’s compare https://forward.com/opinion/715816/trump-100-days-hitler-roosevelt/ Crucially, Trump hasn’t matched Hitler’s efficacy Copy to clipboard Share on Facebook Share on X Share on Bluesky Share on Reddit Share on Email Print Article Republish Article President Donald Trump on April 25.  Photo by Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg/Getty Images By  Peter Fritzsche April 28, 2025 In July, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt described the “crowded events” that set “the wheels of the New Deal ” in motion during the first few months of his new presidency — effectively inventing the concept, during a fireside chat, that the first 100 days of any presidential term were of particular importance. In the same year, Adolf Hitler , who had been appointed Germany’s chancellor on Jan. 30, was busy consolidating dictatorial power — an effort in which he found remarkable success. That su...