Q: What's the biggest mistake you made in the first 100 days?

A: I'll tell ya, that's the toughest question I could have, because I don't really believe I've made any mistakes. We're in a transition period. I think you're going to see tremendous economic victories over the next period of a year. Like far greater than ever imagined.

WATCH: President Trump said he didn’t think he’s made any mistakes so far in his second term in response to an audience question that Bill O’Reilly read. #CUOMOTownHall pic.twitter.com/JtAVg3HwZW

— The Hill (@thehill) May 1, 2025

Do you think Trump has made any mistakes in the first 100 days?

I think the across-the-board 'Liberation Day' tariffs should have been more like strategic bombing rather than carpet bombing.

LOL, of course he doesn't think he has.

Yes, he has. Several of his picks were mistakes. His idiotic tariffs....big mistake.

Now, conversely, his actions on immigration are nails. Most of his appointments have been pretty solid, too.

BigRobSA said:

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LOL, of course he doesn't think he has.

Yes, he has. Several of his picks were mistakes. His idiotic tariffs....big mistake.

Now, conversely, his actions on immigration are nails. Most of his appointments have been pretty solid, too.

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I think you are going to look back on the moves made with the tariffs and refer to them as anything but idiotic.

BigRobSA said:

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LOL, of course he doesn't think he has.

Yes, he has. Several of his picks were mistakes. His idiotic tariffs....big mistake.

Now, conversely, his actions on immigration are nails. Most of his appointments have been pretty solid, too.

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I'm sure he's not as perfect as you are in your decisions.

$Trump Meme Coin: It's a grifters perfect way to take money under the table.

Trump is a mistake

Funky Winkerbean said:

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BigRobSA said:

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LOL, of course he doesn't think he has.

Yes, he has. Several of his picks were mistakes. His idiotic tariffs....big mistake.

Now, conversely, his actions on immigration are nails. Most of his appointments have been pretty solid, too.

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I'm sure he's not as perfect as you are in your decisions.

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I make mistakes all of the time, and don't try to say otherwise. But, then, I'm not a narcissist like he is and most other pols are.

He's a human being. He makes mistakes. Problem is that if he says this or that is a mistake, people jump all over that. Just look at corrections made or changes made. That will signify mistakes or a repurposing.

Trump probably believes he's never made a mistake in his life. And if he does, he would never admit it.

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BigRobSA said:

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LOL, of course he doesn't think he has.

Yes, he has. Several of his picks were mistakes. His idiotic tariffs....big mistake.

Now, conversely, his actions on immigration are nails. Most of his appointments have been pretty solid, too.

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I think you are going to look back on the moves made with the tariffs and refer to them as anything but idiotic.

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It is a difficult discussion to get in front of the voters. It's being framed too simple as getting fair deals with China and the rest of the world. I tend to believe it is really

1) a real economic war to reduce the financial capabilities of China because of their aggressive geo-political moves over the last 20 years
2) a way to diminish the power and influence of the hyper-wealthy class who do not have the same goals or desires as Joe Citizen
3) an attempt to pass the unpayable national debt in financial terms back onto the rest of the world - hopefully someone more versed in finance can explain it but I skimmed over an article about this I found very interesting

What is the benefit to Trump admitting mistakes?

Will it make MSM treat him fair or criticize him less?

Will it make never trumpers and TDS sufferers have a change of heart?

Will it help him work better with Congress?

Will judges suddenly rule on the law and not on their hate if he just admitted a mistake?

Would he suddenly be a better Christian if he admitted his mistake publicly v to God?

I see nothing positive with Trump taking a new tack of "mea culpa".

BigRobSA said:

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LOL, of course he doesn't think he has.

Yes, he has. Several of his picks were mistakes. His idiotic tariffs....big mistake.

Now, conversely, his actions on immigration are nails. Most of his appointments have been pretty solid, too.

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The Democrats have been claiming Trump lied about being in ANY level of talks with China on trade...

... and China just EXEMPTED a quarter of all US imports from tariffs.

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 2, 2025

🚨 JUST IN: China "quietly" exempts nearly 25% of all US imports from tariffs - Bloomberg

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 2, 2025

Obviously, Trump would never admit to a mistake other than maybe trying to hard but then again, how many Presidents admit to mistakes? Not many in the last 40-50 years.

Ideally the Trump tariffs will only hurt in the short run, but in the long will pay off. Would the average person suffer some quick pain then be happy or have a lingering pain dragged out for 4 years like if Kamala was elected?

How many mistakes did Obama own up to?

Has Biden owned up to one?

Hell, Kamala said she would not change one thing about how the Biden admin handled things… which includes the earth of 13 service members, maiming of countless other soldiers, and death and injuries to many Afghanis.

But Trump is supposed to have a Presidential Daily Confessional to help TDS sufferers cope.

Funky Winkerbean said:

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BigRobSA said:

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LOL, of course he doesn't think he has.

Yes, he has. Several of his picks were mistakes. His idiotic tariffs....big mistake.

Now, conversely, his actions on immigration are nails. Most of his appointments have been pretty solid, too.

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I'm sure he's not as perfect as you are in your decisions.

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What a strange response.


Trump is 1000X the decision maker I am, but I can still see he makes mistakes!

i think trump has earned the right to be given time to see if what he says is true. many a time people have passed judgement on trump quotes and actions and time has proven him right time and time again.

No one ever answers this question in politics. It's either a no or a word salad no.

flown-the-coop said:

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What is the benefit to Trump admitting mistakes?

Will it make MSM treat him fair or criticize him less?

Will it make never trumpers and TDS sufferers have a change of heart?

Will it help him work better with Congress?

Will judges suddenly rule on the law and not on their hate if he just admitted a mistake?

Would he suddenly be a better Christian if he admitted his mistake publicly v to God?

I see nothing positive with Trump taking a new tack of "mea culpa".

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This.

The OP was strangely silent over the 4 years of Biden's multiple mistakes, and the owning up to NONE of them.

Rocks are apparently only to be thrown at a Republican POTUS. Never a Democrat.

And to answer the OP's slanted question...

Yes, Trump has made some mistakes. EVERY person does. But so far, none are of true consequence. Even his tactics on tariffs have a reasoning behind them in which time will tell whether there will be a payoff to the tactics.

Yes, he "carpet bombed". But immediately he was able to tell who was willing to come to the the table to negotiate, and who was not. And subsequently adjusted the tarriffs accordingly. Plus, he go the added bonus of isolating China from the rest of the world. In effect, Trump forced the world to choose sides... and they did.

Trump has made at least two mistakes.

That's how I count my divorces.

unimboti nkum said:

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Trump is a mistake

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If it's wrong then I down want to be left.

fishJones said:

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BigRobSA said:

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LOL, of course he doesn't think he has.

Yes, he has. Several of his picks were mistakes. His idiotic tariffs....big mistake.

Now, conversely, his actions on immigration are nails. Most of his appointments have been pretty solid, too.

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I think you are going to look back on the moves made with the tariffs and refer to them as anything but idiotic.

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I think that the rollout was crap.

I do think that there is a great chance that the end result will be good. But, 4/2 was a disaster.

You don't hear the media asking libs these kind of questions when they're in office. It's meant to project weakness and give them bait to write articles about Trump even admitting he's been wrong.

They did ask Kamala this question when she lost the election. Even though her campaign was complete garbage, she said she wouldn't change a thing.

Trump just thinks the ends justify the means. As long as he's successful at the end then everything, good and bad, was worth it.

hoopla said:

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Q: What's the biggest mistake you made in the first 100 days?

A: I'll tell ya, that's the toughest question I could have, because I don't really believe I've made any mistakes. We're in a transition period. I think you're going to see tremendous economic victories over the next period of a year. Like far greater than ever imagined.

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He doesn't believe he made any mistakes, but never says "I have made no mistakes."

Trump will probably acknowledge he has made a mistake, but specific examples need to be discussed, and the metrics used to measure what is/isn't a mistake need to be debated. Otherwise the discussion is too general, and there's nothing wrong with saying "I don't believe I have."

That's about par for the course with regards to how leftists on here spin for biden, or obama policies.

Way to early to tell about tarrifs on way or the other.

Dumb question, but it shows he has never had a real job interview. This is like the "what's your greatest weakness" question that only idiots answer with "I work too hard."

Why does this matter?

I rarely listen to a word the man says. Watch what he does instead.

unimboti nkum said:

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Trump is a mistake

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Oh wow... Is this a Kamala voter?
Cackle!

In this day and time, I wouldnt admit to weaknesses either. Media will hang on to every word if your a republican, and blow it up and keep it front and center.

Dave Robicheaux said:

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Way to early to tell about tarrifs on way or the other.

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Tarrifs, I agree

Tariffs, no, it's not. They're bad policy. But let's not diverge from the topic of his mistakes, or not.

safety guy said:

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He's a human being. He makes mistakes. Problem is that if he says this or that is a mistake, people jump all over that. Just look at corrections made or changes made. That will signify mistakes or a repurposing.

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This is the real answer.

Remember headline like this a few weeks ago?

"Trump administration admits it wrongly deported man to prison in El Salvador" -The Hill

Any admission of a 'mistake' is going to catapult the campaigns against him. Better to just say no mistakes were made. Everyone think he is he's a truth stretching narcissist already so having his critics bleating about that will amount to nothing. There is too much risk in admitting a mistake by having it gain some kind of traction in the American mindset.

American Hardwood said:

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safety guy said:

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He's a human being. He makes mistakes. Problem is that if he says this or that is a mistake, people jump all over that. Just look at corrections made or changes made. That will signify mistakes or a repurposing.

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This is the real answer.

Remember headline like this a few weeks ago?

"Trump administration admits it wrongly deported man to prison in El Salvador" -The Hill

Any admission of a 'mistake' is going to catapult the campaigns against him. Better to just say no mistakes were made. Everyone think he is he's a truth stretching narcissist already so having his critics bleating about that will amount to nothing. There is too much risk in admitting a mistake by having it gain some kind of traction in the American mindset.

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Those same idiots that make **** up out of whole cloth?

Who cares?

Be transparent, own up to ***** Makes him look more human. People are going to make **** up, regardless.

unimboti nkum said:

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Trump is a mistake

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Trump is the best president we've had since Reagan hands-down.

hth

Alternate thread title: Man with an ego bigger than the whole US thinks he has done nothing wrong.