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New PPI Report Slams Trump’s First 100 Days of Foreign Policy as Most Disastrous in Modern History

  • April 29, 2025
  • Peter Juul

WASHINGTON — In his first 100 days back in office, President Trump has severely undermined the United States’ global standing — alienating key allies, destabilizing the international trade and financial systems, and emboldening America’s adversaries to act without consequence.

As the world fears what Trump may do next, the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) today released “Donald Trump’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad First Hundred Days on Foreign Policy,” a report by Peter Juul, PPI’s Director of National Security Policy. The report outlines the policies that Trump and his team implemented since his inauguration.

“This administration has managed in just 100 days to do what no foreign adversary could: undermine U.S. global leadership, fracture critical alliances, and inject chaos into the core of our national defense,” said Juul.

Juul outlines how the White House has destroyed its reputation in three key ways:

  • An Unprovoked, Irrational, and Destructive Global Trade War: Trump’s global tariffs sparked market turmoil and increased prices for Americans while seeding grave doubts about America’s reliability as a partner.
  • Alienating Allies and Losing Friends: From repeatedly calling Canada “the 51st State” to the proposed annexation of the Danish territory Greenland, the U.S. is pushing even its closest allies away.
  • Ineptitude, Chaos, and Politicization: The Signal chat scandal — coupled with the politically motivated purging of staff — highlights the dysfunction within Trump’s Department of Defense.

Juul warns that if current trends continue, the consequences could be long-lasting, if not irreversible. America’s reliability as an ally, its military effectiveness, and its global standing are all at risk.

Read and download the report here.

Founded in 1989, PPI is a catalyst for policy innovation and political reform based in Washington, D.C. Its mission is to create radically pragmatic ideas for moving America beyond ideological and partisan deadlock. Learn more about PPI by visiting progressivepolicy.org. Find an expert at PPI and follow us on X.

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Media Contact: Ian O’Keefe – iokeefe@ppionline.org

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