From his resounding setbacks in Congress to his stunning policy flip-flops, Donald Trump has faced a steep learning curve in his opening months at the White House.Although the new US president has shown a capacity to change both his tone and positions, he has struggled to convey a clearly articulated worldview.With the arrival of the symbolic milestone of 100 days in power on Saturday, a cold, hard reality is setting in for the billionaire businessman who promised supporters he would "win, win, win" for them.At this stage of his presidency, Donald Trump is the least popular leader in modern US history — even if his core supporters still fully back him.The 70-year-old president, whose election victory unleashed a political shockwave around the world, is still clinging to the take-no-prisoners, unpredictable, impulsive style that made him a property mogul and reality TV star.But the onetime anti-establishment candidate who promised to "drain the swamp" in Washington appears to have re...
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