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April 25, 2017

‘F’

Warren gives Trump’s first 100 days an ‘F’

By CRISTIANO LIMA

If it were up to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, President Donald Trump would fail his 100 day report card.

The Massachusetts senator blasted the Trump administration on Monday for not fighting for the working class voters who elected him during an interview on CNN.

When asked — during a special focused on Trump’s first 100 days since taking office — what she would grade President Trump thus far, Warren bluntly replied: “F.”

Pressed to explain her reasoning, Warren cited Trump’s Cabinet selections and federal appointments while knocking his numerous executive actions.

“He’s a man who ran for office promising to help working people,” said Warren. “And so what has he done? Well, first he assembles a team of billionaires and bankers and hands the keys over to them. Says to Goldman Sachs, you figure out how to deregulate the economy. I mean, what could possibly go wrong?”

Warren also pointed to ongoing efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

“For me the one that summarizes it all was Trumpcare,” she added.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, also appearing on the CNN special Monday night, waded into the Trump report card discussing, gave the president a more moderate score of “B.”

Christie, who previously served on Trump’s transition team and was tapped by Trump in March to lead a commission to tackle the opioid epidemic, touted Trump for getting Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch confirmed in his first 100 days.

But the New Jersey governor said he marked the president down partially because of his inability to pass through the Republican health care overhaul bill.

“I don't think the way the whole health care situation was handled either on the Hill or at the White House was exemplary,” he said. “We didn't get the result we needed to get.”

Trump and the White House in recent days have downplayed and dismissed the 100 days mark as a significant landmark for the administration.

"I think the 100 days is, you know, it's an artificial barrier. It's not very meaningful," Trump told the Associated Press during an interview published Sunday.

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