Canada, China, Ukraine: How Trump's 100 days changed the world
Donald Trump has reached his 100 day milestone but he might not be celebrating quite so loudly after Canadians voted in a new government aggressively opposed to his tariffs and talk of annexation, and new polling showed less-than-glowing approval ratings – the President called it fake news.
But if his policies aren't proving altogether popular they have had a major impact on America's system of government and global economics – though he has missed his deadline for stopping the war in Ukraine. By a mere 99 days.
To discuss all of this, and what the next hundred days might hold on The Fourcast, Matt Frei is joined by our International Editor Lindsey Hilsum and our Economics Correspondent Helia Ebrahimi.
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