Trump has done a lot for the super wealthy. What about the rest of us?

The president has taken to bragging about all his early accomplishments. But for most voters, they don't translate into positive change.

Disappointed Trump supporters.
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It may seem a little early to ask this, but: What has President Trump ever done for you?

Less than 100 days into his term, that question sounds a little unfair, right? But by the way he talks, Trump makes it sound like he has already done what he came to Washington to do. "I can say that after four weeks," Trump said on Feb. 26, "we've accomplished almost everything we've started out to accomplish." He mentioned border security, specifically. "We're doing a really good job," he said. "We've made a lot of promises over the last two years and many of those promises already are kept." Compared with his predecessors in the Oval Office, Trump said on Fox & Friends the next morning, "I think I've done just about more than anybody in the first four weeks."

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.