Ranked: Executive Orders by President in the First 100 Days ✍️

Key Takeaways

• In the first 100 days of his presidency, Trump signed 143 executive orders—by far the most of any U.S. president in history.
• The next highest was Franklin D. Roosevelt, who signed significantly fewer orders during the early days of his presidency, despite leading during the Great Depression and World War II.
• Interestingly, during Trump’s first term, he issued far fewer executive orders in the same timeframe.