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100 days of surprises and policy U-turns

Trump has made many policy reversals, but his voters are happy, and so is Wall Street

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THEY said there are no free lunches in life. But this week, I'll be proving them wrong, as one of my friends in Washington would have no choice but to settle the bet he made with me 100 days ago, and take me out to one of the most expensive restaurants - I insist! - in town.

Recall that when Donald J Trump was inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on Jan 20, 2017, he delivered the "America First" address in which, in the name of the "forgotten men and women", he pledged to launch a political revolution.

He had declared: "Today, we are not transferring power from one administration to another, or from one party to another, but we are...

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