Trump vows to ‘usher in the greatest and most successful era’ in America’s history. But is his honeymoon over?

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump, in his address to Congress on Tuesday (Mar 4), celebrated the numerous changes he brought into the federal government. He suggested that a return to the “golden age of America” was underway, declaring that he was advancing a “swift and unrelenting action” to transform America that would “usher in the greatest and most successful era” in the history of the nation.

But the president seemed to disregard the many problems caused by the speedy action during his first six weeks in office, including the tense stock market, trade wars with partners and rivals, and uncertainty over the cuts to federal jobs and spending, not to mention the fact that prices remain high, and in particular the cost of eggs.

In fact, there are signs that President Trump’s honeymoon – the period after the inauguration during which he enjoyed higher than usual approval ratings, and when he issued dozens of executive orders in an attempt to remake the federal government and got a lot of appointments approved – may be over.