Trump supporters celebrate President’s 100 days at Kentucky State Capitol

FRANKFORT, Ky. (FOX 56) — Massive tariffs, an immigration crackdown, and a flurry of executive orders are just a few major moves by President Trump in his first 100 days in office.

On Wednesday afternoon, in Frankfort, some of the president’s biggest supporters gathered on the Capitol lawn to celebrate this chapter of his second term.

“I like not only the pace, but the tone of the administration and Donald Trump himself. He has put him and people into positions of power in order to get things done,” said event organizer Levi Anderson.

“Some of the things I liked is that he’s trying to make the United States safer,” added another attendee and CEO of Constitutional Kentucky, Tony Wheatley.

In his first 100 days, President Trump signed about 140 executive orders, which paced him way ahead of President Biden, who signed 162 such orders during his entire four-year term.

As much as many of his supporters are in favor of these executive actions, Anderson told FOX 56, he would like to see more done legislatively.

“I’m not a fan of the executive actions–the executive order. I’d like to see the 535 members of the Senate and House that are more directly connected to the people that vote them in office to be part of the process as well,” he said.

The Kentucky Democratic Party released a statement on Tuesday calling these 100 days historic “for all the wrong reasons.” The statement went on to say the president has been divisive and that his tariffs have tanked the economy.

But those at the celebration said that’s just par for the course.

“We are suffering growing pains from them. I know businesses that have been hurt, and some businesses are willing to accept that for the good of the country. I think that, overall, we need to just give it some time,” said Wheatley.

Wheatley told FOX 56 that another larger-scale celebration to mark President Trump’s 100 days in office will take place at the Kentucky Capitol on Saturday, May 10. Among the slated speakers are a few people who were involved in the January 6 events in Washington, D.C., who will be talking about their experience. Other political figures are expected to attend as well.