Is Donald Trump Still Adjusting To His Presidential Role After Completing 100 Days?

As President Donald Trump gears up for his 100th day of completion of his presidency, which falls Saturday, in an interview, he reflected on his tenure as a president with a nostalgic look at his life before he came to the White House. He had won the presidential elections in November succeeding President Barack Obama, who remained in office for two terms.

In an exclusive interview with Reuters, Trump said: "I loved my previous life. I had so many things going." He added: "This is more work than in my previous life. I thought it would be easier."

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During the interview, Trump confessed his love for driving, which he is unable to do now. As per protocol, presidents cannot drive on public roads and have to rely on Secret Service to cart them around. He also said that he still confides in outside friends and former business colleagues for advice.

Even though Trump signs executive orders faster than his predecessors, he still seems to be struggling to fit into the presidential shoes. Several weeks after Trump took office, nearly two dozen people who had spent time with him, said that his mood switched between being surprise and being angry as he faced the predictable realities of governing. From congressional delays over his Cabinet nominations and legal fights holding up his aggressive initiatives to staff infighting and leaks, Trump had a tough time handling it after he took office, Politico reported.

Trump often asked simple questions about proposals and personnel. At times, when the discussions broken into complicated segments, apparently Trump quickly changed the subject. However, one senior government official said that Trump appears to be in control during these situations, Politico reported.

Even as he completes 100 days of presidency, the businessman-turned-president has been struggling to apply his real-estate and entertainment mogul experiences to the challenging task of governing the world's most powerful nation. Management experts, when asked to assess Trump's tenure so far, said his raging speeches have often given way to policies that have weakened Trump's negotiation skills on complex decisions such as revamping taxes and health insurance. For example, his actions on immigration have been entangled in court battles. Trump is yet to fill many senior government jobs that have been vacant for some time. Amid controversies surrounding his inability to pass any major legislation, he has instead resorted to signing executive orders, according to Los Angeles Daily News.

White House aides say that Trump will have signed 32 executive orders by Friday, which is the most any president, has ever signed in his first 100 days since World War II. However, whether those orders have yielded any results, is still a question, Los Angeles Daily News reported.

Many question Trump's style of running the government, especially filling of the top posts. Trump chose Rex Tillerson — the former chief executive of Exxon Mobil — as secretary of state. For Commerce secretary, Trump's pick was Wilbur Ross, a billionaire investor; for Treasury, it was Steve Mnuchin, a Wall Street executive turned movie producer, and Gary Cohn, formerly Goldman Sachs’ No. 2 executive, as Trump's economic adviser. None of them had any political experience.

“It’s the blind leading the blind,” said Henry Mintzberg, a management expert at McGill University. He added, “You need to get people who can think for themselves but also have a deep understanding of the issues. Drop this silly idea that government can be run like a business, reports said.