Biden’s First Month vs. Trump’s: Here Are the Major Numbers To Know

In his first month in office, President Donald Trump was riding high after scoring the most shocking upset in modern political history. The economy was roaring, the stock market was soaring and Trump’s Republican party controlled both chambers of Congress. As a housewarming gift, then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell handed the newly minted president a pilfered Supreme Court vacancy to fill.

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By contrast, during his first month in office, President Joe Biden led the nation in mourning a half-million COVID-19 deaths. He conducted the vigil in a newly militarized Washington, D.C., which was still cordoned off with concertina wire after an insurrectionist mob of the outgoing president’s supporters graduated from protesters to domestic terrorists on Jan. 6.

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In short, a lot can happen in a month — especially if you’re the president. Here’s how the first 30 days panned out for Biden compared to the same period of time in 2016 for his predecessor Trump.

Last updated: March 1, 2021

Executive Orders Signed

• Donald J. Trump: 12
• Joseph R. Biden: 31

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Dow Jones Composite Closing on First Day of Presidency

• Donald J. Trump: $19,827.25
• Joseph R. Biden: $31,188.38

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Dow Jones Composite Closing a Month Into Presidency

• Donald J. Trump: $20,624.05
• Joseph R. Biden: $31,494.32

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Percent Change in Dow Jones Composite

• Donald J. Trump: 4.02%
• Joseph R. Biden: 0.98%

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Approval Rating at Start of Term

• Donald J. Trump: 44.30%
• Joseph R. Biden: 55.50%

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Disapproval Rating at Start of Term

• Donald J. Trump: 44.20%
• Joseph R. Biden: 36%

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Net Approval/Disapproval at Start of Term

• Donald J. Trump: .10 approve
• Joseph R. Biden: 19.5 approve

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Approval Rating a Month Later

• Donald J. Trump: 44.60%
• Joseph R. Biden: 54.40%

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Change in Approval Rating After a Month

• Donald J. Trump: 0.30%
• Joseph R. Biden: -1.10%

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Disapproval Rating a Month Later

• Donald J. Trump: 50.40%
• Joseph R. Biden: 39.40%

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Change in Disapproval Rating After a Month

• Donald J. Trump: 6.20%
• Joseph R. Biden: 3.40%

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Andrew Lisa

Andrew Lisa has been writing professionally since 2001. An award-winning writer, Andrew was formerly one of the youngest nationally distributed columnists for the largest newspaper syndicate in the country, the Gannett News Service. He worked as the business section editor for amNewYork, the most widely distributed newspaper in Manhattan, and worked as a copy editor for TheStreet.com, a financial publication in the heart of Wall Street's investment community in New York City.

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