Meanwhile, the president presented a very different perspective in his remarks at a rally in Macomb County, Michigan.
Senate Democrats took office on April 29th to commemorate President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in a series of floor speeches criticizing the president’s performance.
“Democrats are holding the floor late tonight to expose the disaster of Donald Trump’s first 100-day inauguration. We will speak for a few more hours,” Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (DN.Y.) said on the floor.
Schumer’s remarks came after several Democrats had already provided critical speeches of the administration throughout the day. Under Senate rules, senators are generally entitled by joint norms to speak as much as they wish.
Schumer’s speech collided with the key points Democrats raised throughout their speech. The Trump administration claims it is corrupt, rising inflation and costs, claims that Trump had crossed constitutional boundaries and criticism of current tariff policy.
“The president of modern history promised much on the first day, never 100 days less than Donald Trump,” Schumer said.
“We are in the heart of our country tonight to celebrate the first 100 most successful days in our country’s history,” Trump told his supporters.
He brightened up and cheered throughout the event, talking to a crowd of about 1,000 people for about 90 minutes. He cited immigration, job creation, and a highly effective crackdown on the potential return of American manufacturing under his tariffs.
Since returning to the White House, Trump has deployed many enforcement actions and swept policy changes, including more than 135 executive orders.
Democrats and other administration critics have been heavily opposed to Trump through the judicial division.
The senate merger allows senators to speak as much as they want, but beyond efforts to counter the administration, there are few options for legislative branches for power-absence Democrats. Controlling both rooms of Republicans gives Democrats little ability to bring the law or amendments of their choice to the floor.
Trump is ecstatic about polls that show he still distrusts the polls and shows ambitious support.
In a Michigan speech, Trump targeted pollers and said he would “interview far more Democrats than Republicans.”
President Donald Trump will speak at a rally at Macomb Community College in Warren, Michigan on April 29, 2025. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Catherine Cortez-Masto (D-Nev.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and others
The session was eventually gavelled around midnight after Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) shut down speeches to Senate and House Republicans and called on him to oppose Trump’s budget settlement bill, tariffs and other agenda items.
