Subject: Axios AM: Mike's Top 10 — Happy 100 Days! Why Trump critics should smile — Scoop: Speaking fees for ex-presidents, plus Michelle — Fox in a box
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Happy 100 Days! Why Trump critics should smile — Scoop: Speaking=fees for ex-presidents, plus Michelle — Fox in a box

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By Mike Allen = ·Apr 29, 2017

1 big thing: Why Trump critics should smile

Trump arrives to speak yesterday at the National Rifle Association Leade=ship Conference in Atlanta / AP's Evan Vucci

For all the readers who hate President=Trump and see his first 100 days as an epic failure, step back in time for=a moment, to election night.

After you wiped away the tears= you wallowed in your fears: Trump would deport immigrants, start=erecting a massive wall, unload a clown car of sycophants at every federal=agency. He would wage war with NATO and start a trade war with China. Amer=ca, as we know it, would crumble.

Well, the first 100 days have been a wild reality show, full of bombast and int=igue. But, if you separate hot rhetoric from lukewarm action, your worst n=ghtmares did not materialize.

America First, it tu=ns out, looks a lot like a conventional conservativism. This could easily =e the first 100 days of a President Mike Pence:

Convent=onal conservative Surepme Court pick.

Conventiona= conservative health-care bill.

Conventional conservative tax-reform ideals.

Conventional =onservative reg reforms.

Conventional conservativ= approach to NATO, China, Syria, Iran, Israel and defense spending.
Conventional conservative picks for Defense, State, Home=and Security and even the NSC, after Michael Flynn was booted.

Coming attraction: Keepers of the classic Trumpian camp=ign flame claim more wins to come in their war of ideas, especially on tra=e. But the momentum is with the mainstream.

Sound smart:=/strong> Maybe the people who should be most hacked off about the first 10= days are those who wanted radical change and got conventional results.
Relive the magic: CNN compiled the nearly 600 Trump-related=news alerts it sent in the first 99 days.

Just posted .=. The Wh=te House's 3-minute video, "President Trump's First 100 Days," includi=g a pastiche of cable news clips ("He's pretty close to perfect"), backed =y soaring music.

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2. Exclusive: Rent a former president

Rough speaking fees for former presidents who are on th= circuit:

Bill Clinton: $250,000 (raised his =ee to match Hillary's when hers went up after she was SecState)

George W. Bush: $200,000

Barack Obama: $400,000

Note: These are averages �=94 it's more if speech is overseas; less if it's local.

Bo=us scoop: Michelle Obama books for $200,000.

Doubl= bonus: Hard to imagine Hillary not going back out — if n=t for the money, for the people, attention and crowds. It's not good to lo=er your "fee," but that doesn't mean she won't accept lower offers.

3. Fox in a box

The profitable, influential, seemingly impregnable Fox =ews is suddenly vulnerable.

In a massive disruption
On top of that, there are ep=sodic pushes from the next generation of Murdoch leadership for changes in=culture and personality.

So at a time when all of =able is vulnerable as viewer habits change, Fox is caught between the Amer=ca-first instincts of its base viewers, and the globalist impulses for Rup=rt Murdoch's sons.

A woman to run Fox News? The=Hollywood Reporter report= that James and Lachlan Murdoch have quietly put out feelers for a new=head of Fox News to replace Bill Shine, the Roger Ailes consigliere.
"[T]he preference ... is tha= the new leader be female."

And competitors are mov=ng to take advantage:

Mediate reports that "an alt=rnative conservative network is being actively discussed amongst conservat=ve fat cats": "[S]erious discussions are underway to create an al=ernative conservative cable network on the belief that the Fox News Networ= is moving too far to the left. ... The potential aim? Putting 'the old ba=d' back together."

"Sinclair Broadcasting=[home of Sharyl Attkisson] expands its footprint," by Axios' =hannon Vavra and Sara Fischer: "[N]ew hires and acquisitions around the U.=. come at an optimal time to snatch up conservative audiences; TheBlaze an= Fox News just let go of their star anchors, Tomi Lahren and Bill O'Reilly="

Why it matters: Reinvigorated conservative =edia could help Trump as he heads toward midterms and a reelection race, w=th outlets scrambling to lock in Trump Nation with boosterish coverage.

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4. These Twitter trends defined Trump's 100 days

Greg Ruben / Axios

Here's how Trump used Twitter in his first 100 days, as=compiled by Twitter and Axios' Stef Night:

His most retweeted tweet (Jan. 22): "Peaceful protests are a hallmark of o=r democracy. Even if I don't always agree, I recognize the rights of peopl= to express their views."

Top 5 tweeted words: Gr=at ... America/American ... News/Media ... Jobs ... Today.

@Whitehouse ... @NYTimes, @foxandfriends =ie ... @FoxNews ... @VP ... @CNN, @ POTUS tie.

Most-used h=shtags: #MAGA ... #AmericaFirst ... #ICYMI ... #USA ... #Obamacar=.

Elsewhere on Twitter:

T=e top 4 hashtags for tweets about his first 100 days: 1) #100Days=fShame ... 2) #TheResistance ... 3) #UniteBlue ... 4) #MAG.

The most popular emoji used in tweets about Trump's presidency: =F0���🇸 , 😂 and 🤔

The top emoji ... when Michael Flynn got fired (day 25)=⚡ ... When Trump tweeted his wiretapping allegation (day 44): �=9F��🇸 💥 🚨 ... When Trump didn't shake=hands with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (day 57): 😳.

5. Tale of the tape: President Trump, by the numbers

Trump on April 21, after an interview with AP / Photo by AP's Andrew Har=ik

Stats from the first 99 days, courtesy of Mark Knoller =f CBS News (@markknoller) ...

(=ackstory: The legendary Knoller started keeping a few logs during=the third year of President Clinton. Mark's meticulous records grew to mor= and more aspects of presidential activity under Bush 43 and Obama. From =he CBS booth in the White House briefing room, Knoller tells me his most o=ten requested data points are presidential vacations, golf outings and new= conferences.)

Speeches and remarks: 145 (Tel=prompters used at 28)

News conferences: 9 (1 solo= 8 with foreign leaders)

Interviews: 32 (of which=Fox has gotten 9)

Golf: 17 outings

Meetings with foreign leaders: 17

Flights on Ai= Force One: 28

Flights on Marine One (th= white-topped chopper): 30

Domestic trips: 15
Foreign trips: 0

# of states visited= 11 (none west of the Mississippi)

Trips to Mar-a=Lago: 7 visits (all of part of 25 days)

Visits to=Camp David: 0

Bills signed into law: 28<=li>
Executive Orders signed: 30

Wo=th the click ... Cartoonist Steve Brodner for the WashPost, "An illustrated guide to =resident Trump's first 100 days" — with key, "Who's who and wh=t's what." (Runs as a full page in tomorrow's Outlook section.)

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6. Amazing stat

According to the N=Y. Times' Linda Qiu, "The Times has logged at least one false=or misleading claim per day on 91 of his first 99 days ... On five days, M=. Trump went golfing, and on two he made limited public statements."

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7. Home alone

Trump's Gallup approval rating; AP graphic

President Trump has yet to make a designation in 84% of=556 key positions requiring Senate confirmation, according to the Political Appointee Tracker of the Partnership for Publ=c Service:

No nominee: 465

Aw=iting nomination: 26

Formally nominated:=40

Confirmed: 25

8. "Corporate America on the verge of a tax bonanza"

Barron's

Barron's has a pair of deep dives on Trump's one-pager =ax-reform skeleton (alas, behind paywall):

"Under Trump Tax Plan, Banks, Restaurants, =LPs [master limited partnerships] Could Win Big: Lower tax rates would be = boon for companies such as JPMorgan Chase, Berkshire Hathaway, and Anthem=" by columnist Andrew Bary:

"Trump's =roposal to cut the federal corporate income tax rate to 15% from =5% could mean a windfall for many industries with a domestic focus, includ=ng retailers, telecom companies, regional banks, restaurant chains, and he=lth insurers.

"All tend to pay a tax rate close t= 35% ... because they lack lower-taxed overseas operations. The average ta= rate paid by companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 index is around 2=%. Some high-tax companies could see a 30% bump in after-tax earnings if t=e top corporate rate falls to 15%."

"The =rump Tax Plan: The Good, Bad, and Dumb," by columnist Gene Ep=tein: "With the Congressional Budget Office constantly warning that the U.=. economy could face a fiscal crisis from persistent budget deficits, it's=irresponsible to propose a series of tax cuts that aren't revenue-neutral,=but instead revenue-losing."

"[T]he revenue loss over the next decade would be in the trillions. ... Trump should try to =ift the U.S. economy from its dismal growth rate of 0.7% in the first quar=er. But this tax plan ... isn't the best way to do it."

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9. Real world

While Washington parties and Trump holds his victory-la= rally tonight in Harrisburg, Pa.:

Financial Times front page, above fold, "US slows amid Trump growth push: Weakest expansion rate=for three years": Underlines "the daunting task facing Donald Trump's admi=istration as it seeks to attain ambitious growth targets."

suggest that the [boost] t=e president has given to consumer and business confidence — as wel= as to share prices — has yet to bolster broader economic activity="

Wall Street Journal banner, "Growth Slows on Tepid Spending: Economy expanded at a 0.7% rate in th= first quarter, presenting a challenge for Trump."

But, bu=, but ... Also on the Journal front page, "Exxon, Chevron Earnings Point to [oil] Industry Recovery."
<=i>"North Korea crisis: North in another 'failed' missile launch" — BBC: "The missile e=ploded shortly after take-off ... Trump tweeted: 'North Korea disrespected the wishes o= China & its highly respected President when it launched, though unsuc=essfully, a missile today. Bad!'"

10. 1 fun thing

The Labrador 2017 Flipbook (by permission)

Running with the idea that the White House Corresponden=s' Association Dinner is Washington's prom, Independent Journal Review has=produced a puckish yearbook for the occasion, The Labrador. This is Principal Donald Trump's=copy, with his markings in red Sharpie. A few of the "Senior =uperlatives":

Erin McPike, the lone jour=alist to accompany SecState Tillerson on his Asia swing, was voted "Most L=kely to Go on Spring Break by Herself."

Breitbart's Charli= Spiering is "Teacher's Pet."

Superintendent Ste=e Bannon is "Most Likely to Never Die."

Aussie Jo=athan Swan is "Most Likely to Hate Outback Steakhouse." (Principa= Trump scrawled "Hello Mate" next to Jonathan's class pic.)

The Axios guys were voted "Most Likely to Take a Victory Lap."

In Senior Ads, there's a full-pager for Trump S=eaks, and a sappy "We're Proud of You, Hillary."

The book o=ens with a letter from Valedictorian Jake Tapper: "As we all emba=k on this next step in our lives, it's clear that the country needs this c=ass of graduating journalists, more than ever."

Flip t=rough the 2017 Labra=or. (And relive your glory years with the archived 2016 Labrador!)

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