Former Presidents Barack Obama, a Democrat, and George W. Bush, a Republican, had even higher marks at the same point. Obama enjoyed a 63 percent approval rating and Bush was nearly the same, at 62 percent. That's 22 points and 21 points ahead of Trump respectively.

Is 100 days enough time to evaluate this president? His supporters generally don't think so, but others do — perhaps because most Americans think President Trump is already making major changes to how the government — and the U.

President Trump said Sunday that he plans to reinstate Columbus Day as a federal holiday, and blamed Democrats for its absence. The big picture: A president cannot unilaterally erase or declare federal holidays — Congress is required for such a move — and Columbus Day is still a federal holiday,