Donald Trump conducted a sit-down interview to commemorate his 100 days in the White House, and if you were hoping for a civil and quiet discussion, you were mistaken.

The president not only reaffirmed his positions in a heated, extensive interview with ABC’s Terry Moran, but he also took aim at Putin, ABCS News, and the very voters who were expressing regret for supporting him in 2024.

“There is a lot of concern out there,” Moran told Trump. “People are worried, even some people who voted for you, saying,’I didn’t sign up for this. So how do you answer those concerns?”

Moran was alluding to Trump’s recent and assertive economic measures, including his strong tariff approach and trade war with China.

But, unperturbed, Trump’s blunt 8-word response was simply, “Well, they did sign up for it, actually.”

He added, “This is what I campaigned on.”

Trump’s remarks coincide with a difficult reentry into the White House. According to a joint ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll, 55% of Americans are unhappy with Trump’s performance, which is the lowest approval rating for a U.S. president in 80 years. According to a different New York Times/Siena College poll, only 42% of respondents are in favor of him, and an astounding 66% of them call his second term thus far “chaotic.”

Trump has since taken to Truth Social to blast these polls, writing, “The Polls from the Fake News are, like the News itself, FAKE! We are doing GREAT, better than ever before.”

And in his interview, Trump brushed off the numbers and defended his economic track record. “Energy is down. Gasoline hit $1.98 in a few states… It was $3.50 and $4.00 and $4.50. But gasoline is way down,” he claimed. “And when I took over, you remember the big thing with eggs? Well, eggs are down 87% since I got involved.”

“It’s all heading in the right direction,” he added. “Everybody’s gonna be just fine.”

Trump and Moran frequently clashed during the Tuesday, April 29 Oval Office interview, especially on immigration, tariffs, and Trump’s expanding hold on presidential power.

Bringing up recent moves like targeting political opponents, denying security clearances to law firms, and removing $2.2 billion in federal money from Harvard over its DEI programs, Moran pressed Trump on charges of authoritarianism. “Are you using your powers as president to get personal revenge?” Moran asked.

Trump didn’t deny the accusations outright. Instead, he pivoted. “There has never been a president in this country, in the history, that was persecuted like I was persecuted by really crooked people… when you say I’m treating people rough, I was treated rough,” he said. “I’m going after people who I think are dishonest.”

He also made headlines with a sharp line about trust, telling Moran, “I don’t trust you. I don’t trust – I don’t trust a lot of people.”

When Trump released a digitally manipulated photo purportedly featuring “MS-13” tattoos put onto deported immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the conversation descended into hostility.

When Moran suggested the image had been manipulated, Trump hit back: “That was Photoshop? Terry, you can’t do that… I picked you because – frankly I never heard of you, but that’s okay.”

The discussion also included Trump’s defense secretary Pete Hegseth, who has come under fire for allegedly abusing the Signal communications program by sharing private information in an insecure chat.

“I had a talk with him,” Trump said, before adding, “I don’t have 100 percent confidence in anything, okay? Anything. Only a liar would say, ‘I have a hundred percent confidence.’”

And on foreign policy, Trump didn’t mince words about Vladimir Putin’s intentions in Ukraine. “I believe that Putin wanted to get all of Ukraine, once he went in,” he said. “I think if I didn’t win the election, he would have gotten all of Ukraine.”

Pressed on whether he trusted the Russian leader, Trump deadpanned, “I don’t trust you.”

Despite his harsh rhetoric and the mounting disapproval, Trump maintains that his bold approach is what America needs. “I’m doing one thing — I’m making America great again,” he said. “It wouldn’t have been if I didn’t do this.”

All things considered, this historic interview was undoubtedly everything that Trump is: audacious, arrogant, and polarizing.