COMMENT | Barely 100 days into his new term, US President Donald Trump is deeply embroiled in battles on multiple fronts in his Make America Great Again (Maga) mission.

“I am telling you, these countries are calling us up, kissing my ass,” he said during a speech at the National Republican Congressional Committee Dinner in Washington.

“They are dying to make a deal. 'Please, please, sir, make a deal. I’ll do anything sir',” he imitated a begging foreign leader.

In the critical domestic battleground, he has met with rebuff after rebuff and significant opposition across key areas, as follows.