It’s been one year since President Donald Trump was sworn back into office for his second term.

In his first nine months in office, Trump signed over 200 executive orders, almost as many as he signed during his first four years, according to UChicago News.

During his 2024 presidential campaign, Trump made promises on issues including the economy and immigration, according to The Associated Press.

Students at Cosumnes River College shared their opinions on Trump’s first year back in office.

Ducatii Phronnavongxay, a 19-year-old linguistics and anthropology major, said he thinks there’s lots of room for improvement.

“There’s more potential he can do, like funding and managing the country,” Phronnavongxay said. “There’s things he’s good at and things he’s not good at, and that goes for every president. Nobody is perfect.”

Owen Lee, a 19-year-old general science major, said they think he’s gone overboard.

“He’s passing so many laws all at once, so when he passes something that’s horrific, we won’t notice,” Lee said.

During a press briefing on Jan. 20, Trump said that grocery prices have come down far, but 19-year-old political science major Savannah Kari said she doesn’t see a difference.

“Food prices have gone up, groceries, it’s all gone up,” Kari said. “I haven’t seen a single decrease in prices at all.”

Lee said that tariffs and the rise in grocery prices have also affected them.

“I used to be able to go to the store and get $200 worth of groceries and the whole cart was full,” Lee said. “Now if I do that, it’s $400 to $500.”

Though Lee noticed a rise in grocery prices, they had noticed a decrease in gas prices.

“The only [campaign promise] I would say he’s done good on is the gas prices. They have lowered where I live,” Lee said. “The gas went down, but everything else went up, so it doesn’t really help at all.”

In a poll conducted by The New York Times and Siena University in January, 56% of voters said they see the United States heading in the wrong direction.

Kalil Trephenier, a 21-year-old radio, television and film major, said he thinks the next three years could go two ways.

“This year he’ll either be impeached or he’s going to continue doing what he’s doing and be sort of unhinged as usual,” Trephenier said.

However, Kari has hope and optimism for the next three years after seeing people step up and protest.

“We need more than just peaceful protests,” Kari said. “I’m not saying violent protests—not at all. I’m just saying we need more. I think we can do more.”

Editor-in-Chief Kadreanna Walker and News Editor Havana Loren Medina contributed to this story.