Wednesday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” while discussing President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office, Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) heralded Trump’s leadership, noting, “Consumer confidence is actually up, it’s the highest it’s been in 20 years. CEO confidence is up.” Perdue said,”When he was a candidate, he said job one would get the economy going and he is trying to move in that direction. The regulatory work that has been done so far is encouraging. I like this tax conversation. I give Paul Ryan and Kevin Brady a lot of credit for starting this dialogue this year. I am hopeful that we will get there, but I am encouraged by the tax plan that came out last night. I’m looking forward to having that debate over there. I am excited we are talking about things that are pro-growth.” He added, “When I go home people are so frustrated with the gridlock. I just think that’s the first thing we have to come to grips with. And the second is that we see the world here in Washington – these politicians that have been here for so long don’t see it the same way as the rest of the world. They