Donald Trump's (Second) First 100 Days

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🗓️ 30 April 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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100 days. That's how long Donald Trump's been in office in 2025.

While this moment is usually a time to measure how the administration is faring, in many ways, the administration is a reflection of who we are as a nation.

We discuss what we're learning about who we are as Americans during this time. What do we want, and what do we stand for?

There have been executive orders, Signal group chats, federal agency cuts, firings, rehirings, ignored judicial rulings, billionaires, memes, tariffs, and so much more.

As we all take stock of the national implications of his Administration's moves, for this episode, we want to get a little more personal. We hear from you on how your life has changed since Trump took office for the second time.

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0:00.0	You want to follow what's happening in Washington, D.C., but you don't want to be scrolling your phone all day.
0:06.4	I'm Scott Detrow, and NPR has a podcast that can help. It's called Trump's Terms.
0:10.6	Stories about big changes the 47th president is pursuing on his own terms.
0:15.5	They're short, they're focused episodes that tell you calmly, factually, what is happening and what isn't. Listen to Trump's
0:22.2	terms from NPR.
0:28.0	President Donald Trump has now been in office for a full 100 days, and it's been busy from
0:37.1	reshaping the federal government's
0:38.5	workforce.
0:39.4	Around 2 million federal workers have until midnight tonight to decide whether they want to resign in exchange for a promised payout.
0:46.7	To upending global trading.
0:48.6	U.S. stocks are tumbling for the second day.
0:51.4	The Dow is already down 1,000 points after dropping almost 1,700 points
0:56.3	yesterday. This comes amid President Trump's escalating trade war. And changing immigration policy.
1:03.4	The Trump administration is moving to revoke the legal status of hundreds of thousands of
1:07.4	Latin American and Haitian migrants and will urge them to self-deport.
1:16.5	When we reach 100 days of a presidency, this is a moment to measure how the administration is fearing. But what happens when we turn the spotlight on ourselves? What are we learning about who we are
1:22.0	as Americans during this time, what we want, and what we stand for? We answer those questions
1:27.1	and more after a quick break,
1:28.8	and later we hear from you about how you're feeling about these first 100 days. I'm Jen White.
1:34.5	You're listening to the 1A podcast where we get to the heart of the story. Stay with us. We've got a
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