Saturday Special: Trump supporters on his first 100 days, West Seattle Light Rail concerns, and "MENA" foods

Seattle Now

KUOW News and Information

Daily News, News

2.4 • 613 Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

On Saturdays, Seattle Now is bringing you the best from the KUOW newsroom… President Donald Trump marked 100 days into his second term, the City of Seattle planned to withhold concerns about the West Seattle Light Rail from federal regulators, and Mediterranean food from a specific region is showing up in Seattle's crowded food scene.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	These days, there's so much news.
0:01.8	It can be hard to keep up with what it all means for you, your family, and your community.
0:06.4	The Consider This Podcast from NPR features our award-winning journalism.
0:10.7	Six days a week, we bring you a deep dive on a news story and provide the context and analysis that helps you make sense of the news.
0:17.5	We get behind the headlines.
0:19.4	We get to the truth.
0:24.1	Listen to the Consider This podcast from NPR.
0:31.7	Hey, good morning. It's Patricia Murphy. It's Saturday. This is Seattle Now. On Saturdays,
0:39.5	Seattle Now is bringing you the best from the KUOW Newsroom. This week, President Donald Trump marked a hundred days into his second term. It's been a whirlwind start for his administration. As Casey Martin reports,
0:44.6	a lot of people in Washington State who voted for Trump say they still love him, but are hesitant
0:49.7	about some of his actions. Here's Casey.
0:55.8	Last fall, I stopped into Ibrahim Al-Jololal's barbershop in Kent, right after the November
1:01.4	election and Trump's win.
1:03.4	At the time, Al-Jolol was so excited, he showed me the background on his phone was a photo
1:08.0	of the president.
1:09.4	100 days in, I wanted to check in with Al-Jalalal, see if he's still a mega man. Ibrahim? How are you doing, man? How are you doing? It's good to see. How are things? Al Jalalal moved here from Iraq in 2009, and he loves the U.S. One of the first things you see when you walk into his barbershop is an American flag that hangs from the ceiling. Is Donald Trump's to your wallpaper on your phone? Oh, yeah. Let me show you. Where's my Donald's? Show me your Donald's. My Donald Trump, please. He's updated the photo to the one of Trump raising his fist right after an assassination attempt at a rally.
1:45.0	Al Jalal has three kids, and he thinks of Trump as a strong father, leading the country.
1:50.4	That moment in the photo, he says, is the ultimate sign of strength.
1:54.0	Because in my culture, with my religion, they say the father, he's care about family.
2:03.3	America is stronger now than it was 100 days ago, he says.
2:07.3	But not everyone is as in love with Trump as Al Jalal.
2:10.6	Definitely happy that he won, but I don't think he's necessarily doing wonderful right now,
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from KUOW News and Information, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of KUOW News and Information and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.