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The Excerpt

SPECIAL | With 100 days now in the books, how are Americans feeling?

The Excerpt

USA TODAY

Daily News, News

4.41.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

As of today, President Donald Trump has been in office for 100 days. In that short span of time, he has transformed American government. From public health to the economy, immigration to education, the second Trump Administration has affected changes that are singular in their scope and the speed at which they were made. While some Americans are pleased with Trump’s policies and executive orders, they’ve also thrust many Americans into uncertainty, anxiety and in some cases, detention. Listeners and viewers of The Excerpt should be very familiar with what Trump’s done in the past 100 days because The Excerpt has been breathlessly covering every executive order, every firing, every cut. But what’s been the impact to ordinary Americans? How are they feeling at Day 100? USA TODAY National Correspondent Trevor Hughes joins The Excerpt to share reporting from across the network on how Americans are feeling.

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eggs used to be under $3.

0:08.2

Now the cheapest I've found them is six.

0:11.5

I just want to give some of the benefit of the doubt and more time to see where everything goes.

0:18.4

Unadulterated, nonstop chaos is not an environment in which a small business can be successful.

0:24.4

I don't see how the tariffs costs are going to not trickle down to consumers.

0:30.6

I agree with President Trump's immigration policies and actions.

0:34.8

Yes, I do.

0:35.7

I really do wish you would get rid of all the criminals. I'm all for it.

0:39.9

Hello, and welcome to the excerpt. I'm Dana Taylor. Today is Wednesday, April 30th, 2025.

0:45.7

As of today, President Donald Trump has been in office for 100 days. In that short span of time,

0:52.2

he's transformed American government, from public health to the economy, national security to education.

0:59.6

The second Trump administration has affected changes that are singular in their scope and the speed at which they are made.

1:05.7

While some Americans are pleased with Trump's policies and executive orders, they've also thrust many Americans into uncertainty, anxiety, and in some cases, detention.

1:17.0

Our loyal listeners and viewers should be very familiar with what Trump's done in the past 100 days because the excerpt has been breathlessly covering every executive order, every firing, every cut.

1:29.4

But what's been the impact to ordinary Americans? How are they feeling at day 100?

1:35.5

Joining us to delve deeper into this says USA Today national correspondent Trevor Hughes.

1:41.3

Thanks for joining me, Trevor.

1:43.0

You bet. Glad to be here. You spoke to several people

1:46.2

across the nation about their impressions of Donald Trump's first 100 days in office. One of those

1:51.8

individuals was Tracy Dixon. What's her story? Tracy lives in Independence, Missouri with her wife.

1:57.5

She's a certified nursing assistant. And she says that life has never been

2:02.5

harder than it is today. Gas prices are still high, although they come down a little bit. Food costs

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