Since Donald Trump returned to the White House, his administration has overhauled key institutions and norms. Participants in the discussion Washington Week with The Atlantic joined to discuss the first 100 days of the president's second term and what might be next for the country.
Regarding Trump's influence as president since his inauguration, AtlanticThe magazine's editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, asked the panelists, “What's the most significant action he's taken or what's the biggest change we've seen in American governance?”
“The difference between Trump now and Trump past is one thing that struck me, and that was how confidently, boldly, aggressively and creatively he used the levers of power at his disposal to bend, you know, the city, the country and the world to his will.” Atlantic staff writer Ashley Parker said last night.
“Trump traditionally is someone who is trying to get through the minute, the hour, the day,” Parker continued. “He's trying to win over the person right in front of him.” But now the president appears to be enduring more criticism than he could have endured in his first term: On the tariffs, Parker explained, “he had the courage, at least initially, to endure even more pain as markets plummeted and as he, you know, lobbied behind the scenes and fairly public criticism.” Trump, she added, “stood on the sidelines much longer than I would have expected from someone who traditionally walks the line between what is politically expedient at the moment.”
I join the editor-in-chief AtlanticJeffrey Goldberg to discuss this and more: Caitlan Collins, chief White House correspondent for CNN; Stephen Hayes, magazine editor Dispatch; Asma Khalid, NPR White House correspondent; and Ashley Parker, magazine staff writer Atlantic.
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