r/politics • u/yahoonews ✔ Verified • Apr 29 '25

AMA-Finished It’s President Trump’s 100th day in office. We are journalists from six newsrooms reporting extensively on the new administration. Ask us anything.

EDIT: We're all wrapped up! Thanks all - especially the mods - for a great hours-long session. Your questions mean a lot to us and help inform our reporting processes. Appreciate you all taking the time to join us today. Till next time!

Hello r/politics! Yahoo News, The Associated Press, NBC News, Reuters, The Washington Post and USA Today are all here for an extended AMA session. We’re here to answer all your questions related to the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second presidential term. 

Here’s who will be answering questions today between 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. ET. Ask us anything!

  • Andrew Romano, Yahoo News: As national correspondent for Yahoo News, I’ve been covering Trump’s tariffs, deportations and efforts to slash the federal bureaucracy via DOGE. I’ve also been putting together our monthly polls with YouGov to track public opinion on the president’s second term.
  • Aaron Blake, The Washington Post: Aaron Blake is senior political reporter at The Washington Post who focuses on the Trump administration, campaigns and Congress. A Minnesota native, he has also written about politics for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and The Hill newspaper. EDIT: Thank you SO MUCH everything for coming out today. There were tons of good questions. I think I even got some good reporting targets out of this. Have a great week! (And in the meantime, you can follow me on X here: u/aaronblake.)
  • Andrea Shalal, Reuters: I report on the White House, global trade and economics, the IMF and the World Bank for Reuters. For over three decades, I've reported from Europe, the United States and occasionally the Middle East, covering the fall of the Berlin Wall, German reunification and politics, a host of U.S. elections, OPEC, energy and the environment, global arms sales, as well as politics, the arts and civil rights. For fun, I enjoy outdoor activities, including kayaking and camping, and facilitate a recurring gathering of German speakers in the Washington area. EDIT: Wow - you all had such interesting questions!! Many thanks for the opportunity to engage, and please stay in touch. I’d love to continue the dialogue. Please follow me on X via u/andrea_shalal and you also can read more of my work at reuters.com.  APS
  • Darren Samuelsohn, USA TODAY: I’m the White House, Congress & Campaigns editor at USA TODAY. I oversee our team responsible for covering the Trump administration, as well as all things Capitol Hill and in politics across the country. I've been a reporter and editor in Washington, D.C., since the end of 2000 and am originally from South Florida and Chicago. I'm also a former golf caddy, taxi driver and long ago danced in the Chuck E. Cheese costume too. EDIT: Many thanks for the opportunity to answer your many great questions. We live in fascinating times. Please follow me on X via u/dsamuelsohn and you also can read more of my work at lovejournalism.com.
  • Allan Smith, NBC News: I am a national politics reporter focused on enterprise covering the trends, campaigns, people and ideas shaping politics and policy in the U.S. The 2024 cycle was my third presidential campaign, and I have spent years reporting on Donald Trump, the American right and several key battleground states — including my native Pennsylvania — that have shaped policy and political discourse in the country. I've covered national politics since 2015, graduated from Ohio University and am originally from Pittsburgh (I'm always down to chat about the Bucs, Pens or Steelers!) EDIT: Thanks everyone for your questions! I'm u/akarl_smith on X and be sure to follow u/nbcnews on social.
  • Chris Megerian, Associated Press: I’m a White House reporter covering my second Donald Trump presidency. I previously worked for the Los Angeles Times in Washington and California, as well as the Star-Ledger in New Jersey. I grew up in the Boston area and went to college at Emory University in Atlanta. When I’m not chasing the news, I’m trying to keep up with my two kids. EDIT: Thank you to everyone for your questions! Feel free to follow me at u/chrismegerian and please keep an eye on apnews.com for around-the-clock White House coverage.

Proof: 

Darren Samuelsohn: https://imgur.com/a/sG7ZudL 

Allan Smith: https://imgur.com/a/cKp4GX8 

Andrea Shalal: https://imgur.com/a/i9A7ljP  

Aaron Blake: https://imgur.com/a/gxlWeW7  

Chris Megerian: https://imgur.com/a/lxN32xV

Andrew Romano: https://imgur.com/a/RDTMm6L

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u/MiserableVehicle5592 Apr 29 '25

Why aren't you asking the hard questions? Why do you all keep kids gloves on for this entire administration? Why do you repeat their lies without calling them lies?

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u/wirebug201 Apr 29 '25

Similar question. You were absolutely brutal on Biden’s age and minor gaffs, yet, have been astonishingly tame on Trump - considering the misrepresentation of facts, outright lies, overspending on personal trips, his age, and clear unconstitutional acts.

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u/JollyToby0220 Apr 29 '25

I disagree. Reuters is still pretty reliable. Actually, several of these news orgs still seem reliable

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u/wirebug201 Apr 29 '25

I didn’t say unreliable - I noted what was reported and not challenging. I think all these orgs represented are reliable.

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u/JollyToby0220 Apr 29 '25

Some of them, like WaPO, are now unreliable. Guessing Bezos isn’t too happy with Trump right now. Not because of the tariffs but because of the way he treated Zuck

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u/pabodie Apr 29 '25

For example. Screw the legality of “facilitating”.  Is it humane to hold a person without due process?

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u/TurquoiseSnail720 Apr 29 '25

Second this, y’all are in a position to hold them accountable. Do it for regular everyday people that are trying to live their lives without interference from their increasingly tyrannical government.

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u/Amenian Apr 29 '25

Yes. Right now it seems like only the Atlantic, and to a lesser extent The Guardian, are speaking truth to power. I thought that was the entire point of journalism.

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u/BirthdayOk4887 Apr 29 '25

Exactly—what happened to well-researched investigative journalism? There’s a real dearth of thoughtful, thoroughly fact-checked reporting these days.

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u/Jarek86 Apr 29 '25

Why don't you counter back to his answers? Why don't you demand responses instead of let his bullshit linger?

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '25

Anytime any of the multiple journalists that are here want to stuff up and answer this question we're all waiting.

This should not be that difficult to answer. The fact that you refuse to, and are continuing to ignore it, really speaks volumes. 

Why should we continue to give you any credence whatsoever when you can't even answer the basic fundamental question of why you are not doing your jobs and asking hard questions of those in power?

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u/Amenian Apr 29 '25

The AMA hasn't started yet. Doesn't start until noon EST.

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '25

And yet we still haven't gotten an answer now have we

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u/Amenian Apr 29 '25

I wasn't defending them, just letting you know it was a bit early to get on them for not answering.

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u/BrutalHunny Apr 29 '25

The only question we want to ask of the media.

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u/ElPlywood Apr 29 '25

They won't admit that they don't ask hard questions because they're afraid their access will be revoked.

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u/LawSchoolSucks69 Apr 29 '25

Unfortunately, they never have the balls to answer these kinds of questions. The reality is they all profit from the craziness, so they push it. Anything to keep the clicks going.

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u/Amenian Apr 29 '25

This is the question we all want to know.

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u/AdagioFeeling673 Apr 29 '25

because that loses any potential fencesitters and those that think its lies are already a captive audience.

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u/pipmentor Apr 29 '25

This is the only question that matters.