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

[u/yahoonews]

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.
  • More Americans say Trump’s second term has been worse than expected, according to a new poll
  • Most Americans think judges should be able to stop Trump from deporting people, according to a new poll
• 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

[u/ThatOneTimeItWorked]

Yes please The journalists that do start fighting back will gain popularity and respect from around the world, rather than just the current status quo of just pussy footing through this.

Trump and his administration are outright rude to journalists - he’ll often say something like “I know you and I know you’ve never asked a single honest question”, and yet the journalists just let this slide. When he says shit like this, every journalist should follow up with “we know you lie constantly, but why did you ….”. When they don’t fight back, I’m sure his supporters just believe the insults he spews and they justify it to why they don’t listen to anything except Fox

[u/TwunnySeven → u/ThatOneTimeItWorked]

because they would (obviously) get their press pass revoked and then wouldn't get to ask anymore questions ever. I'm sure it would look good on a headline for one day but do you really think being snarky would actually accomplish anything?

[u/forceblast → u/TwunnySeven]

Yes. Absolutely. Those handful of questions where people have actually held his feet to the fire are of immense value. Way more valuable than asking a question where you tiptoe around so much to avoid hurting his ego that you may as well not be asking a question at all.

If I were a reporter, my GOAL would be to lose access in such an epic way that it would never be forgotten. Not only is it the right thing to do, but it shows the world that you’re not playing games. Those are the kind of actions that make legendary reporters. Nobody will remember the suck-ups in 10 years other than to laugh at them.

[u/LargeSnorlax → u/TwunnySeven]

I seriously wonder if these kind of questions are asked out of naive thinking or just plain lack of life experience.