The first 100 days have been a landmark for presidential administrations since Franklin Roosevelt took office in 1933 and began to roll out programs related to the New Deal.
Trump has used the first 100 days of his second stint in the White House to make good on many of his promises. He’s deported migrants, slashed government agencies and taken aim at diversity initiatives. This has had ripple effects across the country and in North Carolina. Cuts related to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and otherwise are being felt by researchers and government agencies in the Charlotte area.
Public opinion in North Carolina on Trump’s efforts thus far have mostly fallen along partisan lines, according to a Catawba College poll released in late March. Republicans are generally supportive, Democrats are generally against, and independents are more mixed.
On the next Charlotte Talks, we dive into Trump’s first 100 days, the impact it's having on Charlotte, how North Carolinians are responding, and how North Carolina lawmakers are responding to his policies.
GUESTS:
Michael Bitzer, professor of politics and history and politics department chair at Catawba College
Reuben Jones, Washington reporter, covering North Carolina and national politics, Spectrum News Washington
Mary Ramsey, local government accountability reporter for the Charlotte Observer
