Wednesday Briefing
nytimes.comPublished: 4/30/2025
Summary
100 days like no otherIt was President Trump’s 100th day back in the White House yesterday, and tariffs were top of mind. The trip had been billed as an opportunity for Trump to demonstrate his commitment to reviving American manufacturing. Trump’s tariff war has piled pressure on U.S. businesses. But there is no doubt that Trump’s return to the Oval Office has already been hugely consequential. “He has already changed the way America is perceived more than any president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt,” said Maggie Haberman, our White House correspondent.