The Weekly List
The Weekly List
Amy Siskind
Week 25 - I Run the Country and the World
18 minutes Posted May 1, 2025 at 4:02 am.
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Falling approval and a faltering economy help explain why approaching 100 days, Trump found himself in retreat. On at least seven major issues, Trump has capitulated or reversed his actions in recent weeks. Notably, his pace of breaking norms has markedly slowed as of late, first in Week 24 and even more so this week. We have reached another inflection point, from Trump’s early shock and awe to, for now at least, a moment of stop and question what is working.