Things have not slowed down since The New York Times last talked with a panel of voters about President Trump’s first 100 days of his second term.
His tariff policies have sown further economic uncertainty — and fears of a recession. The president also called for the impeachment of a judge who sought to pause the deportation of more than 200 migrants to El Salvador. And there were deadly Israeli missile strikes on Gaza. The voters had wildly different reactions — which reflect a divided country.
‘People like me are having conversations about tightening our purse strings.’
Veronica McCloud, 63, from Charleston, S.C.
Veronica McCloud, a retired teacher and Kamala Harris supporter, was trying to remain open — even agreeing that the federal government needed trimming.
Then came the bumps, that to her, struck a similar theme: drastic action without sufficient explanation.