All right, Molly, we have made it past the halfway point.

That's right. We hit a big milestone this week. In the first 100 days, we have passed day 50.

How much is Trump accomplished in his first 50 days compared to how much most presidents accomplished in the first 100.

Has he set a new land speed record? Look, there's no question that this has been an action-packed

and eventful first 50 days of the Trump presidency. He has signed a record number of executive

orders. At the same time, he has not passed a lot of legislation.

And especially considering that he does have, you know, majorities in the House and Senate, the legislative agenda is strikingly modest.

But one of the things he's very good at is creating the impression of action, creating the impression of disruption so that people feel like

he's doing stuff. And that's a big, I think, part of the Trump political profile is just this

idea that he's a strong leader. He's a man of action. Well, all of this action is starting to

create a reaction in the stock market and the broader

economy, which is the main thing that I wanted to talk about today. But first of all, can you just

remind us how important was the economy to Trump's presidential campaign and ultimate re-election?

In exit polls, voters said that the number one issue for the

plurality of voters was the economy, specifically prices, and they rated Trump much better on that

issue than his opponent, Kamala Harris. And I think in a bigger sense, the economy has always been

central to Trump's political brand. He's seen as a

businessman. He's seen as someone who has a command of the economy. And when voters look back on his

first term, the principal thing that they remember is that the economy was good. And so far,

is this the economy that voters were expecting?

Doesn't seem like it.

It seems like, you know, the stock market's going down, various economic indicators are wobbly, and people are nervous.

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