Trump’s busy first week in office
Post Reports
The Washington Post
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🗓️ 24 January 2025
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Senior political reporter Aaron Blake talks with senior White House reporter Isaac Arnsdorf and national political reporter Marianne LeVine about how Trump’s executive actions are already having a tangible impact. They also talk about how Trump’s pardon of Jan. 6 rioters was met with a muted response from several prominent Republicans.
Today’s show was produced by Laura Benshoff. It was edited by Lucy Perkins and Rachel Van Dongen and mixed by Sam Bair.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, Martine here. Before we start today's show, I want to tell you about an upcoming event I'll be doing here in D.C. |
| 0:09.5 | It's a live podcast taping at the Apple Carnegie Library, focused on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| 0:16.8 | I'll be talking with Ryan Williams from the D.C. Public Library, both about Dr. King himself, |
| 0:22.6 | but also about the role of libraries in this moment when what you read can be seen as a political act, |
| 0:29.5 | and the role of technology in activism and social change. It's going to be a great conversation. |
| 0:36.3 | This event will be taking place at 2 p.m. on Saturday, January 25th. |
| 0:40.7 | So if you're in D.C. and you want to join us, you should sign up in advance. |
| 0:44.5 | We'll put a link in today's show notes and at postreports.com. |
| 0:48.7 | All right. Here's today's show. |
| 0:51.8 | Welcome to the camp. |
| 0:53.0 | Wow, I'm off to a great start. |
| 0:55.1 | We're not calling it the campaign moment anymore. |
| 0:56.8 | I was just going to say. |
| 0:57.8 | It's long over. |
| 0:58.4 | I thought you were, I thought that was actually what you were doing. |
| 1:00.7 | It's like, just kidding. |
| 1:02.8 | Formerly known as. |
| 1:04.1 | Yeah, that's the cold open now. |
| 1:10.2 | Welcome to Post reports from the Washington Post and our Friday Politics Roundtable. |
| 1:14.6 | It's Friday, January 24th, and I'm Aaron Blake, senior politics reporter here at The Post. |
| 1:20.4 | I'm joined today by senior White House reporter Isaac Arnsdorf. |
| 1:24.0 | Hey, Isaac. |
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