Andrew Ross Sorkin

Read, read my column and so on, who who did end up supporting the Trump Vance ticket in 2024 and many others who maybe didn't support it, but actually woke up the morning after the victory and said, you know what? I was glad in the end that they won. And I think that that constituency. is, in fact, incredibly important to the political success or lack thereof of the Trump administration.

Read, read my column and so on, who who did end up supporting the Trump Vance ticket in 2024 and many others who maybe didn't support it, but actually woke up the morning after the victory and said, you know what? I was glad in the end that they won. And I think that that constituency. is, in fact, incredibly important to the political success or lack thereof of the Trump administration.

The ability to win over a segment of, let's say, upper middle class to elite America to get them to vote for a populist administration is a pretty big political feat, and it's one that the Trump administration should not wish to see lightly missed.

The ability to win over a segment of, let's say, upper middle class to elite America to get them to vote for a populist administration is a pretty big political feat, and it's one that the Trump administration should not wish to see lightly missed.

And I think in lots of different ways, the aggressiveness of what the Trump administration has done on immigration, on trade policy, on a host of smaller issues related to, you know, universities and doge cuts and so on. Trump administration has sort of freaked out and alienated people in that category, especially who voted for them last November.

And I think in lots of different ways, the aggressiveness of what the Trump administration has done on immigration, on trade policy, on a host of smaller issues related to, you know, universities and doge cuts and so on. Trump administration has sort of freaked out and alienated people in that category, especially who voted for them last November.

So then generally, you're going to face the voters by proxy in the midterm. Sure. You may face the voters personally in some future, right? But to this constituency that was pro-Trump, again, maybe it's to its own surprise, but has found itself sort of shocked at various points in the first few months. What is your pitch to them right now?

So then generally, you're going to face the voters by proxy in the midterm. Sure. You may face the voters personally in some future, right? But to this constituency that was pro-Trump, again, maybe it's to its own surprise, but has found itself sort of shocked at various points in the first few months. What is your pitch to them right now?

I think the vice president's answer reflects a sense that I've heard from other people associated with the Trump White House, which is you expect your first 100 days to be aggressive and sometimes chaotic and sometimes experimental. And you expect to generate a certain kind of backlash if you move fast and try and do big things.

I think the vice president's answer reflects a sense that I've heard from other people associated with the Trump White House, which is you expect your first 100 days to be aggressive and sometimes chaotic and sometimes experimental. And you expect to generate a certain kind of backlash if you move fast and try and do big things.

And over time, you hope for or expect a kind of stabilization, a stabilization in policy where you've figured out How far you can go, what the limits imposed by the Supreme Court and public opinion are, or in the case of trade policy, what the limits imposed by the bond market and the stock market are, right? You figure out those limits and you sort of settle into a more stable governing style.

And over time, you hope for or expect a kind of stabilization, a stabilization in policy where you've figured out How far you can go, what the limits imposed by the Supreme Court and public opinion are, or in the case of trade policy, what the limits imposed by the bond market and the stock market are, right? You figure out those limits and you sort of settle into a more stable governing style.

And voters who were freaked out by the first 100 days and for various reasons come back to you. And I should say that if you look at the polls right now, that Donald Trump has recovered some ground in the last few weeks as his trade policy has stabilized, as the Supreme Court has both granted him some victories and also imposed some limits.

And voters who were freaked out by the first 100 days and for various reasons come back to you. And I should say that if you look at the polls right now, that Donald Trump has recovered some ground in the last few weeks as his trade policy has stabilized, as the Supreme Court has both granted him some victories and also imposed some limits.

on his policies as he's sort of pivoted to a kind of diplomatic offensive overseas that remains to be seen what will come of it. But I think it could be popular, his quest for deals in the Middle East and so on.

on his policies as he's sort of pivoted to a kind of diplomatic offensive overseas that remains to be seen what will come of it. But I think it could be popular, his quest for deals in the Middle East and so on.

So I think you can tell a story like the one the vice president ends with where the Trump administration at day 100 is much less popular than the Trump administration six months or two years from now. But I don't think that's at all guaranteed.

So I think you can tell a story like the one the vice president ends with where the Trump administration at day 100 is much less popular than the Trump administration six months or two years from now. But I don't think that's at all guaranteed.

And I think obviously there are impulses, strong impulses within the Trump White House to sort of take a breather and then go back to pushing the envelope again. And so much about the future of this administration depends on.

And I think obviously there are impulses, strong impulses within the Trump White House to sort of take a breather and then go back to pushing the envelope again. And so much about the future of this administration depends on.