USA TODAY roundtable to explore Trump's first 100 days, and the years to follow
WASHINGTON — There's no question President Trump has had a bumpy start in the White House, but does that signal turmoil for the rest of his tenure?
Presidential experts and veterans of the past White House staffs will consider Trump's first 100 days in office and put it in historic context in a USA TODAY roundtable on Monday, April 24. They'll discuss how successes and stumbles during their first few months in office affected other modern presidents down the road.
The forum, which starts at 10:30 a.m., will be livestreamed on USA TODAY's Facebook page, and the video will be posted on USA TODAY's digital platforms.
Participating will be:
- Sara Taylor Fagen, a Republican consultant and former White House political director for George W. Bush. During Bush’s 2004 re-election campaign, she was considered a pioneer in developing data-driven micro-targeting of voters.
- Nicole Hemmer, Nicole Hemmer, an assistant professor in presidential studies at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center and the author of Messengers of the Right: Conservative Media and the Transformation of American Politics. She's the co-host and producer of Past Present, a weekly history and politics podcast.
- Ron Klain, a veteran of the Clinton and Obama White House staffs and a former chief of staff for Vice President Al Gore and Vice President Joe Biden. Klain has served in all three branches of the federal government, as a Supreme Court clerk, a Senate and House staffer, and a White House aide and chief of staff at the Justice Department. In 2014, President Obama appointed him “Ebola czar,” overseeing the nation’s response to the Ebola virus.
- Max Stier, president and CEO of the nonpartisan, nonprofit Partnership for Public Service, which has been tracking Trump appointments and comparing them with other modern presidents. Stier has served in all three branches of the federal government, as a Supreme Court clerk, a House staffer and an official at the Justice Department and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The discussion, part of USA TODAY's Capital Download newsmaker series, will be moderated by Washington Bureau chief Susan Page.
