It's almost 100 days into Trump's second term. What's your read on that milestone?

That's what NPR's Lauren Freyer asked NPR's White House correspondent Asma Khalid. Before I give her answer, think about what your answer would be. Particularly if you framed it by saying “Two things stand out to me”? What would be your two things? Maybe roiling entire economic systems with his tariff war? Maybe shipping undesirables and innocents into foreign prisons without due process and in direction violation of court orders? Attacking law firms with executive orders as a means of getting them to fall in line? Attacking universities the same? Giving the keys of our government to Elon and the DOGE-bags? Floating an unconstitutional third term?  

This is what NPR's White House correspondent Asma Khalid said: 

Two things stand out to me. And the first is that this term feels fundamentally different than the president's first term. He has been acting more swiftly, more boldly, somewhat more agressively than his first term, to enact sweeping change: you look at shrinking government, dismantling agencies, even frankly trying to change the economic system with his tariffs—this is all bigger than what he did the first go-round. 

But the other thing that I think is also very important, is that when you talk about this massive change, it's important to note that, at this point in time, the president's approval rating, as he's reaching his 100-day milestone, is falling, and it is looking lower than other presidents at this point—including, frankly, President Trump himself in his first term. So I will be keen to keep an eye on what the next 100 days look like and how he tries to navigate change—as he moves from this era of unilateral action to working with Congress more. 

Sigh.

OK, let's break down some of this. Look at the adverbs in that first graf: swiftly, boldly, agressively. They seem kind of positive, don't they? Those aren't negative words. We admire those words. We admire people who embody those qualities. And if the word is maybe more mixed, maybe like “aggresively,” hey, let's temper it with a “somewhat.” He's just been acting somehwat more aggressively. Because we don't want people to think we're saying anything negative here. About a president? Lord, no. And then, whoops, despite all those positive words we just trotted out to describe this guy, somehow, his actions aren't that popular. Huh. We don't know why, we're just reporters. This is just our job. We can't begin to break it down for you or give you insight. We don't know. All we know is that—somehow—swift, bold and aggressive isn't popular. You'll have to figure out the rest.

Has there ever been more useless reporting in the history of reporting?

I mean, at least FOX News has the temerity to propagandize. They take a stand, and, sure, it's an awful stand, an un-American stand, one designed to divide, but it's a stand. You might even call it bold and aggressive. 

This? This is fucking worthless.

And what's with “as he moves from this era of unilateral action to working with Congress more”? Where did that come from? What is it based on? Hopes? Dreams? The opposite of everything he's ever indicated about how he does business? Seriously lady, if this is your take on the worst 100 days of any American president ever, I don't give a shit what you think the next 100 days might bring.

NPR, you will be the death of me. Or the country.