We’re now hearing from White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Donald Trump’s 100th day back in the Oval Office.
She’s also flanked by Treasury secretary Scott Bessent, who will likely be quizzed on where we are with Trump’s tariffs.
Leavitt starts by saying “happy first 100 days” as she greets reporters.
“Today officially marks 100 days of promises made and promises kept by President Trump,” she says.
“This is truly been the most historic start to a presidency in American history. After building the greatest economy in the world in his first term as president, President Trump is in the process of doing that all over again.
“The American people trust in President Trump.”
Leavitt goes through a range of Trump’s policies he’s implemented in his first 100 days, and is full of praise for his measures on tariffs.
She describes the US president as America’s “businessman in chief” and says more than 100 countries have already come to the table looking to offer more favourable terms to America.
Fact check: While Leavitt is hailing Trump’s first 100 days, the polls tell a different story.
We told you earlier how polling from Pew Research shows Trump has a 59% disapproval rating, with the same figure reflected in polling from AP and NORC (see 10.26am post).
A YouGov poll also showed 59% rated his second term as only being fair or poor.
Meanwhile, 25% said tariffs on foreign imports are the biggest mistake he’s made in his first 100 days.
Trump’s tariffs have created uncertainty in global markets and caused the probability of a US recession over the coming year to surge to 45%, up from 25% last month. They have also wiped trillions off US stock markets.