Reactions to the First Year of a New Trump Administration: A Media Milwaukee Interview Project Posted on November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 by Media Milwaukee staff College students have a wide range of thoughts about the flood of executive actions, developments and controversies since President Trump took the oath of office in January for a second time. UW-Milwaukee student journalists asked their peers what’s on their mind. ‘They have the correct papers, but it just doesn’t even feel like that matters anymore.’ Posted on November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 by Maddie Knodel ‘This administration doesn’t value research and the scientific process.’ Posted on November 10, 2025November 11, 2025 by Amber Moreno-Padilla ‘When people ask, “What do you want prayer for?” I’m like, “Visa.”’ Posted on November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 by Stephanie Serrano ‘No matter what, censorship is never the answer, especially in America.’ Posted on November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 by Deegan Norris ‘There have been a lot of implications on our First Amendment rights as journalists.’ Posted on November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 by Nina Marks ‘I cannot believe the content that is posted by the official Instagram of the White House.’ Posted on November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 by Annabelle Hershelman ‘It feels like the interests of other countries have come first before ours.’ Posted on November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 by Raquel Escobedo ‘Everyone is very anxious and depressed, and we have no hope for the future.’ Posted on November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 by Skye Williams ‘I believe that once Trump is out of the office, we can start rebuilding relationships.’ Posted on November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 by Zack O’Hara ‘He’s going to possibly try to sink the U.S.A.’s hands into Gaza in a very permanent way.’ Posted on November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 by Alexis Knecht ‘Our country is built on immigration, so it suddenly becoming an issue makes no sense to me.’ Posted on November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 by Junior Sotelo Ramos ‘If people can say Joe Biden is sleepy, there’s some more to be talked about.’ Posted on November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 by Starlette Schuler ‘Sending military to your own states… you are literally waging war on your own people.’ Posted on November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 by Kavina Spinks ‘The things he wants to do to dismantle the Department of Education are really scary.’ Posted on November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 by Ella Ragan ‘We’ve even begun training for what we would need to do if ICE showed up at our school.’ Posted on November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 by Charlie Skrade
‘They have the correct papers, but it just doesn’t even feel like that matters anymore.’ Posted on November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 by Maddie Knodel
‘This administration doesn’t value research and the scientific process.’ Posted on November 10, 2025November 11, 2025 by Amber Moreno-Padilla
‘When people ask, “What do you want prayer for?” I’m like, “Visa.”’ Posted on November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 by Stephanie Serrano
‘No matter what, censorship is never the answer, especially in America.’ Posted on November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 by Deegan Norris
‘There have been a lot of implications on our First Amendment rights as journalists.’ Posted on November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 by Nina Marks
‘I cannot believe the content that is posted by the official Instagram of the White House.’ Posted on November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 by Annabelle Hershelman
‘It feels like the interests of other countries have come first before ours.’ Posted on November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 by Raquel Escobedo
‘Everyone is very anxious and depressed, and we have no hope for the future.’ Posted on November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 by Skye Williams
‘I believe that once Trump is out of the office, we can start rebuilding relationships.’ Posted on November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 by Zack O’Hara
‘He’s going to possibly try to sink the U.S.A.’s hands into Gaza in a very permanent way.’ Posted on November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 by Alexis Knecht
‘Our country is built on immigration, so it suddenly becoming an issue makes no sense to me.’ Posted on November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 by Junior Sotelo Ramos
‘If people can say Joe Biden is sleepy, there’s some more to be talked about.’ Posted on November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 by Starlette Schuler
‘Sending military to your own states… you are literally waging war on your own people.’ Posted on November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 by Kavina Spinks
‘The things he wants to do to dismantle the Department of Education are really scary.’ Posted on November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 by Ella Ragan
‘We’ve even begun training for what we would need to do if ICE showed up at our school.’ Posted on November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 by Charlie Skrade