President Donald Trump holds.a signed executive order during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden of the White House, Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Washington.
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President Donald Trump holds.a signed executive order during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden of the White House, Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Washington.
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Donald Trump has repeatedly said that “tariff” is “one of the most beautiful words in the dictionary.” In his administration’s first 100 days, Trump has introduced sweeping tariffs with a goal to reduce America’s trade deficit with foreign countries and to increase domestic manufacturing.
This episode: senior White House correspondents Tamara Keith and Asma Khalid and business correspondent Alina Selyukh.
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