All right, welcome, everybody.

Let's unpack the last 24 hours of trade war news.

We have news out of China.

We have news out of Canada.

We have news out of Mexico.

And right-wing media falling all over itself to frame the news of the last 24 hours

as unfettered, unmitigated victories for Donald Trump. That is something you could only believe

if you are extremely dishonest with yourself or with others or are simply clueless. So let's break it all down. And this is that we are

in a moment right now where the economic implications of news that is breaking and moving very

quickly is of such critical importance to everyday Americans. And I think that that's an important,

before I get into the details and we'll start with Mexico, one of the things that is critical importance to everyday Americans. And I think that that's an important, but before

I get into the details and we'll start with Mexico, one of the things that is often the case

is that with really fast moving news stories, the implications to just random American workers

are relatively limited.

When you have a breaking news story about a school shooting or a plane crash or a Trump

rally, for example, we often get incorrect information mixed with correct information,

mixed with interpretations and analyses of varying stripes but someone in you know

working in Idaho is not going to have their lives upended by potentially

inaccurate initial reporting about some of these things. Right now, what is happening

and the reality of this trade war and these tariffs will be of consequence to workers in Idaho

and teachers in Connecticut, regardless of whether you are or aren't paying attention. And that's why the misunderstandings about what's going on are so critical.

So let's unpack starting with Mexico what happened here

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