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Robust job growth signals a strong economy, Biden aides come clean on the president's decline,

and Auburn's basketball coach talks Final Four and Israeli hostages. I'm Georgia Howe with

Daily Wire, editor-in-chief John Bickley. It's Friday,

April 4th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update. The U.S. added 228,000 jobs in March,

far surpassing expectations and beating February's numbers by more than 100,000. The robust job growth signals strength

in the labor market despite growing economic uncertainty. But the unemployment rate did tick up to 4.2%. Also,

Wall Street took a hit Thursday with major indexes posting their worst drops since 2020. That

comes amid uncertainty over President Trump's tariffs. Meanwhile, China will impose a 34%

tariff on all U.S. imports starting April 10th. The move mirrors the 34% levy announced by Trump

earlier this week and adds to existing duties already in place. Beijing also introduced

export controls on key rare earth elements and filed

a complaint with the World Trade Organization. Trump's new tariffs will have a massive effect on

Timu and Chean shoppers. The president has ended the loophole that allows individuals to directly receive

orders from the Chinese online retailers as long as they're less than

$800. The new executive order places a 30% tax on those items or $25 per item. The change could

spell the end of discount retailers like Sheehan and Timu, who have been taking advantage of the

de minimis loophole. The order takes effect on June 1st. Joe Biden was increasingly

confused and fatigued while president. Those admissions are now coming out in two new books by

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