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The Ben Ferguson Podcast

Coal Comeback as Trump says Green New Deal is Over

The Ben Ferguson Podcast

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Politics, News, News Commentary

4.94.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

  • China Tariffs:

    • The White House announced a significant increase in tariffs on Chinese imports to 104%, effective at midnight on April 9th. This move is part of ongoing trade tensions between the US and China, with both countries imposing retaliatory tariffs on each other's goods.
    • The President emphasized that the US is ready to negotiate but will not allow China to take advantage of the US.
  • Energy Independence and Coal Industry:

    • The President announced historic actions to support American workers, particularly coal miners, by ending previous administrations' policies that were perceived as harmful to the coal industry.
    • Plans include reopening closed coal plants or building new ones, reducing regulations, and expediting leases for coal mining on federal lands.
    • The President criticized the Green New Deal and emphasized the importance of energy independence for national security.
  • Economic Impact and Trade Deals:

    • The President highlighted the positive economic impact of tariffs, claiming that the US is taking in almost $2 billion a day from tariffs.
    • He mentioned ongoing negotiations with countries like Japan and South Korea to secure better trade deals for the US.
  • Market Volatility:

    • We note significant market volatility due to the trade tensions, with major indices experiencing sharp fluctuations.
    • Companies like Apple are expected to be significantly affected by the new tariffs.
  • National Security and Economic Policies:

    • The President emphasized the importance of putting American workers first and ensuring that the US is not disadvantaged in global trade.
    • He discussed plans to guarantee the stability of the coal industry and protect it from political changes.
  • Legislative Actions and Judicial Issues:

    • We mention efforts to address activist judges issuing nationwide injunctions, which are seen as obstructing the President's agenda.
    • There are ongoing legislative measures to clarify the authority of federal district judges.

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0:00.0

We've got a lot to talk about, including China tariffs going to 104% at midnight, was the

0:08.0

announcement from the White House not messing around, making it clear they're ready to make a deal

0:12.5

with China, but they're not going to allow China to take advantage of the U.S.

0:16.7

In other words, we're willing to go back and forth as long as you want to after China retaliated with extreme tariffs on the U.S.

0:24.4

Now, the White House is doing much more than just dealing with China.

0:28.0

There's also some really exciting news coming out of the White House, and I want to get to that first,

0:32.9

because the President of the United States of America, standing with American workers,

0:38.6

with the coal miners,

0:45.4

their families, and talking about energy independence, talking about putting miners back to work at the White House, explaining that it's time for us to be careful that we're not relying on

0:50.3

others, and it's an issue also of national security. Here's part of what the president said.

0:55.4

The White House, take a listen. Today, we're taking historic action to help American workers,

1:00.6

miners, families, and consumers. We're ending Joe Biden's war on beautiful, clean call once and for

1:06.7

all. And it wasn't just Biden. It was Obama and it were others, but we're doing the exact

1:14.1

opposite. And all those plants that have been closed are going to be opened. If they're

1:21.1

modern enough or they'll be ripped down and brand new ones will be built, we're going to

1:26.0

put the miners back to work. And I said I was going to do this.

1:30.0

And I've said it loud and clear. And it's time to do it. Now we need it.

1:36.1

Now the president mentioned their historic action. This is because he's no longer going to war with

1:41.8

coal miners. He's saying, I'm here to help you.

1:48.8

I'm here to help Americans. I'm here to help your families. I'm here to help consumers as we are continuing to see the prices of oil and gas prices go down all over the country.

1:54.4

The president making it clear, this is the Democrat Party's fault. And that's why he said we're

1:59.1

ending Joe Biden's war on beautiful clean coal once and for all.

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