Trump's New Tariffs, Global Tariff Reactions, TikTok Deadline

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🗓️ 3 April 2025

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President Trump has announced plans to tax virtually all foreign goods coming into the United States. Leaders across the world react with dismay and confusion to the tariffs. And, the owner of TikTok has until Saturday to sell the app and a number of bidders have lined up.

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0:00.0	President Trump says tariffs will spark a rebirth of American industry, but U.S. exporters are bracing for the worst.
0:09.0	The retaliatory tariffs are going to be really ugly.
0:12.0	It's just going to kill the man.
0:13.0	Will Trump scramble on a trade war pay off?
0:15.0	I'm Michelle Martin. That's Laila Faddle, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:24.7	We also get reaction from markets and leaders around the world.
0:28.2	The administration's tariffs have no basis in logic.
0:32.1	And they go against the basis of our two nations' partnership.
0:34.7	This is not the act of a friend.
0:38.2	And TikTok has until Saturday to find a new owner.
0:42.3	A number of high-profile buyers are lining up, but who is leading the pack?
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