Trump's Tariff Response, Economics of Tariffs, SCOTUS Rules on Deportations

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🗓️ 8 April 2025

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President Trump faces questions on whether tariffs will remain in place as he welcomes trade negotiations with other countries. Forecasters warn of a heightened risk of recession as tariffs could mean higher prices and slower economic growth. And, the Trump administration has two legal wins in its efforts to crackdown on immigration.

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0:00.0	Is A even here?
0:02.6	I've been here, Lela Fonnell.
0:04.1	You've been here?
0:05.0	I never leave.
0:06.1	I'm always awake.
0:07.1	You just sit in that studio waiting for the show to start.
0:10.1	Mm.
0:10.5	Hmm.
0:13.4	President Trump calls for patience after markets tumble in response to tariffs.
0:17.5	If I didn't do what I did over the last couple of weeks, you wouldn't have anybody
0:22.3	wants to negotiate. As countries come to the table, will tariffs stay put?
0:26.4	I mean, Martinez, that's Layla Fottle, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:32.4	Forecasters warn of recession, as tariffs could mean higher prices and slow down growth. Fed
0:36.6	Chair agrees. In this situation,
0:39.2	you actually have risks for higher unemployment and higher inflation. And two legal wins for the Trump
0:45.3	administration in its immigration crackdown. Supreme Court rules it can continue to use
0:50.2	wartime power to deport Venezuelan migrants, at least for now. And Chief Justice John Roberts
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