$100,000 Fee on H-1Bs, America’s ‘Gold Card,’ TikTok’s Next Owners 9/22/25

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🗓️ 22 September 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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In the aftermath of Disney-owned ABC’s choice to take Jimmy Kimmel’s show off the air “indefinitely,” New York Times columnist James Stewart discusses the FCC’s pressure on the company and whether it played a role in Disney CEO Bob Iger’s decision. Senator Chris Coons (D-Delaware) also discusses the wide-ranging reactions to Charlie Kirk’s death, including the relationship between rhetoric and violence in America. Senator Coons also discusses the looming government funding deadline, rising support for a Palestinian state, and mitigating America’s housing affordability crisis. As President Trump and Chinese President Xi negotiate the future of TikTok U.S., details of investors and ownership are emerging. Plus, President Trump announced plans to impose a $100,000 fee on H-1B visas, which are critical to America’s tech and innovation ecosystem. CNBC’s Robert Frank reports on a separate program to offer luxury U.S. visas. Robert Frank - 17:05 Senator Chris Coons - 21:12 Jim Stewart - 38:11 In this episode: Chris Coons, @ChrisCoons Jim Stewart, @JamesStewartNYT Robert Frank, @robtfrank__ Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie

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0:00.0	Bring in show music, please.
0:04.3	Hi, I'm CNBC producer Katie Kramer.
0:07.0	Today on Squawk Pod.
0:09.5	Our politics marked by division, even violence.
0:13.5	Senator Chris Coons joins us on learning to listen.
0:16.5	Are we willing to tolerate, celebrate, allow folks who say things we disagree with, or are we encouraging or supporting violence against them?
0:25.6	Potential backlash to Disney following late-night host Jimmy Kimmel being taken off the air.
0:30.6	James Stewart, who wrote the book on the House of Mouse, with what this means for the legacy of CEO Bob Eiger.
0:36.6	Knowing I've known him for decades, I don't think he would have suspended Kimmel.
0:41.3	Plus, the White House's new approach to visas for highly skilled workers coming to the U.S. with the H-1B.
0:48.3	Dirty little secret is that we lag badly in STEM.
0:53.3	And are Robert Frank with reporting on the president's new platinum version for the overseas wealthy.
0:58.9	This went from $5 million originally proposed in February to a million dollars.
1:03.2	That is very cheap in the investment visa landscape around the world.
1:06.8	Singapore is $7 million.
1:09.0	It's Monday, September 22nd, Squawk Pod begins right now.
1:13.6	Stand Becky by in three, two, one. Cue, please. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to Squackbox
1:21.2	right here on CNBC. We're live from the NASDAQ market site in Times Square. I'm Becky Quick,
1:25.8	along with Joe Kernan and Andrew Ross Sorkin. Happy Monday. Here we are. We're ready to go. The markets are coming off of all-time highs. Very strong week last week for the markets across the board. Technology had the best performance. The NASDAQ up by about 2.2%. For the S&P, it was the sixth positive week out of the last seven last week.
1:45.2	Meantam, we're watching shares of big tech this morning.
1:47.4	Here's what's going on.
1:48.2	Major companies rushing now to respond after President Trump announced plans late last week
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