2472 - Trump's Middle East Gambles w/ Matt Duss

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🗓️ 9 April 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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On today's show, Sam covers the chaos surrounding Donald Trump's tariffs and the administration's efforts to explain themselves. Our guest is Matt Duss, Executive Vice-President at the Center for International Policy and a former adviser to Bernie Sanders. Their conversation covers the global reaction to the tariffs, Israel's ongoing assault on Gaza, the U.S.'s bombardment of Yemen & the talks between the U.S. and Iran set to take place this weekend.

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In the fun half, Sam marvels at the more of Trump world's intellectual gymnastics to try to explain and justify the tariffs, including Trump's trade representative who was testifying live in the House Ways & Means Committee when the tariffs were reversed on every country except China. Also, Elon Musk gets cyber-bullied out of his own live stream. Sam also takes some listener calls and reads some IMs.

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0:00.0	You are listening to a free version of The Majority Report.
0:04.4	Support this show at join the Majority Report.com and get an extra hour of content daily.
0:12.2	The Majority Report with Sam Cedar.
0:17.6	It is Wednesday.
0:23.1	April 9th, 2025.
0:24.5	My name is Sam Cedar.
0:27.3	This is the five-time award-winning majority report.
0:37.0	We are broadcasting live steps from the industrially ravaged Gowanus Canal in the heartland of America, downtown Brooklyn, USA.
0:43.3	On the program today, executive vice president, the Center for International Policy,
0:47.2	former foreign policy advisor Bernie Sanders, Matt Duss.
0:57.3	On the rather tumultuous scene in foreign policy,
1:01.9	not just from our perspective, but from the rest of the world.
1:18.0	Also on the program today, Canada imposes a 25% tariff on automotive imports into that country from this one.
1:26.8	Striking back China fires back, imposes an 84% tariff on U.S. goods.
1:38.6	As the market slide, treasuries are now being sold off, and small businesses are fearing a tsunami.
1:46.8	IRS head quits over having to share data with immigration cops.
1:51.4	And if you think it's going to stop with immigration cops,
1:56.0	I've got a tariff to sell you.
2:06.0	And while the AP wins reinstatement after a federal court finds Trump's violated its First Amendment rights.
2:19.3	Trump White House freezes $1 billion in health and defense grants to Cornell, another 790 million for Northwestern.
2:27.7	New report, it's up to 90% of the migrants sent to that El Salvador.
2:34.0	Gulag had no criminal record, at least 90% now.
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