ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt on Antisemitism’s Rise 4/23/25

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🗓️ 23 April 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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After news that Harvard is suing the Trump administration over its threats to cut funding, ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt discusses antisemitism on college campuses and beyond. Plus, Washington Post reporter Faiz Siddiqui discusses his new book about Elon Musk’s leadership: “Hubris Maximus: The Shattering of Elon Musk.” Third Point CEO Dan Loeb spoke on Tuesday night about his belief in the resilience of the American economy, while President Trump backtracked his previous comments and said he has no intention of firing Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Jonathan Greenblatt - 19:12 Faiz Siddiqui - 34:18 In this episode: Jonathan Greenblat, @JGreenblattADL Faiz Siddiqui, @faizsays Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie

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0:00.0	Bring in show music, please.
0:03.0	Hi, I'm CNBC producer Katie Kramer. Today on Squawk Pod.
0:09.0	Markets cheer a softer stance from President Trump on China and Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
0:15.0	We feel better today because this is what we would like to hear.
0:18.0	But special government employee Elon Musk stumbles, as his electric carmaker Tesla reports
0:23.5	a 20% revenue drop, is the world's richest man worth his enormous paycheck and promise.
0:30.4	I was there from the beginning.
0:31.4	I think you've switched your view to be honest.
0:33.4	No, I always, if you can do it, flan it.
0:36.0	A new book dives into Musk's potentially damaging, hubris Maximus, author Fez Siddiqui.
0:42.2	The book depicts so many instances of individuals who fiercely, devotedly believed in the promises of Elon,
0:48.7	and ended up still supporting his goals, but disappointed with the man in the end.
0:55.0	And higher education caught in the president's policy crosshairs, Jonathan Greenblatt of the Anti-Defamation League, on anti-Semitism, politics, and the billions of dollars that go to American universities.
1:07.0	I don't want to see life-saving research stopped. I don't want to see people in the lab clothes.
1:11.3	Their work ended because of the lunatics on the humanity side.
1:15.2	All that today and much more. It's Wednesday, April 23rd, Squawk Pod begins right now.
1:22.0	Stand Becky by in three, two, one. Cure, please.
1:26.9	Good morning, everybody. Welcome to Squackbox right here on cnbc we're live from
1:31.5	the nasdaq market site in times square i'm becky quick along with joe kernan and andrew ross sorkin
1:36.7	we got some breaking news for you this morning the european union hitting apple and meadow with
1:40.8	fines as part of an investigation into tech firms deemed as, quote, gatekeepers.
1:45.6	Under Europe's new Digital Markets Act, Apple's fine is about $570 million.
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