April 14th, 2025: Trump Rolls Back China Tariffs & American And Iranian Officials Meet Face-To-Face

The President's Daily Brief

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🗓️ 14 April 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: The White House is easing off the gas in the trade war with China—at least for now. Smartphones, hard drives, and other electronics are getting a last-minute exemption from steep new tariffs. American and Iranian officials meet face-to-face in Oman for the first time in years. The White House calls the meeting “constructive,” raising hopes for a potential thaw in relations. President Trump unveils his plan to buy Greenland. There’s no invasion involved—but there might be a multi-billion-dollar offer. And in today’s Back of the Brief: President Trump gives the Pentagon expanded control over federal land along the Southern Border, aimed at strengthening immigration enforcement. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief TriTails Premium Beef: Visit https://TryBeef.com/PDB for 2 free Flat Iron steaks with your first box over $250 Birch Gold: Text PDB to 989898 and get your free info kit on gold Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Amazon offers term time working to their employees, like Anton,
0:05.0	who's home to look after his daughters during their holidays.
0:10.0	Hello!
0:11.0	To him, this is the best sound in the world.
0:13.0	Daddy!
0:14.0	Actually, maybe that's the best sound of all.
0:23.2	Now that's term time working.
0:24.6	Offered at Amazon.
0:26.9	Ten weeks off guaranteed per year.
0:29.1	Mix of paid holiday and unpaid time off.
0:44.0	Conditions apply. It's Monday, the 14th of April.
0:46.2	Welcome to the President's Daily Brief.
0:49.5	I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage.
0:51.6	All right, let's get briefed.
0:56.6	We'll start things off with a shift in the U.S.-China trade war.
1:02.8	Now, the White House is exempting smartphones and other key electronics from its new round of tariffs,
1:06.4	hoping to spare American consumers and tech companies.
1:08.9	I'll have the latest details on that.
1:16.2	Later in the show, American and Iranian officials just held their first face-to-face talks in years.
1:18.7	Well, sort of face-to-face.
1:26.6	With the exception of a brief direct conversation, the bulk of the discussion was held indirectly using Omani mediators. The White House is calling the meeting, quote, constructive with more negotiations on the way.
1:32.3	Plus, the Trump administration has revealed its plan to acquire Greenland.
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