Caught in the Middle of the Trade War

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🗓️ 16 May 2019

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Yesterday, we told the story of President Trump’s trade war with China. Today, our colleague speaks with two Americans who have been feeling the effects of that war. Guests: Natalie Kitroeff, a business reporter for The New York Times, talked to Kevin Watje, a truck manufacturer in Iowa, and Eldon Gould, a farmer in Illinois. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Background reading:President Trump’s tariffs, initially seen as a cudgel to break down trade barriers, increasingly look like more permanent measures intended to shelter American industry.Some Republicans are balking at the president’s trade policy as the Trump administration considers another bailout for farmers.

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0:00.0	From the New York Times on Michael Barbaro, this is The Daily Mail.
0:10.0	Yesterday, we told the story behind President Trump's trade war with China.
0:17.0	Today.
0:18.0	Hello.
0:19.0	Hey, Elden, it's Natalie from The Times.
0:21.0	Well, we finally made connections.
0:23.0	My colleague Natalie Kichouf speaks with two Americans.
0:27.0	Okay, we hooked up.
0:28.0	Hey, long time no talk.
0:30.0	Yeah, caught in the middle of that war.
0:35.0	It's Thursday, May 16th.
0:41.0	Remind me exactly what you manufacture and how you use Chinese metal.
0:47.0	Yes, we manufacture trash trucks in streets we first.
0:51.0	First, Kevin Weichy, a manufacturer of garbage trucks in Iowa.
0:55.0	Are you driving?
0:56.0	No, I'm not.
0:58.0	I was somebody else's driving.
0:59.0	Okay, good.
1:00.0	Kevin spoke to Natalie on his way to the airport for a business trip to China.
1:04.0	We don't get so much raw materials from them as we get components from China.
1:09.0	It might be like hydraulic cylinders and kind of stuff.
1:12.0	Do you feel as though the relationship with China in the past before President Trump took office?
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